More than a billion people call India home. This vast population is spread across deserts and deltas, green valleys and rocky mountains, remote villages and mega-cities. Reaching everyone with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene is a huge challenge.

That hasn't stopped us making real progress. In the last year, we've helped 374,000 people get decent toilets and 466,000 people get clean water. The Indian Government's 'Clean India' campaign has a target of no-one going to the toilet in the open by the end of 2019. Toilets are front page news and change is happening.

But while many thrive in the world's second fastest-growing economy, millions are being left behind.

Nearly half the population currently has no choice but to go to the toilet in rivers and fields, beside train tracks or down alleyways. Every day, at least 166 children under five die because of diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. It is particularly tough to get toilets and water to people living in India's rapidly expanding slums.

Together, we can make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene a normal part of everyday life for everyone in India.

We give people the knowledge and confidence to demand their rights. We support the Government to integrate water, toilets and hygiene into health, nutrition and disaster strategies, building systems that last.

And we make sure services meet the specific needs of women, children and disabled people so that no one is left behind.