Why give shares?

Share ownership in the UK has an estimated value of £200 billion. If WaterAid were to receive just 0.001% of these shares, this would be enough to provide over 13,000 people with safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

There are many reasons why making a gift of shares to WaterAid might appeal to you:

• Perhaps you hold 'windfall' shares as a result of a privatisation or de-mutualisation that are effectively gathering dust, making little difference to you, but could make a huge difference to WaterAid?
  
• Or maybe you own small bundles of shares, for example as a result of an inheritance, that seem to generate more paperwork than income for you?
  
• Alternatively, perhaps you feel that the tax relief associated with a gift of shares allows you to contribute even more to WaterAid's work, effectively 'maximising' your donation at no extra cost to yourself?
  
• Or maybe you are keen to support our work but do not feel in a position to make a cash gift at this particular point in time?

Whatever your motivation, by donating shares to WaterAid you would be investing in a better future for those most in need in Africa and Asia, helping to give hope and transform lives.