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 2026 fiscal year began on July 1, 2025; this data was last updated on Aug. 6, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	36	17,580
Hand Pump Repairs	422	115,322
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	14	7,600
Community Toilets and Hand-Washing Stations	4	680
Health and Hygiene Workshops*	195	18,260
Total	671	159,442

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

Research and analysis of project data revealed these impacts in Fiscal 2026:

An average of 297 people were benefiting from each water project
58,213 hours were saved EACH DAY by children and adults (109.5 minutes saved each day per household) no longer needing to walk long distances for water
684,812 additional HOURS each month that children were in school rather than fetching water
85,601 additional DAYS each month that GIRLS were in school rather than fetching water
$514,343 in total monthly economic impact from families no longer needing to buy water (estimated average water purchases per household multiplied by total households)
a $4.10 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.)

FISCAL 2025 Impact Report:

Our 2025 Fiscal Year ran from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	363	189,614
Hand Pump Repairs	4,513	1,167,466
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	249	112,480
Community Washrooms	24	4,792
Health and Hygiene Workshops*	1,839	203,406
Total	6,988	1,677,758

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

Also, approximately 9,000 dignity kits were distributed to women and girls in Kenya and Liberia in fiscal 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 in Fiscal 2025:

An average of 286 people were benefiting from each water project
571,369 hours were saved EACH DAY by children and adults (102.2 minutes saved each day per household) no longer needing to walk long distances for water
4,067,876 additional HOURS each month that children were in school rather than fetching water
508,484 additional DAYS each month that GIRLS were in school rather than fetching water
$4,446,271 in total monthly economic impact from families no longer needing to buy water (estimated average water purchases per household multiplied by total households)
a $2.37 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 Aug. 6, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	3,214	1,588,713
Hand Pump Repairs	16,160	6,582,387
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	1,778	781,675
Community Toilets	224	111,478
Rainwater Harvesting/Storage systems	446	207,056
Community Hand-Washing Stations	451	189,339
Health and Hygiene Workshops	*	*
Total	22,273	9,460,648

*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 25,125 dignity kits have been distributed to women and girls so far in Kenya and Liberia. 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.