Surge for Water

Surge is a United States 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that brings life sustaining water to families living in extreme poverty, while also increasing awareness of the global water crisis.

Surge is a United States 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that brings life sustaining water to families living in extreme poverty, while also increasing awareness of the global water crisis. Our Mission: - Fund projects that provide access to safe water - Engage, educate, and empower local communities - Invest in innovation that drives sustainable solutions The Global Water Crisis: - Nearly 1 billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion live without basic sanitation - Every 20 seconds a child dies as a result of poor sanitation. This figure represents about 20% of the deaths of children under five - Each year, 443 million school days are lost due to water related illnesses Our Impact and Core Values: Since Surge began in 2008, we have provided clean water to over 66,000 people in 8 countries, including: Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Pakistan, and Tanzania. Surge has also engaged thousands of youth and adults globally as a part of our interactive education campaigns.  Through these efforts participants learn about the global water crisis, the role of water access, sanitation and hygiene practices in improving public health, and how proper local water management can enable global change. Your Call to Action: Disease resulting from unsafe water and poor sanitation kills more people every year than all forms of violence combined.  Surge believes each one of us can play a role in saving a life and ending this global crisis.  We encourage you to join Surge in our efforts to change the world – one drop at a time! Please visit www.surgeforwater.org to learn more about our work.