World Water Day, 22 March 2025

Today is World Water Day, and here at Agria, we know how important access to clean, safe water is, for both our precious pets and our human communities too.

That's why, as part of our Promise to the Planet, we’re supporting global projects that provide essential resources like clean water.

We are proud to show you more about an initiative that is not only protecting the environment and promoting sustainability, it truly is transforming lives: the Uganda Water Project.

In Uganda, specifically in the Lango region, accessing clean water is a daily struggle.

In Uganda, 19.2 million people don’t have clean water close to home (that’s two in five people), and more than 3,300 children under the age of five die every year from diarrhoea caused by dirty water, poor toilets and no hygiene facilities.

Many communities rely on boreholes, which frequently fall into disrepair due to limited funding and maintenance resources. Without functioning boreholes there is no clean water, and families resort to unsafe water sources and must boil water to make it safe, using large amounts of firewood. This can severely impact local forests and puts a huge burden on women and children, who must spend hours collecting water and firewood each day. Despite these efforts, the water often remains unsafe, causing preventable illnesses and health issues.

The Uganda Water Project aims to address these challenges directly. By rehabilitating broken boreholes, thousands of individuals now have dependable access to safe, clean water. Since its inception in 2019, the project has significantly improved community health, reduced carbon emissions, and supported gender equality.

With reliable boreholes providing clean water, communities no longer need to boil their drinking water, saving approximately 50,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually by drastically reducing firewood usage. This protects local forests, helping to maintain the balance of our planet’s ecosystem, which is critical to the wellbeing of people, pets, and wildlife alike.

This project is certified under the Gold Standard's Gender Responsive Framework due to its commitment to promoting gender equality. Female participation in local Water Resource Committees has increased significantly, reducing domestic conflicts over water and freeing women’s and children’s time for education, income-generating activities, and personal wellbeing. When communities have secure access to clean water, everyone benefits. Attendance in schools improves and new opportunities arise for women.

We are delighted to have supported this project since 2023* as part of our Carbon Positive plan. It’s a key part of our Promise to the Planet, our commitment to protecting what matters most - our pets, people, and the places we call home.

*You can view our contributions here:

https://registry.goldstandard.org/batch-retirements/details/206504
https://registry.goldstandard.org/batch-retirements/details/174875