CLEAN WATER IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
Background
In Uganda alone, 24 million people lack access to clean, safe drinking water. This barrier is keeping families from lifting themselves out of poverty.
People in rural areas draw their drinking water mainly from surface sources such as ponds, rivers and lakes. These sources are often watering holes for livestock, downhill from latrines, and catchments for mudslide debris – all dangerous contaminants that can contribute to life-threatening illnesses like diarrhea, cholera, dysentery and hepatitis.
Over 70% of all diseases treated in Uganda stem directly from a lack of clean water or poor sanitation and hygiene techniques.
We empower the poorest rural communities in Uganda to provide clean water and healthy homes
for children and their families to thrive. We partner with villages and schools to address critical gaps in water, sanitation, and hygiene by building infrastructure and coaching community members.
Unclean or unsafe water is one of the biggest obstacle to the health of communities in the developing world. Children are especially vulnerable to cholera and diarrhea illnesses, and unsafe water compromises their immune systems as well, making it difficult for them to fight any illness.
The gift of water saves lives, which is a hugely rewardable action. Allah says in the Qur’an, ‘And whoever saves one [a life] – it is as if he had saved all of mankind’. (Qur’an, 5:32) Imagine this – every single time the clean water you donated saves someone’s life, it is as if you have saved all of mankind!
You can help end the water crisis and restore hope in these communities. Together we’ll provide access to clean, safe and reliable water across Uganda and Africa – one community at a time.
