Current Appeals

When The Water Runs Dry

Changing weather patterns make it even harder for those already struggling to find enough water to survive.

Support Felisberta and the thousands like her
WaterAid/ Vlad Sokhin

Zakat

Clean water and handwashing save lives - yet 3 billion people cannot wash their hands at home. Can you help?

Donate your zakat here
WaterAid/ Guilhem Alandry

Donate Cryptocurrency

Make a tax-efficient donation with your cryptocurrency online now!

We accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and many more - donate now!

Thirst for knowledge

In 80% of households in the developing world, girls have to walk hours every day to collect water. This keeps girls from school and keeps generations of women trapped in a cycle of poverty. Can you unlock her potential?

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Backpacks not buckets | WaterAid
WaterAid/Ernest Randriarimalala

Tribute donations

Are you donating in honor of someone?

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WaterAid/ Guilhem Alandry

Community Challenges

WaterAid supporters climb Mount Kilimanjaro in support of WaterAid

Choose a challenge

Will you help students take on the challenge of a lifetime? They'll be taking on physical challenges--from Machu Picchu to Everest  - will you support their fundraising?

Challenge accepted!
WaterAid LemonAid

LemonAid

No longer just for Beyonce. Our LemonAid project quenches the world's thirst, one "LemonAid" stand at a time!

Thirsty for more? Click here

Past Appeals

Wards without water | WaterAid
WaterAid/Denis Lupenga

No water on the frontlines

As we grappled with COVID-19, WaterAid worked to equip frontline workers with running water to keep health centers clean for all of us. 

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WaterAid/ Ernest Randriarimalala

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9 villages, 9 schools and 2 healthcare centers: we had big plans in the winter of 2019.

See how we did
Giving Tuesday 2019 | WaterAid
WaterAid/Sarah Kershaw

Giving Tuesday 2019

Giving Tuesday is the cornerstone of our winter fundraising efforts. It can make or break a project.

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WaterAid/ Guilhem Alandry

Clean water in clinics

Our summer appeal went straight to the heart of health care clinics in Mali.

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Students at the Totcomana School.
WaterAid/Nat Fernandes

Let Kids Learn

Our 2018 winter appeal focused on 29 schools in rural communities in Nicaragua and Colombia.

Progress updates
WaterAid/ Chileshe Chanda

Tap the sun

Our summer 2018 appeal, utilizing solar power to equip Chicoma, Mozambique with clean water.

Follow our progress updates
Boy collecting water from the new tap in a community in Timor-Leste
WaterAid/Timor-Leste

Light the World

WaterAid is a proud partner of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Young girl washing her hands | WaterAid
WaterAid/Sibtain Haider

Zakat (Zakah)

Your zakat transforms lives around the world with clean water and decent toilets.

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