Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
118 organisations on Daan.org work in areas corresponding to this goal — Water & Sanitation. This is our mapping of causes to goals, not an assessment against the UN's indicators.
Paani Foundation
Aamir Khan's foundation fighting drought in rural Maharashtra
5 million people impacted through water conservation and sustainable farming
Founded by Aamir Khan
Watershed Organisation Trust
Watershed development and climate resilience for rural India
6.93 million people reached across 7,124 villages
Gram Vikas
Rural communities leading their own water, sanitation and habitat work
600,000 people reached in 1,700 villages
Rotary Foundation (India)
Rotary's service programmes in India
Over the last ten years, RF(I) has supported 3375+ Service projects implemented by Rotary members worth 1.5 bi
Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Self-reliant villages through water and farming
1,27,000 farming families benefitted
JSW Foundation
The JSW Group's social development arm
2+ million lives impacted across India
Ambuja Foundation
Rural prosperity through water, farms and skills
6.73 million people reached
Hindustan Unilever Foundation
Water conservation at national scale
Water conservation programmes have reached more than 19,000 villages across 14 states and 2 union territories
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (India)
Grantmaker for health, sanitation and financial inclusion
Works with 30 million smallholder farmers across India, especially women, on climate-smart agricultural innova
Swades Foundation
Community-driven rural transformation, one million lives at a time
1.19 Mn people reached and 668K lives impacted
Hinduja Foundation
Healthcare, education, water and culture since 1968
Helping 1,000+ children with Type 1 diabetes thrive
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
The CSR engine of the GMR Group
4+ million lives positively impacted (FY 2025-26)
Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
Love all, serve all — free education, healthcare and water
51.30 lakh OPD visits handled free of cost at Sri Sathya Sai hospitals, since inception
Sulabh International
Sanitation, dignity and the end of manual scavenging
Over 20 million people use Sulabh facilities every single day
Yuva Unstoppable
Transforming government schools at scale
10 M+ lives impacted
Bal Utsav
Reimagining government schools
1,000,000+ students benefitted (progress and outcomes as of Q1 2025)
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana
Water body rejuvenation and disaster response at scale
44,67,956 students benefited from the Mulyavardhan programme
Bhartiya Jan Utthan Parishad
Social welfare for disadvantaged communities in Bihar and Jharkhand
18,409 households reached across 160 villages
Samarthan - Centre for Development Support
Strengthening local governance and rural development across Madhya Pradesh
2,000+ farmers strengthened
GRAVIS (Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti)
Water security and livelihoods for Rajasthan's Thar Desert communities
2.7 million+ people reached
Mahila Housing Trust (MHT)
Women-led habitat improvement and climate resilience in India's urban slums
2,74,911 households benefited from water management
Arghyam
Shaping safe, sustainable groundwater and drinking-water systems across India
11.7 million people reached
SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres)
Slum communities building their own housing, sanitation and infrastructure
6,837 housing units constructed
Shelter Associates
Data-driven sanitation and housing solutions for the urban poor
More than 28,000 toilets facilitated, improving conditions for more than 2 lakh individuals