What We Do

Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from diseases caused by unsafe water. Samaritan’s Purse provides safe water for children, families and communities in the world’s poorest nations with wells, rainwater tanks, BioSand water filters, and training in health and hygiene practices. As a result, families can be healthy, students can learn effectively, and villages can overcome one of their biggest challenges.

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Every day, families face a cruel choice—drink unsafe water and risk deadly illness or walk dangerous kilometres for a single bucket. You can change that. Donate today to bring safe water in Jesus’ Name.

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Watch The Impact

How Clean Water Saves Lives

Impact of Samaritan’s Purse Cambodian Water Projects in 2024

14,279

People Reached

Through biosand filter installations, borehole drillings, latrine construction and trainings.

3,389

Households Reached

In 20 rural Pailin District communities in Cambodia where Samaritan’s Purse worked on projects during 2024.

1,012

Latrines Contructed

Lack of toilets and hygiene supplies brings severe illness to Cambodians, and is a barrier for school and work.

98

Percent

Field tests in Cambodia found Samaritan’s Purse BioSand Filters removed 97.8% of E. Coli and reduced water turbidity by 82%—almost twice as clear as WHO’s guideline.

Household Filters

These concrete filters use layers of sand and gravel to remove harmful micro-organisms and pollutants from water gathered in streams, lakes, or ponds. Users take the murky liquid and transform it into clean drinking water.

Hygiene Training

Health and hygiene education is one of the best ways to reduce illness. We conduct workshops that focus on personal hygiene, hand washing with soap, food preparation, household sanitation, and proper waste disposal.

Fresh Water Wells

Samaritan’s Purse works with communities to install and rehabilitate hand-dug wells. After a project is completed, we offer maintenance training to community members who will assume responsibility for upkeep.

Community Filtration Systems

In emergency settings, unclean water is pumped through this device, which uses several filters and a small amount of chlorine to kill bacteria. One system can purify up to 10,000 gallons per day, enough to provide for the daily needs of 2,500 people.

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Your gift for clean water can provide filters, latrines, hygiene training, wells, and other essential measures to protect water sources and prevent the spread of disease in these nations.

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Stories from the Field

Water & Hygiene

An Unexpected Double Blessing

17 March 2025

Samaritan’s Purse’s WASH program is restoring dignity by providing accessible sanitation to vulnerable individuals like 71-year-old Thia in Trà Vinh.

Water & Hygiene

Providing Physical and Living Water in Ukraine

17 March 2025

With the city’s water sources destroyed by shelling, Samaritan’s Purse water specialists drilled a borehole well to supply filtered water to Sergey’s bakery and the community.

International Disaster Relief

Providing Clean Water and More in Flooded Brazil

31 May 2024

As floodwaters now recede, new needs are uncovered, and Samaritan’s Purse continues to support churches, community leaders, and volunteers who are working tirelessly to care for displaced people.