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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Clean water changes everything.
Clean water is the first step towards a functional society — health, food, peace, education, and progress.
But in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), many people drink from streams, ponds, and muddy puddles, while waterborne diseases run rampant. Their water infrastructure was largely destroyed during Africa's World War, which killed more than 5 million people and left millions displaced.
Today, communities are begging for clean water and are ready to rebuild. We can’t do it alone, so we've partnered with PALPER, a local DRC-based nonprofit working in the heart of the crisis. Together, we're providing simple, life-saving Sawyer filters, while we work to design larger community systems to help even more people.
You can join our mission.
With just $50, you can place a family-size filter in the hands of people who are drinking from puddles right now — and if you’re able to give more, your support also helps design and build larger treatment systems that will protect entire communities.
Together, we can provide the gift of health — drop by drop, family by family.
Clean drinking water to ease suffering in a humanitarian crisis
If you were interested enough to get this far because you were intrigued by the idea of saving a life by providing practical clean water solutions, then look no further - this is the PERFECT opportunity.
Decades of armed conflict have plunged eastern DRC into an extreme humanitarian crisis. In North Kivu province, over 500,000 people have been displaced, their lives and livelihoods shattered. As they flee violence or attempt to return to what little remains of their homes, they face a silent, relentless enemy: the lack of safe drinking water.
Most essential water infrastructure has been destroyed, forcing entire communities to rely on contaminated streams and unprotected sources. This has ignited a public health catastrophe, with deadly but preventable waterborne diseases—cholera, measles, and others—tearing through the most vulnerable populations.
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Untreated surface water is the most common drinking water source in many communities
Potable water is rare and unreliable,
but guaranteed to bring a smile when present
In a Partnership with DRC-based NGO, PALPER asbl, this project aims to provide clean drinking water for 4 impacted territories in the DRC:
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Rutshuru - home to an estimated 400,000 displaced refugees and 90% non-potable water sources. This community needs clean water!
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Masisi - a rural community that is suffering from a measles epidemic, with a lack of clean water and an ongoing chlolera crisis (127 new cases/month) compounding these health issues.
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Goma - the provincial capital, containing extremely dense displacement camps with high rates of disease, poor sanitation facilities and very limited resources.
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Nyiragongo - a community that is suffering from a monkeypox epidemic, an ongoing chlolera crisis (120 new cases/month), and damaged water infrastructure.
Projects Overview
Click on a location to learn about its unique challenges and our proposed solution.
PALPER NGO - The Hero in the Field
Our Partner, PALPER
Nonprofit based in Democratic Republic of the Congo
About: PALPER works to fight against poverty and for sustainable development of the DRC people through the following programs
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Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Deploying cost-effective technologies to provide safe water and building local committees to manage them.
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Public Health: Combating epidemics through awareness campaigns, disease monitoring, and improving access to health services.
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Economic Empowerment: Building household resilience through microfinance, agricultural support, and skills training to counter poverty and conflict.
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Peace & Cohabitation: Implementing community sensitization programs to reduce conflict and prevent youth enlistment in armed groups.
Our Collaboration: PALPER is truly the hero in the field and Clean Water Help is simply the water resource technical expert. CWH works to summarize the water situation, identify the low-hanging fruit for practical solutions to be implemented, and help PALPER get funding for their amazing work. All proceeds go directly to PALPER - CWH does not take a dime, and all project deliverables are documented and verified.
The PALPER Acronym
In French (DRC Offical Language): Programme d’Appui a la Lutte contre la Pauvrete pour l’Emergence et la Restauration d’un Developpement durable
English Translation: Support Program for the Fight against Poverty for the Emergence and Restoration of Sustainable Development
Primary Contact: Martin Mashagiro, President
Email: palperasbl@gmail.com
Phone/WhatsApp: +243 975 273 073
Address: N 26, RWANGUBA, RUTSHURU, NORTH-KIVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo
