22 March 2025
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World Water Day: The Global Water Crisis and How We Can Help

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The Hidden Crisis: Understanding the Global Water Challenge

Did you know that 703 million people — approximately 1 in 10 globally — lack access to basic drinking water services? Additionally, 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water services, according to the United Nations.

Water scarcity affects 4 billion people — half the global population — at least one month each year. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are projected to face absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the global population could be living under water-stressed conditions.

The consequences are devastating. Over 1200 children under five die every day from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene.

Meanwhile, women and girls spend 200 million hours every day collecting water — time that could be used for education, work, or rest. As UNICEF’s Chief of Section of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sanjay Wijesekera puts it:

“Women and children should not have to spend so much of their time for this basic human right”.

Why Clean Water Is the Ultimate Catalyst for Change

Access to clean water creates a chain reaction of positive outcomes:

  • Public Health Revolution: Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of mortality among children under five. Improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions can reduce diarrheal mortality in this age group by up to 45%.
  • Educational Transformation: Access to clean water and sanitation doesn’t just improve health — it unlocks the doors to education. When clean water is available at home and at school, children — especially girls — can attend class regularly instead of spending hours collecting water or staying home due to a lack of hygiene facilities. The availability of functional toilets and handwashing stations significantly increases enrollment, retention, and academic performance. In this way, clean water becomes the foundation for lifelong opportunity and learning.
  • Climate Resilience: Sustainable water management helps communities adapt to climate change impacts such as droughts and floods.

Transform Your Everyday Purchases into Clean Water for Those in Need

At Karma, we've developed a seamless way to connect your daily activities to this global challenge. Our platform turns routine purchases into opportunities for meaningful impact, without requiring major lifestyle changes.

How Your Daily Coffee Run Can Provide Clean Water

With Karma's innovative features, the small purchases you make every day translate into life-changing clean water access:

🚰 Purposeful Cashback — Shop with our partner brands and earn cashback as usual — but instead of pocketing it, redirect it to water projects that make an immediate difference in people's lives.

💧 Roundups for Good — We round each transaction to the nearest dollar, directing that spare change — often unnoticed in your budget — directly to clean water solutions that transform communities.

🌍 Watch Your Impact Grow  —  Our interactive dashboard shows you exactly how your contributions are helping communities gain access to clean water.

Be the Change: Turn Your Transactions into Transformation

This World Water Day, you can join thousands of others who are turning everyday spending into extraordinary giving. With Karma, your everyday transactions automatically support clean water initiatives — directing impact to where it’s needed most.

Three Simple Steps to Make a Difference Today:

  1. Download the Karma App and create your account in less than a minute.
  2. Select Clean Water as your cause and start supporting safe water access through your cashback rewards.
  3. Amplify your impact with Roundups — enable them in your settings and turn spare change from everyday purchases into clean water for those in need. 💧

Water is not a privilege — it's a right. Together, we can help ensure that right is accessible to everyone. This World Water Day, let's transform our everyday spending into a powerful force for good.

💙 Join us. Every transaction matters. Every drop counts.

Download Karma & Start Giving Now

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