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The Financial Times Seasonal Appeal 

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Welcome!

In this section you can make a donation and learn more about WaterAid and our vital work.

The money raised through the appeal, and the awareness that the FT is raising, will do a huge amount to help us tackle the global sanitation and water crisis.Barbara Frost

Thanks again for your support.


Barbara Frost,
WaterAid Chief Executive

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The issues

In this short audio slideshow, WaterAid's Girish Menon explains why the need for WaterAid's work is as great as ever... 

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Simple solutions

Our short film, Simple solutions, shows how our water, sanitation and hygiene projects are changing lives for millions...

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Water and sanitation statistics

  • 5,000 children die every day from water-related diseases - that's more than malaria, TB and HIV combined
  • 5.6 billion productive days are lost annually around the world due to diarrhoeal diseases
  • 443 million school days are lost annually worldwide due to diarrhoeal diseases
  • The UN Human Development Report estimates that a dollar invested in sanitation brings $9 return