World Population Day: Empowering Youth, Shaping Futures with Clean Water

As the world marks World Population Day 2025 on July 11 under the theme “Empowering Youth, Shaping Futures”, the urgency to address clean water access for young people in rural Africa has never been greater.

Across the continent, over 400 million people still lack basic access to drinking water, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This crisis hits children and youth the hardest. In many rural communities, contaminated water sources contribute to high rates of diarrhea, typhoid, and schistosomiasis, illnesses that are among the leading causes of child mortality in Africa.  Additionally, drinking contaminated water leads to numerous developmental issues affecting both the mind and body.

But access to clean water is more than a health issue; it’s a foundation for education, empowerment, and opportunity.

At Easy Water for Everyone (EWfE), we believe that shaping the future begins with securing the present. For the past 10 years, we have worked across Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda to deliver sustainable, safe water solutions to the last-mile communities often overlooked. Through our Gravity Water Stations, powered by simple, electricity-free filtration technology, we have provided over 30,000 people with pur water, most of them children and women.

We know that when clean water flows, possibilities follow. Girls stay in school instead of walking miles for water. Young children are no longer sidelined by waterborne diseases. And women who are often primary caregivers can spend more time investing in their families and communities.

In celebration of this year’s theme, we reaffirm our commitment to shaping the next generation through dignity, health, and hope, one clean drop at a time.

✅ Join the Movement

This World Population Day, your support can help us reach even more children and empower rural youth with the gift of clean water.

Clean water doesn’t just quench thirst, it fuels futures.