Real time. Online. All the time.
At The Water Project, static annual reports are a thing of the past. All our work appears online as it happens. Everything is available: fundraising, water project construction, and even long-term monitoring and evaluation.
You see what we see. That's transparency.
The world is live.
We live in a world where we know what our friends across the country had for breakfast while they were still eating. Our connections allow us to understand the events around us as they happen.
The same should be true when you provide safe water. When you give, you should understand who and how you helped instantly. And the same goes for a donation you made years ago: you should know if water is still available for that community this morning (as they have breakfast).
If you've donated, you've seen your impact. We send pictures, maps, stories, and more to every donor detailing the effect of their donation on someone's life. It's real impact in real-time. Compared with that, an annual report won't tell you much.
It was another incredible year for those in need of safe, reliable water. Over 5,150 of you are helping to ensure access to water for over 800,000 people every day - even through ongoing and new challenges, from climate change to drought.
In the communities we've reached, the children are healthy. Families are thriving. Women are freed from the burden of long walks to collect dirty water. Students are in class, not submerging containers in rivers and streams to stock the school's kitchens and handwashing stations. Every community and school has its own water story, and we share every story with you.
Haven't become a donor yet? That's ok. You, too, can see all our work from this part year. Hopefully, it will inspire you to join the rest of us.
I am always amazed at the breadth of information I receive regarding how the money I donate is being used on specific projects and how I am always updated in a timely fashion with this information. Very few organizations I work with provide this level of timely and transparent information and I truly value it as a donor. - DannyF