Charity: Water (CW) is a New York based nonprofit organization with a mission to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Over 1-billion people around the world do not have access to clean water.

In the past 18 months, CW has raised over $3-million and funded over 600 water projects such as freshwater wells, rainwater catchments, spring protections, and sand filters. These projects have served over 250,000 people in Africa and Asia.

Charity: Water proves every well built using photos, videos and GPS coordinates plotted in Google Earth.

Local partners are chosen in each country based on expertise and the ability to impact real change in their communities. Local community members are also engaged in the well building or other projects to reduce labor costs and to build a sense of community ownership. Drilling a well can cost from $4,000 to $12,000, which is often too much for a small village to afford.

Water projects include:

Kenya - 6 projects
Liberia - 72 projects
Central African Republic - 113 projects
Uganda - 34 projects
Tanzania - 18 projects
Ethiopia - 75 projects
Malawi - 66 projects
Rwanda - 11 projects
Bangladesh - 200 projects
Democratic Republic of Congo - 21 projects
India - 13 projects

Information on donating, volunteering, and other program details can be found on their website.