Max Foundation was founded in 2005 by Steven and Joke Le Poole after the death of their baby boy Max Le Poole. They were heartbroken, but determined to make something good come out of it. They wanted to save as many children’s lives as possible. Every day, nearly 18.000 children under five years old still die unnecessarily from infectious diseases like diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia. Unnecessaril
y? Since these diseases can be easily prevented by access to safe water, adequate sanitation facilities and better hygiene conditions for mother and child. At Max Foundation we work with our heart ánd our head in order to maximize our impact: saving as many children’s lives as possible. Preventing child mortality in the most effective and sustainable way. That is our mission. We chose an integrated approach: we do not only work in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), but also offer programs on safe motherhood and nutrition (HEALTH). We call these joined elements MAX-WASH. We already reached over 1 million people with our projects. Behind this number lie the everyday stories of individual lives that became better with our help.
