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WaterAid

Annual Report and Accounts 2024–25

WaterAid's 2024-25 annual report covers the first year of implementation of its new ten-year Global Strategy. UK-managed programmes reached 441,387 people with clean water and supported 385 healthcare facilities and 405 schools. Since 1981, the federation has reached 30 million people with clean water. Income was £92.12m against expenditure of £97.02m. Key highlights include a royal reception at Buckingham Palace, gender-transformative WASH governance in Bangladesh, and climate-resilient water systems in Zambia and Madagascar.

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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure delivery in households, schools and healthcare facilities; community behaviour change programmes; strengthening local government and utility systems; climate resilience of water systems; gender-transformative governance; policy influencing and advocacy at national and global levels; capacity strengthening of local NGOs and governments

📊Key Metrics

441,387 people reached with clean water and 118,051 with improved sanitation through direct household and community programmes in 2024-25 (UK-managed activities) Key Metric 1
385 healthcare facilities and 405 schools supported with water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2024-25 Key Metric 2
Since 1981, across the federation: 30 million people reached with clean water, 29.6 million with decent toilets, 31.7 million with good hygiene Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 1,741 communities supported and 515 water points installed in 2024-25; HM King Charles III hosted Water and Climate Reception at Buckingham Palace in March 2025 with WaterAid
  • Women's participation in community-based organisations in Bangladesh increased to 66%, with 62 of 90 CBO presidents now women, improving governance of sanitation services
  • Income £92.12m and expenditure £97.02m for year ended 31 March 2025; 68% of income from donations and legacies; new ten-year Global Strategy launched with four strategic aims including climate resilience of WASH systems

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