World Water Day: 8 Ways To Get Involved

Around the world, over 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water.

Each year, World Water Day calls international attention to the plight of communities with inadequate access to water and sanitation.

Without safe, clear water, families are exposed to diseases and trapped in cyclical poverty as their time must be dedicated to fetching the resources they need to stay alive.

Nonprofit organizations are working to turn the tide for communities in need around the globe by offering new wells, water-filtration devices and other solutions to finding and purifying water.

Find out how you can get involved on World Water Day.

Editor's note: Some of the nonprofits mentioned in this article are Causecast featured nonprofits. Causecast does not take a percentage of donations given to nonprofits through the website. Causecast also powers HuffPost Impact.