Water for Life

Clean and safe water is the key to life.

Providing this valuable resource to vulnerable communities as charity is the most rewarding of all.

Nearly every single living organism needs water to survive. Yet across the globe, a staggering 2 BILLION people — ONE IN EVERY FOUR — do not have access to it. 

Without clean water to drink, people can’t live. They face risk of dehydration, disease and at worst: death.

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Without water for crops and livestock, they can’t eat enough or earn a living. If their water isn’t clean, they won’t be healthy. If it comes from a faraway source, they have to spend their days seeking it instead of going to school or earning an income – this affects women and girls the most.

Your donation is a vital means of survival for so many who don’t have access to this basic human necessity.

young girl from Niger using Islamic Relief water facility

Most Likely to Reduce Global Poverty

A United Nations publication, Safe Water as the Key to Global Health, stated: “No other single intervention is more likely to have a significant impact on global poverty than the provision of safe water.”

It is the key to immunity and health, helping families prevent disease and early death. A key to ensuring children can go to school and achieve their full potential. A key to empowering girls and women so they can reclaim their health, dignity, safety, and success.

The key to a healthy life starts here. With water. With you.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The best charity is giving water to drink.

Ahmad

How Islamic Relief charity is providing clean water for life 

Here at Islamic Relief, we’re working worldwide in over 40 countries across the globe to ensure that not only do communities have a safe and reliable source of water for today, but for life too.

We ensure communities have a sustainable source of clean water for years to come. We recognise the risk of drought, displacement, and disease. With over thirty years of expertise, we know that simply drilling wells and installing water pumps cannot solve a water crisis.

We bypass short-term interventions and high running costs to instead provide long-term sustainable solutions, installing irrigation systems, building water tanks, training communities, distributing hygiene kits, and rehabilitating viable water systems.

The impact of your donations

With your support, Islamic Relief has been able to provide clean water and infrastructure to over 844,000 people across 19 countries through our WASH projects.

A female rightsholder benefiting from Islamic Relief's Reliable Water for Somalia (RWAS) project.
Islamic Relief installing the borehole in Burtinle for the Reliable Water for Somalia (RWAS) project.
Islamic Relief water project in Lebanon, upgrading water supplies
Islamic Relief water project in Lebanon, upgrading water supplies
Female student enjoying refurbished water facilities
Working to provide water facilities in Pakistan's schools
Students holding bottles filled with water from safe drinking taps for Safe Water for Female Educational Institution Project
Building facilities for Safe Water for Female Educational Institution Project
Male rightholder benefiting from water project in Indonesia
Construction of toilets in Indonesia as part of water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives

Islamic Relief is providing safe drinking water and sanitation for 5,119 rightholders in Indonesia. This includes constructing pipe systems that deliver clean water directly to families’ households in regions such as the Pandeglang district, Banten Province. We also train water management committees and establish sanitation and hygiene committees to improve community hygiene.

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