To 784 million people on Earth, a glass of clean water is a dream.

To make that dream a reality, we’re on a mission: Mission 2030 to achieve UN Target 6.1, providing access to clean drinking water to every community. And it begins with adding 1,000,000 voices to our cause.

This week's goal: 40000. 31535 already signed.

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UN Target 6.1 is part of 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the peace and propserity of people and the planet with a mission to:

«By 2030, achieve access to safe drinking water for all»

Water scarcity damages the lives of millions in many different ways.

Water-related diseases

Half of the world’s hospital beds are filled with people suffering from water-related diseases.

Women sacrificing education

Women and children fetch water for their families instead of going to school or work.

Water connects everything

Overpopulation

Professor Hans Rosling explains the connection between poverty (and water poverty) and overpopulation, and how we can break this vicious cycle.

Economical loss

$260 billion is lost globally each year due to lack of safe water and sanitation.

Our diverse team of specialists

At Essential Need, our Mission 2030 team is one of volunteers and experts across diverse fields, working together to achieve Target 6.1.

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We are registered as a Charity in Australia

We save lives

Doctors, nurses and humanitarians

We study and educate

Teachers, school principals, sociologists

We lead and inspire

Politicians, directors and CEO's, managers

We consult and advise

Lawyers and judges

We spread the word

Target 6.1 and UN SDG educators, partnership developers, copywriters

We develop systems

Software Architects

We deliver water to people

Geologists, engineers, builders

The current approach doesn’t work

Broken facilities rely on a dependant, unsustainable approach. Here’s a model that explains how it happens.

Our Sustainable approach

Together with our friends at Fair Action International, we've adopted a new approach to achieving Target 6.1.

We build water kiosks, monitor water usage and make water available to the community at extremely affordable prices, instead of offering it for free.

The funds help us maintain the water kiosks so the community always has access to water. This helps break the cycle of unsustainability that leads to water poverty.