Clean the World Foundation, Inc.

Our WASH Education Programs provide supplies and training to schools, maternal health centers, and community clinics to help them provide resources and education on water, sanitation, and hygiene to children and families without access otherwise. We currently operate WASH education programs and partnerships in several countries, including Uganda, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, India, Tanzania, Malawi.

When natural disasters and humanitarian crises strike, we respond by making sure people have access to water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies to help mitigate the damage to public health. When people are displaced or living in shelters or refugee camps, it is easier for germs and diseases to spread from person to person. After an emergency, we assess the need and work to respond quickly to provide ongoing relief to families in their hour of need. We do this by distributing lifesaving supplies to those who have been affected. We have distributed millions of relief supplies to areas affected by natural disasters, including places like Haiti and the Caribbean, the United States, Nepal, Ecuador, the Philippines, and many more. We have responded to refugee crises in places like Syria, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Armenia, and the Ivory Coast. And we’ve also responded to public health crises, such as the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia, as well as Cholera outbreaks in Malawi, Haiti, and beyond. Our goal is to make sure that everyone has adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies to prevent the spread of disease so that they can work to recover and get back on their feet.

Homeless populations are among those most at risk for developing hygiene related illnesses in North America. Daily hygiene habits play a critical role in not only keeping them clean but also preventing the spread of disease from person to person. Many homeless people can go days, weeks, and even months without a shower, because they can’t get basic hygiene supplies like soap and have no access to running water. At Clean the World Foundation, we believe everyone deserves to feel the basic comfort and dignity of cleanliness. That’s why we partnered with Las Vegas Sands and launched the Fresh Start Mobile Showers to address the hygiene needs of the homeless in Las Vegas. However, we don’t just provide a shower, we also help connect them with homeless service organizations that can help them get a “Fresh Start.” The unit serves as an entry point for the homeless, to help connect them to critical resources that will put them on the path to self-sufficiency. Our service partners include The City of Las Vegas, Nevada Homeless Alliance, and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, and many others. Through these partnerships, they can access emergency shelter, clothes, in addition to case management services like housing help, mental health services, and job placement assistance.