Health & wellbeing

Access to clean water and sanitation should be a basic right for everyone. It is a critical foundation for good health and gender equality. Yet one in four people globally are affected by shortages of clean water, and one in three people live without access to a toilet.

You can support organisations that are working in a range of areas; these include educating communities about the importance of hygiene infrastructures. Teaching new mothers about the dangers of preventable water-related diseases to their children. Increasing access to clean water and sanitation in remote areas. Reducing the spread and impact of many diseases across the world. Improving child and maternal health. And promoting physical, social and mental wellbeing.

Explore ways you can take action below.

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Take part in WaterAid’s online training to inform and inspire others

Join the outdoor revolution and make outside play matter

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Join us and play your part in fighting poverty

Give help and support to young people experiencing mental health problems

Join the #KnorrFuture50Foods movement today

Volunteer to help change children’s lives in South Africa

Join the Wecycle movement and be rewarded for recycling

Write a letter and make a difference to young people’s mental health

Let’s create a world where mental health matters

Help us protect and advance the rights of people seeking a safe home

Support LIV to give a child unconditional love, care and education

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Make a donation to help save children worldwide

Make small, sustainable lifestyle changes that count

Help waste workers in Africa gain access to healthcare

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