Faces of the cause
Behind every number, a child with a bucket.
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Clean water is the oldest promise in Rotary service — and the easiest to lose track of. We're giving it a nervous system: agents that plan, watch, test and teach, so no pump goes quiet and no child walks back to a dry well.
For billions of people, this single motion is a daily expedition. For everyone else, it's invisible. We build agents so no tap, pump or well stays invisible.
Despite decades of progress, billions still live without the basics that Rotary clubs build one community at a time.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), 2025 update, 2024 estimates. Rounded. Check jointmonitoringprogramme.org for the latest.
For families without water on their doorstep, fetching it is a daily job — often done by women and girls. Set the distance and see what it takes from a year.
Assumes walking at 4 km/h with no waiting time. Real queues make it worse.
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 (2024 estimates). “Safely managed” water and sanitation; “basic” hygiene.
Source: USGS Water Science School (rounded).
Each runs right here in your browser. Each has a named steward — ROFIT Admin — and a human who signs off before anything leaves the building.
Describe a community's situation. Get a starting project brief: what to build, what keeps it alive, and which Rotary route to explore.
Caretakers check in weekly. When a point goes silent or breaks, the agent ranks it by people affected and tells the right human. Click a point to simulate a failure, then run the sweep.
All points shown are made-up samples. The pilot opens with real water points registered by Rotary clubs at wash.rofit.org.
Enter a field-test reading. It explains the result against WHO guideline values in plain language. It never declares water safe.
Soap and 20 seconds. Press start, scrub along with the steps, and watch the ring close. Teachers can project this in a classroom.
Water starts somewhere. Rivers, springs and aquifers are the first link in a chain that ends at a kitchen tap, a school handwashing station or a clinic. Protect the source, and every link downstream gets stronger.
Definitions follow WHO/UNICEF JMP service ladders. Tap a rung.
A simulated stream of what the six WASH agents would surface. Illustrative only — not real field data.
Tick what you've done today. It resets tomorrow — come back.
A community assessment led by the people who will use the water — not a design from afar.
Rotary clubs, local technicians and, where useful, the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary Action Group for expert advice.
A water committee, spare parts, a trained caretaker and a fair way to pay for repairs — before the first shovel.
Register every water point. Check in weekly. Fix what breaks. Report only what's true.
Our promise. These agents draft, flag and explain; people decide. Every agent has a named steward (ROFIT Admin), a mission, a version and an escalation path. Funding eligibility is always confirmed with The Rotary Foundation and your district — the Planner gives a starting point, not a ruling.