Current Appeals

One in four people don't have safe water

No one should have to choose between dirty water or thirst

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A young boy stands in front of the community water source. The water is visibly dirty.
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Light the World

In partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

We accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and many more - donate now! Support the Water #WAGMI fund Read our 2022 Crypto Impact Report
"We've seen a drastic reduction in sepsis cases. Lives are saved." Mary, nurse and midwife.
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Zakat

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

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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!
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LemonAid

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

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Past Appeals

"We've seen a drastic reduction in sepsis cases. Lives are saved." Mary, nurse and midwife.
Image: WaterAid/Dennis Lupenga

Water is Life

Water is Life looked at the work of medical staff who keep patients safe against all odds. 

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When the water runs dry

See how changing weather patterns are affecting Felisberta and her community

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Backpacks not buckets | WaterAid
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Thirst for Knowledge

Girls should carry backpacks, not buckets. 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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Wards without water | WaterAid
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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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Access denied

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
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Giving Tuesday 2019

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

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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.
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Let Kids Learn

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

Progress updates
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Tap the sun

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

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Boy collecting water from the new tap in a community in Timor-Leste
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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
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Zakat (Zakah)

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

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