Making a Will

Carolina collecting water from the contaminated spring, 200 metres down a steep slope.

Credit: WaterAid / Dinesh

Leaving a bequest to WaterAid is a powerful, heart warming act that Will have a huge impact on people in the developing world. By leaving a residuary bequest in your Will you can help more of the poorest people gain access to safe water. 

The impacts your gift will have is huge. As a result, people like Carolina Elcolbere Aldea in Timor-Leste will no longer have to spend three hours or more a day fetching water for their home use. They will have more time to go back to school, get an education and even develop cottage industries to help create income.

Money and time spent on illness will be less and can be redirected into looking after children and the household. A residuary bequest in your Will can help get people like Carolina out of the poverty cycle forever.

Find out how one woman's gift in her Will changed the lives of thousands of people

Leaving a bequest is simple. Whether you have an existing Will or not, all you need to is speak with your solicitor to include WaterAid as a residuary bequest in your Will. The bequest can be in the form of a specified sum or item, a set percentage share of the estate or the estate can be used to establish a perpetual charitable trust.

When making your Will you can still remember those that are close to you, family and friends, but you can also remember organisations like WaterAid and the work that we do to help those less fortunate.