Human Impact Data

We offer a variety of performance metrics to show how and where your donations are being invested and the results they are achieving.

SO FAR THIS YEAR:

Our current fiscal 2024-2025 year began on July 1, 2024 -- last updated on Jan. 7, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	165	91,369
Hand Pump Repairs	2,202	536,495
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	127	54,640
Community Toilets and Hand-Washing Stations	8	2,054
Health and Hygiene Workshops*	894	97,923
Total	3,396	782,481

*Only stand-alone Health & Hygiene Workshops are listed; many others occur as part of one or more other projects listed above.

Also, 4,500 dignity kits have been distributed to women and girls in Kenya so far in fiscal 2024-2025. Dignity Kits contain washable/reusable sanitary pads. They are given to girls and young women who cannot afford them so the girls and young women can remain in school during their monthly menstrual cycles.

Research and analysis of project data revealed these impacts so far in Fiscal 2025:

An average of 274 people are benefiting from each water project, including Dignity Kits and all Health and Hygiene training sessions
243,824 hours are being saved EACH DAY by children and adults (94.7 minutes saved each day per household) no longer needing to walk long distances for water
1,903,848 additional HOURS each month that children have been in school rather than fetching water
237,981 additional DAYS each month that GIRLS have been in school rather than fetching water
$2,728,379 in total monthly economic impact from families no longer needing to buy water (estimated average water purchases per household multiplied by total households)

FISCAL 2024 Impact Report:

Our 2024 Fiscal Year ran from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	421	227,117
Hand Pump Repairs	4,367	1,630,539
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	324	141,497
Community Washrooms	26	4,195
Health and Hygiene Workshops*	1,253	235,141
Total	6,391	2,238,489

*Only stand-alone Health & Hygiene Workshops are listed; many others occur as part of one or more other projects listed above.

Also, approximately 11,650 dignity kits were distributed to women and girls in Kenya in fiscal 2024. Dignity Kits contain washable/reusable sanitary pads. They are given to girls and young women who cannot afford them so the girls and young women can remain in school during their monthly menstrual cycles.

Research and analysis of project data revealed these impacts in Fiscal 2024:

An average of 433 people were benefiting from each water project
672,529 hours were saved EACH DAY by children and adults (90.1 minutes saved each day per household) no longer needing to walk long distances for water
3,698,106 additional HOURS each month that children were in school rather than fetching water
462,263 additional DAYS each month that GIRLS were in school rather than fetching water
$10,607,812 in total monthly economic impact from families no longer needing to buy water (estimated average water purchases per household multiplied by total households)
a $5.00 economic return for each $1.00 invested by a donor (value of hours saved from walking to fetch water that can be applied to earning income, of hours saved that can be applied to attending school, of household savings from no longer buying water, etc.)

ALL-TIME Impact Report:

Cumulative impact from 1995 -- last updated on Jan. 7, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	2,980	1,529,917
Hand Pump Repairs	13,427	5,892,622
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	1,642	745,125
Community Toilets	203	106,794
Rainwater Harvesting/Storage systems	446	207,056
Community Hand-Washing Stations	431	184,656
Health and Hygiene Workshops	*	*
Total	19,129	8,666,170

*We do not have historical records from H&H workshops during the early years of Lifewater Canada and are therefore unable to provide cumulative counts.

Also, approximately 16,150 dignity kits have been distributed to women and girls so far. Dignity Kits contain washable/reusable sanitary pads. They are given to girls and young women who cannot afford them so the girls and young women can remain in school during their monthly menstrual cycles.