1、10 MILLION Annual Report 2017Celebrating 10 million people empowered through our smart solutionsThanks to you,in 2017 we celebrated an exciting milestone reaching 10 million people to date with access to safe water and sanitation.We continued to expand our work around the world,transforming the live
2、s of more than four million people in 2017 alone.We can now reach millions of people each quarter by leveraging access to affordable financing empowering people with access to small,affordable loans so they can get water and toilets in their homes.With your continued support of our proven,powerful s
3、olutions,we can and will change the lives of millions more.Water.org|2017 Annual Report 2Global impact:Empowering people around the worldIn 2017,4.8 M people in eleven countries were empowered with safe water and sanitation.less than 100,000 100,000-500,000 500,000-1,000,000 more than 1,000,000Peopl
4、e reached in 2017Water.org|2017 Annual Report 43 2017 Annual Report|Water.orgBased on reporting available as of February 2018415Brazil650KPeru 40KGhana 45KEthiopia 193KIndonesia 192KCambodia 1MPhilippines 2MIndia73KKenya 4KUganda 208KBangladesh Meet SophonFor Sophon,there was nothing beautiful about
5、 the water-related burdens she endured much of her life in rural Cambodia.She wanted to end those burdens for her son.It is for women like Sophon,who aspire to give their babies a healthy start to a beautiful life,that we created WaterCredit.With a small,affordable loan,Sophon and her husband were a
6、ble to pay for the construction of a rain storage tank and water tap on their property.What was once unsafe to consume and took hours to collect is now available right outside their door.It is for women like Sophon,who aspire to give their babies a healthy start to life,that we created WaterCredit.I