Improving water access and returning water to nature across Latin America.

Improving water access and returning water to nature across Latin America.

The Coca-Cola Latin America Water Program is a collective action platform accelerating water security and resilience in critical watersheds and high-need communities across 17 Latin American countries.

The Coca-Cola Latin America Water Program is a collective action platform accelerating water security and resilience in critical watersheds and high-need communities across 17 Latin American countries.

Created by Coca-Cola Latin America, co-funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, and designed and managed by GWC, the platform delivers integrated water security solutions, including:

  • WASH access and system strengthening
  • Watershed and ecosystem restoration
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Water operator/utility non-revenue water management
  • Women’s empowerment through GWC’s women for water (WFW) platform.

With Coca-Cola’s bottling partners and a broad network of local NGOs, governments, municipalities, and communities, the platform also contributes to the Company’s global commitment to return to nature and communities the water used in its finished beverages production.

Created by Coca-Cola Latin America, co-funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, and designed and managed by GWC, the platform delivers integrated water security solutions, including:

  • WASH access and system strengthening
  • Watershed and ecosystem restoration
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Water operator/utility non-revenue water management
  • Women’s empowerment through GWC’s women for water (WFW) platform.

With Coca-Cola’s bottling partners and a broad network of local NGOs, governments, municipalities, and communities, the platform also contributes to the Company’s global commitment to return to nature and communities the water used in its finished beverages production.

Regarded as a sector best practice, the platform is rapidly approaching its 2030 goal to increase WASH access for 2.3 MM+ – with current and additional results including:

Regarded as a sector best practice, the platform is rapidly approaching its 2030 goal to increase WASH access for 2.3 MM+ – with current and additional results including:

  • 1.81 MM people with improved water access through 130 community WASH projects
  • 88 replenishment projects in 24 priority watersheds
  • 10 water utility/operator partnerships – reducing nearly 3,000 million liters of water per year
  • 24 watersheds with improved health
  • 900 K+ women empowered

By utilizing AI and technology, GWC has also advanced critical watershed studies and developed leading data and reporting tools to expand the platform’s regional impact and replicate solutions for other water-stressed geographies.

  • 1.81 MM people with improved water access through 130 community WASH projects
  • 88 replenishment projects in 24 priority watersheds
  • 10 water utility/operator partnerships – reducing nearly 3,000 million liters of water per year
  • 24 watersheds with improved health
  • 900 K+ women empowered

By utilizing AI and technology, GWC has also advanced critical watershed studies and developed leading data and reporting tools to expand the platform’s regional impact and replicate solutions for other water-stressed geographies.

Leading supporters include:

Key donors include:

Leading supporters include:

Key donors include:

Platform spotlights

Platform spotlights

Detecting and repairing critical utility leaks in Mexico.

Within the water-stressed drinking water distribution network of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas México, GWC leads a multi-phase water productivity effort implemented by Ciudadanos por la Acción Territorial de la Cuenca del Valle de Jovel (CATCVJ) in partnership with local water utilities and municipalities.

By focusing on leak detection and repair, the project significantly reduces non-revenue water, improves system efficiency, and strengthens reliable water supplies for thousands of people in urban and peri-urban communities.

Across Latin America, GWC manages 10 major utility leak repair efforts, which result in improved water security for hundreds of thousands of people.

Detecting and repairing critical utility leaks in Mexico.

Within the water-stressed drinking water distribution network of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas México, GWC leads a multi-phase water productivity effort implemented by Ciudadanos por la Acción Territorial de la Cuenca del Valle de Jovel (CATCVJ) in partnership with local water utilities and municipalities.

By focusing on leak detection and repair, the project significantly reduces non-revenue water, improves system efficiency, and strengthens reliable water supplies for thousands of people in urban and peri-urban communities.

Across Latin America, GWC manages 10 major utility leak repair efforts, which result in improved water security for hundreds of thousands of people.

Water access that builds resilient Bolivian communities, collaboratively.

In Bolivia, access to safe water is a critical challenge. Through Coca-Cola’s Latin America Water Program, GWC collaborated with implementing partner Agua Tuya, municipal governments, local operators, engineers, and community members to identify priorities, implement improvements, and strengthen local capacity to maintain sustainable water systems.

By investing in practical solutions tailored to neighborhood needs across five communities, the program improved infrastructure at multiple schools, rehabilitated two municipal water distribution networks, and upgraded well water treatment and storage systems while training local operators.

Water access that builds resilient Bolivian communities, collaboratively.

In Bolivia, access to safe water is a critical challenge. Through Coca-Cola’s Latin America Water Program, GWC collaborated with implementing partner Agua Tuya, municipal governments, local operators, engineers, and community members to identify priorities, implement improvements, and strengthen local capacity to maintain sustainable water systems.

By investing in practical solutions tailored to neighborhood needs across five communities, the program improved infrastructure at multiple schools, rehabilitated two municipal water distribution networks, and upgraded well water treatment and storage systems while training local operators.

Europe, Central
Asia and the
Middle East

For 20+ years, GWC’s work across Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East has addressed some of the world’s most complex and water-scarce environments.

Working with leading corporate and government partners, GWC-led platforms deliver integrated water stewardship programs that improve WASH access, restore watersheds, and promote sustainable agriculture in 17 countries in the region.

Project types

WASH Access

Nature-Based Solutions

Climate Resilience

Utility Strengthening

Sustainable Agriculture

Empowerment

Impact to date across 17 countries

41

FAO sub-basins with improved water security

382K+

People reached with WASH programs

3BL+

Liters of water replenished (2025)

4

Water utilities with improved capacity

37.4K+

Women empowered

55K+

Hectares restored or under improved management

20.2K+

Trees planted

1.6K+

Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture

Regional platforms

Asia Pacific

GWC’s Asia Pacific portfolio addresses water security across South Asia’s most vulnerable regions.

Across Asia, our programs with leading partners, including Gap Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, the United Nations, and other premier brands, support integrated watershed management, water access in schools and communities, agricultural water efficiency, and community and women’s empowerment.

In India and Pakistan, GWC mobilizes positive impact in stressed basins, bringing together local and international partners to build long-term water resilience.

Project types

WASH Access

Nature-Based Solutions

Climate Resilience

Utility Strengthening

Sustainable Agriculture

Empowerment

Impact to date across 7 countries

19

FAO sub-basins with improved water security

604K+

People reached with WASH programs

2.1BL+

Liters of water replenished (2025)

13

Water utilities with improved capacity

9.6K+

Women empowered

18.6K+

Hectares restored or under improved management

9K+

Trees planted

3.6K+

Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture

Regional platforms

Latin America
and the Caribbean

For 20+ years, GWC has provided deep and pioneering water stewardship expertise across Latin America and the Caribbean through partnerships with communities, local NGOs, and multinational companies.

Today, GWC’s best practices mobilize water access and improve water security region wide.

With leading partners, including Coca-Cola Latin America and its bottlersCargill, and Grundfos, GWC advances integrated watershed restoration, urban utility strengthening, sustainable agriculture, and WASH solutions, targeting the region’s most stressed basins with a goal to benefit 2.3 MM+ people by 2030.

Project types

WASH Access

Nature-Based Solutions

Climate Resilience

Utility Strengthening

Sustainable Agriculture

Empowerment

Impact to date across 17 countries

68

FAO sub-basins with improved water security

1.7MM+

People reached with WASH programs

16.1BL+

Liters of water replenished (2025)

35

Water utilities with improved capacity

251K+

Women empowered

16K+

Hectares restored or under improved management

322K+

Trees planted

1.1K+

Farmers trained
in sustainable agriculture

Regional platforms

Africa

For 20+ years, GWC has advanced water access and security across Africa through pioneering collective action platforms, including the pathbreaking Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) and the Water and Development Alliance (WADA), improving water access and security for thousands of communities and millions of people.

Today, the Africa Water Stewardship Initiative (AWSI) platform, with The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling system, and our Cargill Currents platform tackle Africa’s complex water security challenges across 41 countries through watershed restoration, water access, sustainable agriculture, systems strengthening, and community-led governance.

Project types

WASH Access

Nature-Based Solutions

Climate Resilience

Utility Strengthening

Sustainable Agriculture

Empowerment

Impact to date across 41 countries

112

FAO sub-basins with improved water security

7.8MM+

People reached with WASH programs

8.6BL+

Liters of water replenished (2025)

17

Water utilities with improved capacity

905K+

Women empowered

526K+

Hectares restored or under improved management

6.4MM+

Trees planted

42.4K+

Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture

Regional platforms

North America

For decades, GWC has actively mobilized solutions for water access, improved water quality and watershed resilience across the United States. GWC partnerships improve “last mile” water access, watershed restoration, nature-based solutions, and utility strengthening.

Our programming with the Kohler Trust for Clean Water supports underserved communities and improves access to water services, while GWC’s women for water platform delivers holistic water programming for women and their communities.  Across numerous states, our Cargill Currents platform drives positive outcomes for watershed resilience, wetland restoration, and ecosystem health.

Project types

WASH Access

Nature-Based Solutions

Climate Resilience

Utility Strengthening

Sustainable Agriculture

Empowerment

Impact to date across 14 USA states

35

FAO sub-basins with improved water security

536K+

People reached with WASH programs

3.3BL+

Liters of water replenished (2025)

56

Water utilities with improved capacity

300K+

Hectares restored or under improved management

262K+

Trees planted

Regional platforms