Thankyou Blog

Today, there is a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) crisis.

1.9 million deaths are attributed to having a lack of access to WASH, which represents 3.3% of all global deaths. This represents 13% of deaths for children under 5.

It’s not easy to make the transition from beautiful, safe Melbourne to witnessing extreme poverty in the most remote communities in the world. Working with Thankyou has given me the opportunity to work alongside passionate, world-changers who exhibit true resilience and strength and who are committed to transforming the lives of people in poverty through clean water, sanitation and hygiene education.

How Thankyou’s new hand wash collaboration with homewares label Sage x Clare is helping us get clean water and sanitation to more people like Joanina.

“We used to suffer so much before but now we do not anymore.”

They’re on the frontline, saving the lives of mothers and children in rural communities. Every. Single. Day.

Meet Bithika, also known as Biti.

Her smile lights up a room and her eyes tell stories of friendship, loyalty and overcoming. 

We sat down with Biti and she opened up about how challenging life used to be for the women in her community but that's not the end of her story. 

“I feel very independent and confident,” Momotaz proudly tells our team. “Through these programs, I learnt that my voice should be valued too,”

At Thankyou, we believe every person has equal value and the right to a life free from poverty.

It is not okay that 844 million people around the world don’t have access to safe water and 2.4 billion people don’t have access to safe water!

A simple guide to help you navigate through the new Track Your Impact system.