Our Mission

WAH Foundation is a Cambodian NGO. Our mission is to improve the lives and conditions of rural communities in Cambodia, through dedication to sustainable clean water and health projects. Our priority is the well-being of women and children.

WAH is registered in Singapore as a not-for-profit organisation, and has been recognized by Forbes Heroes of Philanthropy.

​WAH started working in Kampong Chhnang, which has a population of 550,000, in 2009, to address the issue of a lack of access to clean water. In some areas of Cambodia 8% of children die before they reach their fifth birthday, mainly through the drinking of unclean water and a poor level of hygiene.

​WAH has developed a clean water bicycle pump system which can produce up to 400 litres of clean water per hour. Children enjoy using our bicycle systems, which are being installed in school playgrounds, with no need for electricity or generators. The children use pedal power to bring water from the well. The water is then cleaned through a high performance ultra filtration membrane.   Integrated into the clean water system is a hand washing and hygiene program. Over 200 clean water systems have now been installed.

WAH has been working in collaboration with KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Mount Alvernia hospital in Singapore for the last eight years, training over 200 midwives and paediatric nurses and doctors covering Kampong Chhnang province and some medical staff from neighbouring provinces.  Every medical center and hospital in the province has now been trained and impact numbers show a 90% drop in mortality rate of mothers in birth. 

Clean water and hygiene awareness changes everything