UN SDG Goal 6

Millions still have
no access to
safe, clean water.

In Chad, Somalia, and Ethiopia, clean water is not a given, it is a daily struggle. Project Blue documents the scale of this crisis and the actions that can change it.

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400M+ people in Sub-Saharan Africa without basic water access
6 hrs average daily water collection time for women in affected regions
485K deaths per year from preventable waterborne diseases
2030 SDG 6 deadline - the world is currently not on track

Why SDG 6 Cannot Wait

Clean water is not a luxury. It is the foundation of health, education, and human dignity and billions are still without it.

A child holding two glasses, one with dirty water and one with clean water

Two Glasses. One Choice They Never Had.

In rural Ethiopia and Chad, contaminated water is not the worst option it is often the only one. Children drink what they can find, and the consequences are severe and preventable.

  • Diarrhoeal disease kills a child every 2 minutes
  • Contaminated water spreads cholera, typhoid, and dysentery
  • Safe water access could prevent 1.4 million deaths per year
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Multiple pairs of hands reaching under a flowing water pipe, sharing a scarce communal water source

One Pipe. An Entire Village.

Where infrastructure exists at all, it is shared by hundreds. A single standpipe can mean a queue that begins before dawn and does not end until nightfall.

  • Over 40% of rural Africa relies on shared unprotected sources
  • Women and girls carry over 70% of the water-collection burden
  • School attendance drops sharply without on-site water access
Water & Communities
the joy of clean water

This Is What Change Looks Like.

When clean water arrives in a community, everything changes. Children go to school. Mothers reclaim hours of their day. This is achievable — and it starts with awareness.

  • Every $1 invested in water returns $4 in economic benefit
  • Girls' school enrolment rises by up to 15% with water on-site
  • Simple filtration can reduce child mortality by over 40%
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Explore the Crisis by Topic

Four in-depth investigations into the water crisis across the most affected regions.

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Ethiopia |Chad |Somalia

The Scale of the Crisis

Data and the full picture of who is affected and why.

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Water Quality

Dirty Water, Hidden Danger

What makes water unsafe and what can be done about it.

 Child filling a bucket from a slow-running tap representing limited water access 03

Sanitation - SDG 6

The Sanitation Gap

Why clean water alone is not enough — the missing layer.

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Community Action

Solutions From the Ground Up

Local initiatives and partnerships making real impact.