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 -- this data last updated on April 2, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	226	119,236
Hand Pump Repairs	3,064	729,019
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	164	66,850
Community Toilets and Hand-Washing Stations	13	3,265
Health and Hygiene Workshops*	1,245	127,001
Total	4,712	1,045,371

*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 265 people are benefiting from each water project, including Dignity Kits and all Health and Hygiene training sessions
326,015 hours are being saved EACH DAY by children and adults (93.6 minutes saved each day per household) no longer needing to walk long distances for water
2,561,899 additional HOURS each month that children have been in school rather than fetching water
320,237 additional DAYS each month that GIRLS have been in school rather than fetching water
$3,328,874 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 March 11, 2025

PROJECT TYPE	PROJECTS	HUMAN IMPACT
New Wells	3,034	1,543,078
Hand Pump Repairs	14,040	6,039,593
Dormant Well Rehabilitations	1,678	753,773
Community Toilets	208	107,800
Rainwater Harvesting/Storage systems	446	207,056
Community Hand-Washing Stations	435	185,662
Health and Hygiene Workshops	*	*
Total	19,841	8,836,962

*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.