WATER EMPOWERS LIVES.

Within the Mysore district of Karnataka State, Acqua for Life collaborates with WaterAid to deliver improved water, sanitation, and hygiene services in local institutions, covering 10 healthcare facilities, 20 anganwadi centers (pre-school institutions), and 20 schools. The project contributes to the improved health and well-being of nearly 70,000 people including 5,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescent girls, and 3,000 children, through increased access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services. The Mysore district has an existing and important connection with the brand as the Indian tuberose flower, which is harvested and hand-picked near the same Mysore district, is one of the signature notes of the Giorgio Armani fragrance MY WAY.

Since 2020, Acqua for Life has been supporting an intervention into rural healthcare facilities in Eastern Uganda, in the districts of Tororo and Busia. For the third consecutive year, in partnership with WaterAid, this project contributes to the improved quality of health care in Eastern Uganda by implementing an improvement in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services in 24 health care facilities. These facilities serve women and children who seek health care services, ultimately reaching more than 131,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children under the age of five.

Tanzania has one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. However, its economic growth has not benefited all areas of the country equally, with 16 million people lacking access to clean water, and 40 million people lacking access to improved sanitation. Completing a three-year project this year with Water.org, Acqua for Life will transform the lives of 158,000 people in Tanzania with access to safe water and sanitation through affordable financing, such as small loans.

In Malawi, a mere 26% of the population has an adequate toilet to use and only 9% has hygiene facilities to wash their hands. The reality is even starker within healthcare facilities. As many as 63% of healthcare facilities do not have satisfactory toilets and 56% have no hygiene facilities. In the central region of Malawi, Acqua for Life supports the Mndinda and Nthondo healthcare facilities, which provide outpatient and maternity services, improving access to inclusive and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Via these healthcare facilities, more than 38,000 people will have improved access to safe water and sanitation, which will result in increased infection prevention and sustained hygiene behavior change.

In Madagascar, more than 90% of healthcare centers have no hygiene services, and more than 80% of schools lack access to safe drinking water and handwashing facilities throughout the school day. Acqua for Life is working in two communities, Anjepy and Manjakandriana, which have no access to clean drinking water. In this specific district, Acqua for Life will continue to work with WaterAid to bring a clean water supply and sanitation services to the district’s three schools and its healthcare facilities, helping over 17,000 people. Madagascan vanilla, an ingredient that is found in a number of Giorgio Armani fragrances, is produced and harvested further north of these regions, as part of a sustainable sourcing program to help local communities in the protected area of Loky Manambato.