As part of GWC’s women for water platform, this collaboration prioritizes improving WASH access as a key enabler to health and economic opportunity.
With the GWC-led WASH & Women Empowerment (WAWE) program and implementing partners Amref Health Africa and the Tanzania Association of Environmental Engineers, the effort also supports smallholder women farmers’ entrepreneurship.
Launched in Kenya and extended to Tanzania, the program contributes to The Starbucks Foundation’s commitment to positively impact 1 MM women and girls in coffee-, tea-and-cocoa-growing communities globally by 2030.
As part of GWC’s women for water platform, this collaboration prioritizes improving WASH access as a key enabler to health and economic opportunity.
With the GWC-led WASH & Women Empowerment (WAWE) program and implementing partners Amref Health Africa and the Tanzania Association of Environmental Engineers, the effort also supports smallholder women farmers’ entrepreneurship.
Launched in Kenya and extended to Tanzania, the program contributes to The Starbucks Foundation’s commitment to positively impact 1 MM women and girls in coffee-, tea-and-cocoa-growing communities globally by 2030.
access, facilities, systems, and practices
life and financial skills training and resource groups for women
women’s leadership
sustainable agriculture resources
women to essential healthcare
access, facilities, systems, and practices
life and financial skills training and resource groups for women
women’s leadership
sustainable agriculture resources
women to essential healthcare
Through The Starbucks Foundation and GWC partnership, households and communities in Tanzania’s Kilolo, Mufindi, and Njombe districts gained WASH services, including 26 protected water sources, 12 rehabilitated systems supplying over 100 water points, 10 sanitation blocks, 19 handwashing stations, and eight Menstrual and Hygiene Management rooms.
Reinforced by economic empowerment training and the formation of entrepreneurship groups, the effort enables women to lead enterprises and influence household decisions.
Through The Starbucks Foundation and GWC partnership, households and communities in Tanzania’s Kilolo, Mufindi, and Njombe districts gained WASH services, including 26 protected water sources, 12 rehabilitated systems supplying over 100 water points, 10 sanitation blocks, 19 handwashing stations, and eight Menstrual and Hygiene Management rooms.
Reinforced by economic empowerment training and the formation of entrepreneurship groups, the effort enables women to lead enterprises and influence household decisions.
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.
FAO sub-basins with improved water security
People reached with WASH programs
Liters of water replenished (2025)
Water utilities with improved capacity
Women empowered
Hectares restored or under improved management
Trees planted
Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture
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.
FAO sub-basins with improved water security
People reached with WASH programs
Liters of water replenished (2025)
Water utilities with improved capacity
Women empowered
Hectares restored or under improved management
Trees planted
Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture
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.
FAO sub-basins with improved water security
People reached with WASH programs
Liters of water replenished (2025)
Water utilities with improved capacity
Women empowered
Hectares restored or under improved management
Trees planted
Farmers trained
in sustainable agriculture
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.
FAO sub-basins with improved water security
People reached with WASH programs
Liters of water replenished (2025)
Water utilities with improved capacity
Women empowered
Hectares restored or under improved management
Trees planted
Farmers trained in sustainable agriculture
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.
FAO sub-basins with improved water security
People reached with WASH programs
Liters of water replenished (2025)
Water utilities with improved capacity
Hectares restored or under improved management
Trees planted
