Get involved
Your support can bring safe water closer to home.
Choose a one-time or recurring contribution, sponsor a community, fundraise, or partner with CWAFA. Here's every way to stand with us, and exactly where your support goes.
Donate
Clean water is the most powerful lever for community development.
With your support, trust and belief in our cause, CWAFA can grow its scope year after year, and the impact of every project compounds.
Where your donation goes
CWAFA states that 100% of public donations fund clean water projects, while private donors cover operating costs. Read how we document and verify that in Accountability.
Become a CWAFA advocate
Millions live without clean water, toilets or basic hygiene.
You can change that by actively sensitizing your immediate community. CWAFA never doubts that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.
Fundraise
Turn your network into clean water.
Start a fundraising campaign for a birthday, workplace, school, faith community, social group or personal challenge.
- Celebrate your birthday for clean water
- Make tutorial videos for clean water
- Sell t-shirts for clean water
- Take photos for clean water
Our campaigners raise money in all kinds of ways, and dream up new ones every day. What will you do?
Sponsor a community
Fund an entire project and become its named sponsor.
Costs vary by project type, geography and local economics. On average, projects start around $10,000 USD and can cost $25,000 USD or more. Once you give, we pair it with an appropriate project. 100% of your gift funds clean water.
Types of water projects
Corporate partnerships
Turn your CSR budget into community impact.
CWAFA can offer corporate partners a structured route to support clean water, sanitation and hygiene through community projects, employee fundraising, sponsored projects, campaign partnerships and other agreed impact programmes.
Pledge allegiance
Join the team for the long run.
We warmly welcome those willing to join our team long-term. Membership comes with real leadership, responsibility, and benefits.
Legacy giving
Welcome to the Tributary.
The Tributary is a community of givers making clean water part of their lasting legacy. By planning a future gift to CWAFA, members help ensure our work continues until every African has access to clean water. 100% of your gift funds clean water.
A gift in your will
Designate a specific amount or a percentage of your estate. Your legacy gift empowers CWAFA’s continued work.
Sample will language: “I [name], of [city, state, ZIP], bequeath the sum of $[ ] or [ ] percent of my estate to CWAFA Foundation (Clean Water Allegiance For Africans), a non-profit organization located at 110 AIT Road, Kola Alagbado, Lagos, for its unrestricted use and purpose.”
Non-cash assets
Donating assets like real estate can provide significant tax benefits while advancing our mission.
Beneficiary designations
Your retirement plans, life insurance and annuities can all help bring clean water to communities.
Qualified charitable distributions
If you are 70½ or older, give up to $100,000 USD per year from your IRA with no income-tax implications.
Already included CWAFA in your will? Let us know at thetributary@cwafa.org and we’ll welcome you to the Tributary.
Get involved, answered
Questions about giving and partnering
Companies can explore community project sponsorship, CSR/ESG programmes, employee fundraising, campaign partnerships and other agreed WASH initiatives.