# 2026 Impact Report

**Clearwater Foundation** · Clean water, measurable outcomes

## The year in numbers

**214,000 people** gained reliable access to safe drinking
water across **three regions** — at a cost of **$11.20 per
person served**, our most efficient year on record.

## Programs

| Program            | Invested | People served | Cost/person |
| ------------------ | -------- | ------------- | ----------- |
| Well restoration   | $1.2M    | 96,000        | $12.50      |
| Rain catchment     | $640K    | 71,000        | $9.01       |
| School filtration  | $580K    | 47,000        | $12.34      |

## One story

> "The water point is twenty minutes closer. My daughters go
> to school now instead of carrying jerrycans."
> — **Amina O., Tigray region**

## What changed this year

- Local maintenance co-ops now service 88% of installations —
  up from 54% — extending well lifespan by an estimated 6 years
- First third-party outcome audit completed (full report on
  our website)

## 2027 commitments

Reach 250,000 more people; publish per-project cost data
quarterly; expand the co-op model to all new installations.