What Water

What Water

WHAT WATER, ASBL

Hamm, Luxembourg

Water & SanitationArts & CultureCommunity development
AssociationFounded 2022International reach
Profile last updated: July 17, 2026

About

Founded in 2022, What Water is a non-profit association based in Hamm, Luxembourg working on water & sanitation, arts & culture, community development.

What Water is a non-profit association registered in Luxembourg that connects artists and engaged citizens in Europe with communities in Central Africa to provide clean water access. It builds water wells, boreholes, water towers and smart water infrastructure, starting with projects in rural Cameroon in 2022, and works through a direct model with limited intermediaries and local authorities. It funds its work through donations and art sales, with 50% of art sales proceeds going to the artists. Its stated goal is to provide clean water to 8 million people by 2030.

Location

Hamm, Luxembourg

Founded

2022

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ASBL

Legal name

WHAT WATER, ASBL

Focus areas

clean waterartphilanthropyCentral AfricaCameroonwater infrastructure

Languages

ENFR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Water & SanitationArts & CultureCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Smart water towers digital pilot project

Water & Sanitation · Cameroon

Digital pilot project to make water infrastructure, including water towers and smart water towers, more efficient.

Countries of operation

Cameroon

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 6 Clean water and sanitationSDG 17 Partnerships for the goals

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMembership

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