Give clean water - transform lives for good!

Water is a blessing that we often take for granted, but during Ramadan when Muslims around the world are fasting for up to 18 hours, we become more conscious of the difficulties faced by those without access to safe water.

A staggering 780 million people around the world lack access to clean drinking water. Millions are forced to drink dirty, unsafe water that could kill them. Women and children are forced to walk miles each day on dangerous terrain to fetch clean water. This denies children access to education, and hugely affects the entire family. A 2016 study by UNICEF estimates that 200 million hours a day are spent by women and girls around the world just collecting water.

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!

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “The best charity is giving water to drink” [Ahmad] and he was the most generous in giving charity. Access to safe water is a basic human right and we are working hard to ensure that greater water equality is achieved across the world.

Thanks to your support, Penny Appeal have built an incredible 30,408 wells and water systems, bringing clean water to over 300,000 people! But there are still so many that need our help.

"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." - Mother Teresa