Church enhances water access in 3 countries

Projects in Philippines, Sierra Leone and Mexico benefit schoolchildren, families and communities

Published: May 19, 2026, 3:45 p.m. MDT

Community members raise their cups in celebration as they taste clean water in the Philippines on April 23, 2026. — Community members of Sitio Dimantal raise their cups in celebration as they taste clean water produced by their new Waves for Water filtration units in Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines, on April 23, 2026. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made it a priority to increase access to clean, safe drinking water and adequate hygiene facilities.

Improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene is essential for human health and well-being, explains the Church’s Caring website. Jesus Christ taught, “For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink” (Matthew 25:35).

The Church’s administrative areas around the world take the lead in assessing needs in local communities and implementing help where it is needed. Below are three recent examples of ways the Church improved water access.

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