REPLENISH AFRICA INITIATIVE (RAIN)
RAIN is The Coca‑Cola Foundation’s flagship African community program contributing to helping Africa achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals on clean water and sanitation access.
Managed by the Global Environment & Technology Foundation, RAIN aims to improve the lives of people in Africa through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs and other water-based initiatives.
Since 2009, RAIN has worked to address specific community needs – deploying a vast network of partners including governments, the private sector and civil society.
![Woman filling a bucket with water at a RAIN Kenya water kiosk Woman filling a bucket with water at a RAIN Kenya water kiosk](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/rain-kenya-water-kiosk.jpg)
Our Key Focus Areas
RAIN makes catalytic investments to improve the lives of over 6 million people in Africa through a wide range of water-based initiatives, including:
![Water Sanitation & Hygiene Project](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/rain-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-767x463.jpg)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Community access to water and sanitation projects, promoting improved hygiene behaviors for positive impacts on health and development.
![Productive use of water project](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/rain-productive-use-of-water-project-767x463.jpg)
Productive Use of Water
Projects to promote efficient and sustainable use of water for economic development.
![Watershed Protection Project](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/rain-watershed-protection-project-767x463.jpg)
Watershed Protection
Conservation projects in critical water basins that provide upstream economic services and downstream community water supply.
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RAIN Partners
RAIN works with over 300 best-in-class international and local partners. Some RAIN partners include:
![UN HABITAT For A Better Urban FUTURE](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/un-habitat-328x159.jpg)
![USAID From the American People](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/usaid-328x159.jpg)
![WaterAid](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/wateraid-328x159.jpg)
![Water for People](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/water-for-people-328x159.jpg)
![Mercy Corps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/rain-mercy-corps-328x159.jpg)
![Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/wsup-328x159.jpg)
![Global Grassroots](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/global-grassroots-328x159.jpg)
![Woman farmers advancement network](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/woman-farmers-advancement-network-328x159.jpg)
![The Nature Conservancy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/nature-conservancy-328x159.jpg)
![Drop in the bucket](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/drop-in-the-budket-328x159.jpg)
![AMREF Health Africa](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/amref-health-africa-328x159.jpg)
![World Wildlife Fund panda logo WWF](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/company/us/en/sustainability/water-stewardship/wwf-328x159.jpg)