Gap Inc., the renowned US specialty clothing retailer, has achieved its goal to empower two million people to improve their access to water and sanitation in India.
The initiative is through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance.
Sharing this at SIWI World Water Week, Mark Breitbard, CEO of Gap, said that the milestone shows the power the company has when it works with great partners and uses the scale of its business to drive meaningful change.
To date, Gap Inc.’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) partners WaterAid and Water.org have reached more than two million people in India with improved access to water and sanitation.
The programming will continue to expand its impact through January 2023.
Meanwhile, this season, Gap is introducing its first products made with cotton that was grown in villages where the Women + Water Alliance is empowering women and community members to improve their access to clean water and sanitation.
In parallel, we are also supporting farmers in those villages to convert to organic cotton-farming practices, to improve local water quality.
Mark Breitbard said, “We’re partnering with the Water Resilience Coalition to create a new phase of the initiative, where we invite other companies to join us in supporting on-the-ground partners in empowering women and communities to improve their water access.”
