Faith groups
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| Florence is one of many from Obur East Village, Uganda who now has a safe source of clean water thanks to support from faith groups. |
| Credit: WaterAid/Caroline Irby |
Churches
WaterAid receives tremendous support from faith groups all around the UK. Although much of our work with faith groups has been with churches we welcome support and interest from all other religious denominations or groups wanting to improve the lives of those in need.
WaterAid has strong links with church organisations overseas and in some cases works in close co-operation with their organisations when delivering its projects. For example WaterAid works with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) in the Northern region of Ethiopia.
Great ways to get involved
There are many ways your faith group can get involved. One example is through a sunday school, like the pupils at Millom and Haverigg Methodist Church who explored WaterAid's learning resources in their church holiday club.
The children made posters with a water theme for a competition, with the minister chosing the the winning poster. On the final day small groups delivered presentation about how WaterAid can help people.
And of course they played lots of games with water and enjoyed getting very wet!
We are always keen to hear from churches interested in raising funds for our work and can provide you with a range of resources and support to help.
To find our ways your church can get involved please contact Victoria on 020 7793 2249 or email us for more information and support materials.
Fundraising case studies
These useful case studies illustrate previous fundraising activities. From one off events such as sponsored walks, to year long centenary celebrations there are many ways in which faith groups have chosen to support WaterAid. Find out more about individual case studies here.
Resources
If you would like to find out about the resources we have available to support any fundraising you undertake, for example posters and collecting envelopes, or if you are simply looking for ideas on how you can help why not visit our fundraising resources pages.
Buckets of pennies for buckets of water
Collect small change to help us make a big change! Collect buckets of pennies and WaterAid will turn them into buckets of clean water for some of the world's poorest people, helping them overcome poverty.
Find out more and request your free fundraising pack.