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Schools Water Testing Week from 16-20 March 2026

National schools water testing drive

WaterCAN will mobilise over 150 schools across all nine provinces to test drinking water and strengthen accountability through citizen science.

Learners generating public evidence

Using WaterCAN’s testing kits and MapMyWater portal, schools will upload findings that support safer water, public transparency, and one of South Africa’s largest datasets.

Safe water as a school rights issue

With nearly one in five schools not meeting the minimum running water standard, the campaign gives learners and families evidence to demand safer drinking water.

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​The New WaterCAN MapMyWater Portal is Live!

WaterCAN’s Citizen Science Map empowers communities to report leaks, shortages, and pollution, creating a real-time snapshot of South Africa’s water health. Each report strengthens accountability, exposes problem areas, and drives action. By joining, you help transform citizen science into lasting change for water security nationwide.

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Citizen Science Water Health Report
2025

The Annual WaterCAN Citizen Science Water Testing Week held in September has confirmed that unsafe water is not an isolated rural problem but a widespread national risk affecting communities across all nine provinces.

The most alarming results come from drinking-water sources that should be safe at the point of use.

Read our Statement
Read our Report

Need a Water Testing Kit? 

Thanks to our donors we are able to provide a limited amount of FREE WaterCAN Citizen Science Water Testing Kits. Our current focus is on the Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape. However, if you want to jump the queue, you can buy a single testing kit directly from us for just R250, including delivery. 

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Citizen Science

WaterCAN empowers communities to collect and share credible water data, turning ordinary citizens into informed guardians of South Africa’s water resources.

 Advocacy 

We demand transparent governance, challenge poor water management, and advocate for policies ensuring every South African’s right to clean, safe water.

Builidng Partnerships

We collaborates with communities, researchers, and civic groups to strengthen water monitoring, share expertise, and achieve lasting water security nationwide.

5000+

Citizen Science Test Kits Distributed

100+

Schools reached and offered training 

30+ 

Community groups we actively work with

100+

Municipalities where our activists are based

Our Partners 

We work with multiple organisations across the country. Each one is rooted in grassroots activism, fueled by passion and manned by dedicated staff and an suported by an volunteers. 

Are you in the water services industry? 

We receive many requests from companies in the water services industry offering a wide range of water-related products, including purification solutions, testing kits, storage options, and more. Unfortunately, we are not able to engage with each request on an individual basis.

To help us identify partners who are willing to support poor, vulnerable, and marginalised communities affected by water injustice, please complete the form below.

Thank you for your understanding.


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