Get into the Ramadan Spirit: Donate and Help bring Clean, Safe Drinking Water to People in Need!
About charity: water
- charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations
- To date, charity: water has funded 23,377 water projects, that will provide access to clean, safe drinking water for more than 7.1 million people in 24 countries.
- It costs $30 US to provide one person with access to clean, safe water, which is about QR109.
- In ten years, with the help of more than 1 million donors worldwide, charity: water has raised millions to fund water projects and spread awareness about the global water crisis.
Their Water Projects
- On average, a water project costs QR36,500 and gives an entire community of people clean and safe water
- Types of water projects include hand-dug wells, drilled boreholes, rainwater collection tanks, pond sand filters, BioSand filters, spring projections, and rehabilitations of broken water points.
- charity: water proves each water project, connecting donors with the people they’ve helped through photography, video and GPS coordinates on Google Maps.
Hygiene & Sanitation
- Building latrines and hand-washing stations also greatly eliminates water-borne diseases and helps protect new potable water resources from contamination.
- Every community receives education in proper sanitation and hygiene promotion to reduce the instances of communicable diseases.
How to Get Involved
- Tell your friends and share the stories
- Launch a fundraising campaign on mycharity: water.
- For more details, visit: charitywater.org/
fundraising - Donate. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects
You can visit their Facebook page here:
Highlights
*The Water Crisis*
- 663 million people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water; that’s one in ten of us.
- Unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all disease and kill more people than all forms of violence, including war.
- 43% of those deaths are children under five years old. charity: water is working to change that.
Fine Print
- Unlike traditional Qgrabs.com deals, Charity campaigns won't offer you any discounts or savings, but will definitely help you reap pure karmic rewards!
- Buy multiple vouchers to offer more people the chance to drink clean water.
- *You do not need to print your voucher - your donation will be processed by simply purchasing the deal*
- Referral Credit not applicable for Charity Deals *This is a not-for-profit initiative - all proceeds will be donated to charity: water*
- *All donations received by charity: water will 100% go to fund water projects*