Why Water?
For people in developing countries, clean water can change everything.
Healthy Babies Project
Healthy Babies Projects works hand-in-hand with young District mothers who are pregnant or parenting. We empower these resilient youth to build better lives for themselves and their children. Many of these young mothers have made their home at HBP’s Perennial Transitional House, which opened in 2013 and remained at capacity until the pandemic. Now, Perennial House is expanding. We are adding an additional story and units for families. The ground floor will be renovated to provide in-house childcare for residents. We’re inviting partners to join us as sponsors.
Donate today so that homeless, pregnant young mothers have a place to lay their heads ... and support they need to move from a life of poverty to be healthy, independent parents.
We've seen it over and over - one young family at a time. Once these homeless young moms and moms-to-be get support and capture a vision for their lives, they build brand new futures for themselves and their babies. That’s why we keep working to support these young moms who have nowhere else to turn. This past year, we supported more than 60 young women.
When you support us, you change poverty in DC - one family at a time.
By helping us raise $7,000 on May 28, we can outfit one new unit for a mom and her baby in our renovated Perennial House. She'll have a home there while she works towards independent living. Join your neighbors and Give Greater DC!
703 million people in the world live without clean water.
That’s nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide. Or, twice the population of the United States. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. Not only does walking for water keep children out of school or take up time that parents could be using to earn money, but the water often carries diseases that can make everyone sick.
But access to clean water means education, income and health - especially for women and kids.
Clean water changes everything.
Health
Diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
Children under-five are on average more than 20 times more likely to die from illnesses linked to unsafe water and bad sanitation than from conflict.2
Time
Every day, women and girls around the world spend an estimated 200 million hours collecting water.3 4
Access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food, earn an income, and go to school -- all of which fight poverty.
Education
Clean water helps keep kids in school, especially girls.
Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Women Empowerment
Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 8 out of 10 households with water off premises.5
When a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
How do we tackle the water crisis?
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
Access to Safe and stable housing changed the lives of young women in Southeast DC. Here are the stories of a few.
Health
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Education
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Women
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Every $1 invested in joint water supply and sanitation provides a $4.30 economic return.
It’s a solid investment; access to clean water is perhaps the single most powerful tool for sparking economic growth that humanity has ever known.