Harvest Appeal 2024

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WaterAid/ Basile Ouedraogo

Give the gift of reliable, clean water – whatever the weather

Join us and help more communities like Mayaman's enjoy bountiful harvests, year after year, come rain or shine.

Mayaman, 55, is from Tigama, a village in Mali, West Africa. She is an experienced market gardener and has been working hard for the last 20 years to grow and sell food to nourish her family and make a living.

But Mali is one of the hottest, driest countries on Earth, and it is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with rainfall gradually decreasing year on year, and droughts becoming more common. Until recently, growing enough to feed Mayaman's family and earn an income had gone from being difficult, to impossible.

Thanks to a new water tower and four tap stands that we worked alongside Mayaman's village to install, Mayaman and her community now have a climate-resilient clean water supply they can rely on, whatever the weather.

Will your group join us and help more communities have harvests to celebrate, with a reliable supply of clean water? 

Get started with your free harvest resources

 

 

For Mayaman, having year-round water has been life-changing.

Mayaman Malle, 55, watering crops inside the women's market garden, in the village of Tigama, Mali, March 2022.

We make two harvests now as we have more water available. We harvested the first round of vegetables, and we have already sold a large part of the second round as well. Previously, many of our vegetables did not grow because of the lack of water, including tomatoes, cabbages, and beets. They all grew well this year.

Thanks to the support of groups like yours, we're working to bring a reliable supply of clean water to more communities – here in Mali, and around the world.

Will you join us in a united effort to ensure more families like Mayaman's have clean water to drink and nourishing food to eat?

Your free harvest pack is full of ideas and tools to help you fundraise, and lots more information about the life-changing impact your support will have.

Ways to get involved

Hold a harvest festival

Celebrate harvest with a day packed full of fun activities: decorate your space, listen to stories, sing songs, play games and get everyone involved!

Grow your own veg

Try fast-maturing varieties or, if you've got a greenhouse, you could give some more unusual plants a go. Then auction off the produce or cuttings.

Host a special supper

Host a harvest supper at home or with your group, perhaps featuring delicious traditional recipes from Mali – included in your pack!

You'll find lots more suggestions and activities, including for the younger members of your group, in your pack – available to download instantly, or to receive in the post.

Order your free resources

Learn more about our work

Discover more about clean water, sanitation, hygiene, climate change – and much more! – with a free talk or workshop from our Speaker Network.

Pay in your fundraising

If you've already collected some money for the appeal, thank you! There are lots of ways you can send it to us, both online and offline.