Water Is Right
The Foundation
The right to access clean water
as a global human right
What drives us.
Worldwide, 2.1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, 3 billion people lack access to sanitation facilities, and 2.1 million people die annually from diseases associated with poor hygiene. sind.
Challenges
Decision-makers
Data gap
Climate change
Inequalities
Financing paradigm
This is how we achieve our goals.
The Water Is Right Foundation (WIR) has provided access to clean water and sanitation facilities for over 5 million people since its establishment in 2011.
Within the next ten years, WIR aims to grant access to clean water and sanitation facilities to an additional 100 million people.
The Water Is Right Foundation operates locally in precarious areas and regions without access to clean drinking water, working to develop innovative solutions for water acquisition. They train local professionals to improve water supply in communities and raise hygiene standards. The foundation collaborates closely with technology partners to develop long-term solutions and scale socially responsible water projects.
In 2015, with the Agenda 2030, the United Nations (UN) set 17 ambitious goals – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – for the sustainable development of the global community. SDG 6 focuses on “clean water and sanitation for all people”.
10 years Water Is Right
Rolf Stahlhofen
The singer Rolf Stahlhofen, co-founder of the band Söhne Mannheims, is the founder of the Water Is Right Foundation (WIR). His own childhood experiences – growing up in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Algeria – motivated him to take action himself. Since its establishment in 2011, the Water Is Right Foundation has already provided sustainable access to clean water and sanitation facilities for more than five million people.
Drink Water Give Water
Water activist Rolf Stahlhofen, with his foundation and the “Drink Water Give Water” campaign, pursues an ambitious goal: to grant access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to 100 million people in the next ten years. His aim is to raise awareness about the issue of water, not to maximize profits for large corporations, but to promote equitable use and societal responsibility. The major challenge is to embed this issue in people’s minds. The campaign aims to stimulate reconsideration and change in individuals’ water consumption and usage habits.