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20 years of impact

Clean water
is the first step.
Education is
the future.

Drop in the Bucket  builds wells, sanitation systems and education programs that help children stay healthy, remain in school, and build brighter futures.

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Everything We do Starts With One Belief.

Clean water, education and women's health aren't separate programs. They're different parts of the same solution.

Water

Safe water for schools and villages

Education

Scholarships and learning support

Women's Health

Health, dignity and opportunity

Here's How That Changed One Child's Life.

Why Drop?

Twenty years experience, local teams, and projects designed to last
Drop in the Bucket drillers operating a Pat Drill 301T in Uganda

20 Years of Experience

For two decades we've worked with  schools and communities across Uganda and South Sudan.

Local Teams

Our staff, drillers and trainers live and work where our projects are built.

We do the Work

Drop staff design and deliver every project—from drilling wells to supporting education and women's health.

Built to last.

Every project includes training, local ownership and long-term support.
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Trust & Impact

Since 2006, Drop in the Bucket has completed more than 700 water and sanitation projects across sub-Saharan Africa. We are currently sponsoring 530 girls with secondary school scholarships in South Sudan.
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Verified Nonprofit

Global Recognition

DROP has been featured by major media outlets and is rated by Charity Navigator and GreatNonprofits.

This Is What Your Support Makes Possible

Clean Water Changes Everything.

Safe water means healthier children, stronger schools and more time in class.
700+
Water wells and toilets

Education Leads to a Brighter Future

Scholarships, Safe Spaces and learning support help girls keep moving forward.
530
girls currently enrolled

Women's Health is Dignity

Sanitary pads, health education and support for young mothers help girls stay healthy and return to school.
2000+
girls attending daily safe spaces

Behind Every
Statistic Is a
Person

Numbers can measure impact.
They can't measure hope.
It's easy to talk about the number of wells drilled or the number of girls in school. But statistics don't laugh, dream or look toward the future. People do. And that will always be the reason we do this work.

The future is unwritten.

Every child deserves a chance.
A chance for clean water.
A chance for an education.
A chance for a brighter future.

It all begins with someone choosing to act.

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