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Our Partnership with Just a Drop

Founded in 1998, Just a Drop has encouraged travel and tourism businesses to give back to the communities they operate in. Across the globe, 785 million people don’t have access to safe water and drinking dirty water makes people ill, holds back development and makes it harder for communities to escape the poverty trap. With the help of the community-owned, sustainable, and carefully monitored projects they create, the charity has now reached over 1.98 million people across 32 countries.

We’re proud to have partnered with Just a Drop since 2024, making a lasting and tangible impact around the world.

In 2024, we helped deliver a new latrine block and handwashing facilities at Los Calpules School in Nicaragua. In 2025, we supported a wider water supply project in Daha Village, Madya Pradesh, India, bringing clean water to 323 community members for the first time, including clean water taps for 70 households. 

In 2026, we are fundraising for a water, sanitation and menstrual hygiene project at Kwakalelo Primary School in Kenya. The school's 249 children and teachers currently lack reliable access to safe water following the drying up of their local well due to climate change. We are aiming to fundraise in 2026 to fund a rainwater harvesting tank, handwashing stations and menstrual hygiene education. 

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Daha Village in Madya Pradesh

In 2025, we were proud to support a completed water supply project in Daha Village, Madhya Pradesh, India, delivered in partnership with Just a Drop and Distinct Destinations.
The 323 residents of Daha Village previously travelled over a kilometre to access water from a river — a task that fell largely on women and girls and took several hours each day. Following our fundraising efforts, a water supply has now been installed in the village and at the local school, alongside a renovated school sanitation block.  As part of this project, 70 households also received clean water taps, bringing safe, accessible water directly into people's homes.
For the first time, the entire community has reliable access to clean water for drinking, cooking, washing and cleaning, reducing the burden on women and girls and creating more time for education and employment.
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Los Calpules School Nicaragua

In 2024, we completed a sanitation project at Los Calpules School in a remote area of Nicaragua, in partnership with Just a Drop.

The school's existing latrines were old and unusable, meaning children were often forced to defecate outside — causing hygiene problems and high rates of illness that kept students away from school.

We helped build two double-pit latrines (one for boys, one for girls) and a single latrine for teachers, alongside new handwashing facilities. The community were involved throughout and own and maintain the solution going forward.

Our project in Nicaragua with Just a Drop delivered the following for the 27 children and staff:

  • A cleaner, more hygienic school environment with access to proper toilet and handwashing facilities.
  • Improved attendance, with fewer children missing school due to preventable illness. 
  • Girls able to manage their periods with dignity and stay in education. 
  • Better hygiene habits, leading to long-term health benefits. 
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Internal Fundraising

From sponsored cycles to Indian food feasts, the internal team at Newmarket Holidays have been busy raising money for Just a Drop.

If you would like to support their efforts, any donations to Just a Drop would be appreciated:

Just a Drop Fundraising Page Newmarket Holidays

“Newmarket Holidays is a really valuable, new partner for us, and they understand how important it is to give back to communities.”

Fiona Jeffery, Just a Drop founder

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