In 2012, we committed to work to bring the ENTIRE Kingdom of eSwatini safe, clean drinking water. At that time it was estimated that the cost to do this would be a little more than $50 Million. Our initial goal was to accomplish this in a decade – 10 years to change the face of a nation.

We are so proud of the work we’ve done, and we learned a LOT over the those first 10 years. We scaled up our In-Country Team on the ground, built documenting and reporting infrastructure, and have completed hundreds of water, sanitation, and hygiene (W.A.S.H.) projects bringing tens of thousands of residents safe, clean water for life.

eSwatini is a small country, landlocked country in Southern Africa, making the goal of reaching 100% coverage attainable.

Most people don’t realize or talk about the relationship between access to safe, clean water and HIV/AIDS, but it is huge. Water plays an incredibly critical role in effectively treating and managing AIDS – especially in rural communities. Even if people have access to medical treatment or antiretroviral medication, but are still forced to drink dirty water from contaminated sources, the diseases in the water people drink will actually kill them faster than AIDS itself. So, the ability to make a positive impact on two issues at once with this commitment is incredibly exciting.

We didn’t make the commitment to the Kingdom of eSwatini for the sake of eSwatini. WHEN we reach this goal (after we celebrate a LOT), we will take all of the data we are amassing and create an incredible case study that we can present to the U.N., the current administrations of the world, other friends & water organizations to strategize and replicate EVERYWHERE.