Sing for Water London

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Add to Calendar 2020-09-13 00:00:00 2020-09-13 00:00:00 Sing for Water London Join us for a very special online concert, featuring choirs from around the country. Choirs will learn songs separately and then come together (virtually!) for one big performance. Whether you're a spectator or singer, the result is spectacular! Zoom (virtual event) WaterAid UK [email protected] Europe/London public
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Sing for Water London Image WaterAid/Brendan Foster

Event information

Join us for a very special online concert, featuring choirs from around the country. Choirs will learn songs separately and then come together (virtually!) for one big performance. Whether you're a spectator or singer, the result is spectacular!

This year's Sing for Water concert will now be a virtual event via Zoom, held on Sunday 13 September. Singers can sing along safely at home as individuals or in small socially distant groups, depending on government guidelines. 

Details on how to join the virtual event will be released closer to the time.

Sing for Water started in 2002 as part of the annual Totally Thames festival. Each year 500 people from choirs across the UK join forces to perform in the Scoop, right next to the River Thames. The incredible atmosphere, electric crowd and picturesque location make it a day to remember.

Raising money

Each singer commits to raising a certain amount of money as part of the event, and all the funds currently support our vital projects in Malawi, reaching some of the world’s poorest communities with clean water and decent toilets. To date, Sing for Water events have raised over £1 million for WaterAid's work.

Thanks to the amazing fundraising efforts of our choirs, we have been able to bring clean water to communities across Malawi, like Chiswe village.

Before Chiswe had clean water, the children often fell sick with illnesses like diarrhoea caused by drinking dirty water. Or they would sacrifice their time in school to go in search of cleaner sources.

Now, with a water kiosk in the village, the children are healthier, happier and can enjoy their time in class and playing with friends.

Children from Chiswe village collecting clean water from the new water kiosk.
WaterAid/Dennis Lupenga
When Sing for Water first started, our dream was to raise £1,000. Over the last 15 years, you’ve turned that into over £1 million for projects in Burkina Faso, Malawi, Ghana, India, Timor-Leste, Ethiopia and Rwanda. It’s wonderful that so many choirs, festivals and individuals are now involved with Sing for Water.
Co-Founder Helen Chadwick

Useful fundraising resources

Fundraising guide Sponsorship form Bunting

Paying in money you've raised

The easiest way to collect money is through a JustGiving page - it will be automatically sent to us quickly and securely. Why not nominate a member of your choir to set one up for the group?

Set up a JustGiving page

If you've raised money offline in cash, you can send still pay it in online using our online form.

Pay your fundraising money in online

You can also make a bank transfer, send us a cheque, or pay it in over the phone. For details of how to pay in these ways visit our paying in your money page.

Contact us

Have a question about Sing for Water? Fancy volunteering at one of the events? Or do you want to run something similar in your local area?

Contact Sam in the Events team with your queries and he’ll be happy to help.

Phone: 020 7793 4594

Email: [email protected]