Clean water is essential for every part of daily life. Drinking, cooking, washing, hygiene and staying healthy all depend on it.
Yet billions of people around the world still live without safely managed drinking water. In many communities, families rely on distant, unreliable or unsafe water sources simply to meet their everyday needs.
Through Thirst Relief, Penny Appeal supports practical water solutions, from community wells and deep water wells to emergency water deliveries in places where existing supplies have been disrupted.
Give Clean Water
Choose a water project and help provide a safer, more reliable source for families and communities.
Build a complete water well in Pakistan, Sri Lanka or India, bringing a local water source closer to the community.
Build a Water Well
Fund a deep water well in Myanmar, providing access to groundwater where deeper drilling is required.
Build a Deep Water Well
Contribute towards wells and other water projects across more than 15 countries.
Contribute to Clean Water
Fund a truck carrying 10,000 litres of clean water for families in Gaza facing severe water shortages.
Send Water to Gaza
When clean water is difficult to access, the effects reach far beyond thirst.
Families still need water to prepare meals, wash clothes, bathe, clean their homes and maintain basic hygiene. For Muslim communities, water is also needed for wudu and daily worship.
Where there is no nearby source, collecting enough water for a household can require long journeys and repeated trips. This burden often falls on women and children, taking time away from education, work and family life.
Unsafe water brings another risk. Contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation can spread preventable diseases, particularly among children.
A reliable water source closer to home can make everyday life safer and give families back valuable time.
A well becomes part of everyday life in the community it serves.
Families can return to it each day to collect the water they need for:
The right water solution depends on the location. Some communities can access groundwater through a standard well, while others require deeper drilling or larger water systems.
Penny Appeal works with local teams and partners to identify an appropriate solution based on the needs and conditions of each community.
Providing water has a special place in our faith.
When Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah (RA) asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ which charity was best, he replied:
“Water.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
A well can continue serving people long after its construction is complete.
Each day, families can use its water to drink, prepare meals, wash and make wudu. As that benefit continues, your donation can become a lasting form of Sadaqah Jariyah.
You can fund a water well for yourself or dedicate it on behalf of someone you love.
Give Sadaqah Jariyah
Select a complete water well, deep water well or contribution towards a wider water project.
Our teams and partners assess water access, local conditions and community needs to determine where a project can provide suitable support.
Local teams arrange the construction and installation of the water source.
Once complete, the water source is made available for families in the surrounding community.
Eligible complete well projects may include photographs, project details, location information and a dedication plaque.
In Gaza, access to clean water has been severely restricted by damage to water and sanitation infrastructure, displacement and restrictions affecting the operation and repair of essential systems.
For families, limited water supplies must stretch across drinking, cooking, washing and basic hygiene.
Alongside longer-term water projects, Penny Appeal supports emergency water deliveries where communities need an immediate supply.
A $750 donation funds a full 10,000-litre water truck for distribution to families in Gaza.
Fund a Gaza Water Truck
Penny Appeal supports water projects designed around the needs of each location.
This includes:
By supporting Thirst Relief, you help fund both long-term access to water and immediate assistance where existing supplies have been disrupted.
Current options include water wells in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India, deep water wells in Myanmar, contributions towards water projects across more than 15 countries, and emergency water deliveries in Gaza.
A complete water well costs $600, while a deep water well in Myanmar costs $1,600.
You can also contribute $100 towards a wider water project.
The depth of groundwater varies by location. A standard well may be suitable where groundwater is accessible closer to the surface, while deeper drilling may be required in other areas.
Yes. You can dedicate a well on behalf of yourself, your family or a loved one, including someone who has passed away.
A water well can be given as Sadaqah Jariyah because it provides an ongoing benefit for as long as people continue to use the water it provides.
Eligible complete well projects may include photographs, project details, location information and a dedication plaque. Reporting can vary depending on the country and project.
Completion times vary according to the location, type of project, groundwater conditions, weather, accessibility and availability of materials.
Reliable access to water can improve health, reduce the time families spend collecting it and make everyday tasks easier.
Your donation can help build a water source that a community can return to day after day.
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