Join our club of givers bringing clean water to India’s most vulnerable.

Friends of Water

300 MILLION in rural India don't have access to clean drinking water.

We are on a mission to change that, and with your help we can make it possible that no Indian in need has to drink contaminated water ever again.

It starts here: with one drop, one person, one family, and one community at a time.

WELCOME TO FRIENDS OF WATER

We are gathering a global club of dedicated givers whose generosity brings clean water to those in need.

With our select local partner, Community Pure Water (CPW), we fund water purification centers that transform lives and serve for generations to come. Our work is about more than infrastructure and access. We commit to the community by forging bonds with village leaders, delivering awareness campaigns, conducting trainings and continuing to monitor, maintain and measure long after installation.

OUR local IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER

have a community centered focus and years of experience in implementing reliable access to clean water in rural India.

12 years

in operation

30+

employees &
regional technicians

3 million

liters of clean water
distributed monthly

THANKS TO DONORS WE HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE LIVES OF

650,000+ people

350+ villages and schools in India

THE RIPPLE EFFECT

Like a single water drop creates a ripple - we make your gift go further.
Give in confidence that your donation is maximized for good.

100% GUARANTEE

Our management expenses are met from other sources, so all your contribution funds clean water.

MATCHING GRANTS

We work with likeminded sponsors on matching gift campaigns so your donation can go twice as far.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

We partner with villages to leverage local resources and offer job opportunities so your contribution creates long term economic impact for the community.

WE PROVE YOUR PROJECT

We show you exactly how your generosity makes a difference.

OUR WATER STORIES

PRABHAKAR,

School Teacher

"It always pained me to see my students avoid drinking water at the school for fear of falling sick.
Now, the students no longer have to worry and are healthy.

Together with my students we have raised awareness among the villagers about the benefits of drinking clean water from the center instead of the water that comes from the borewell."

10 YEARS OF CLEAN WATER

Before 2011 the people of Mangalpalli village had to struggle every day with little access to safe water.

10 years on, and over 100 families collect water from their center a day. Parents can focus on work, and children on play and learning. The locally trained operator cares for the center for the whole village. Regional technicians are on hand 24/7 to make sure the water is always clean.

Together the whole community are living healthier and longer lives - all because of one water center.

RAMADEVI,

Local plant operator

"I have been operating the Kalvalapalem center for nine years. Previously, people in my village had to buy water cans, which cost a lot of money.

Now the water is clean and we can save costs. People from neighbouring villages have even started coming to fetch water from our center now too."

BE A FRIEND OF WATER

You can end contaminated drinking water for a school or an entire village.
100% of your donation builds water purification centers.

From $12,500

You can bring clean water to

2,500+ people

for a lifetime.

From $6,000

You can bring clean water to

1000+ children

throughout their education.

Every drop counts

No matter the amount your gift has impact - reach out to discuss your custom contribution.

Make an impact
OUR AMBASSADORS AROUND THE WORLD

Our influential and passionate ambassadors lend their voice and network to forge meaningful partnerships and advocate for us on the global stage.

Lakshmi Pratury,
Founder & CEO of Ink Talks, India

“This is not just a crisis about water – it’s also an economic crisis, a health crisis, and an education crisis that robs people of their futures. Solving it will be one of the greatest achievements of our world.”

Christian Ehl,
Founder Make the planet great Again, Germany

“In our world, there are 1 billion cars on the road and 3 billion smartphones in our hands.. imagine if just a fraction of those numbers committed to ending contaminated drinking water. If we come together we can solve this.”

Mandeep Rai,
Author of The Values Compass & journalist for BBC world service & Reuters, United Kingdom

“For me, access to clean water represents the most basic and fundamental of human rights. Friends of Water is bringing people together to ensure that right for all.”

HEAR FROM OUR BELIEVERS

We are proud to work with a visionary community of partners and donors.

“CPW exists to make clean water Accessible, Available, and Affordable to villages across India. With Friends of Water we can serve millions more in need.”

Ravi Reddy,  
Chairman at Think Capital & Founder at Community Pure Water

“We believe in making access to clean water a universal reality. It can be done. Our water purification system is a solution that works to address the problem in a lasting way."

Sumeet Rawla,
Chief Philanthropy Officer at Community Pure Water

“I find it unacceptable that we as a worldwide community are still tolerating that so many people have no access to clean water.”

Peter Schwarzenbauer,
Former Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG

Your generosity transforms the lives of others.

Together, we can make it possible that no Indian in need has to drink contaminated water ever again.
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