Our Story
Water1st exists to end the walk for water.

Around the world, women and girls spend hours each day carrying water home for their families. For decades, many solutions focused on building wells or public taps — but women consistently told us that water that must still be carried is never enough.

We partner with locally led organizations to design lasting water and sanitation systems that bring safe water directly to households, transforming health, opportunity, and dignity for generations.

Our approach grew out of lessons learned in the field and from listening to women and communities living with water scarcity every day.