When water is secure, people and ecosystems are healthy, jobs are created, food is grown and economies flourish.
Tackling global water security locally - at scale
When water is secure, people and ecosystems are healthy, jobs are created, food is grown and economies flourish.
Through our network of partners, GWC delivers local solutions that uplift lives, strengthen ecosystems, and create lasting social and economic benefits across 80 countries.
Through our network of partners, GWC delivers local solutions that uplift lives, strengthen ecosystems, and create lasting social and economic benefits across 80 countries.
Reaching 11MM+ people in communities, schools, and health clinics with WASH programs.
Advancing water security across 275 at-risk basins.
Expanding livelihoods for 50K+ farmers through smart agricultural skills and solutions.
Empowering 1.2MM+ women and girls through safe water access and water-related business ventures.
Strengthening water capacity and reducing non-revenue water for 125 utilities.
Returning 33BL+ liters of water to nature and communities annually.
Optimizing technology, data, and innovation to maximize reach and scale.
Improving watershed management across 917K+ hectares.
Planting 7MM+ trees.
Reaching 11MM+ people in communities, schools, and health clinics with WASH programs.
Advancing water security across 275 at-risk basins.
Expanding livelihoods for 50K+ farmers through smart agricultural skills and solutions.
Empowering 1.2MM+ women and girls through safe water access and water-related business ventures.
Strengthening water capacity and reducing non-revenue water for 125 utilities.
Returning 33BL+ liters of water to nature and communities annually.
Optimizing technology, data, and innovation to maximize reach and scale.
Improving watershed management across 917K+ hectares.
Planting 7MM+ trees.
Our impact
Delivering high impact results around the world.
GWC — Globe (Flat, Elementor-linked)
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Click on regions to see our results
GWC’s impact model – local solutions that deliver global results.
Scale Proven Solutions
Design, implement and validate a portfolio of practical programs.
Measurable, enduring impact across high-need regions.
Mobilize Action with Leading Orginizations
Partner corporations, financial institutions, civil society, foundations, governments, and local implementing partners for impact.
Integrated solutions to complex, shared water challenges.
Utilize Global Network and Local Expertise
Manage programs centrally to ensure local teams/partners exchange data/insight and deliver strategic outcomes at scale.
Locally led, globally coordinated action.
Our targeted, proven programs meet community needs and deliver corporate replenishment goals.
STRENGTHENING
community, ecosystem, and watershed health:
Prioritizing inclusive and reliable clean water access and services
Building and enhancing water operator efficiencies and infrastructure
Restoring water cycles through nature-based solutions combined with technology
BALANCING
water usage and bolstering supply chain resilience:
Promoting improved industrial water use practices and water-smart economies
Advancing multi-sector cooperation to conserve shared water resources
Improving agricultural practices and systems
By improving local water systems, we
support resilience and growth via:
SUSTAINABLE access to WASH services
EFFICIENT farming approaches
IMPROVED safe water availability for all
HEALTHIER rivers, watersheds, and ecosystems
STRONGER water service providers
Our targeted, proven programs meet community needs and deliver corporate replenishment goals.
STRENGTHENING
community, ecosystem, and watershed health:
Prioritizing inclusive and reliable clean water access and services
Building and enhancing water operator efficiencies and infrastructure
Restoring water cycles through nature-based solutions combined with technology
BALANCING
water usage and bolstering supply chain resilience:
Promoting improved industrial water use practices and water-smart economies
Advancing multi-sector cooperation to conserve shared water resources
Improving agricultural practices and systems
By improving local water systems, we
support resilience and growth via:
SUSTAINABLE access to WASH services
EFFICIENT farming approaches
IMPROVED safe water availability for all
HEALTHIER rivers, watersheds, and ecosystems
STRONGER water service providers
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 bottlers, Cargill, 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.