Water Well Appeal - Drops of Mercy

Water is needed throughout the day. Families use it to drink, prepare food and look after their homes. When collecting it takes time or the available source is unsafe, these ordinary tasks become harder to manage. 

Our water projects help provide supplies that households can use closer to where they live. A hand pump can serve a family and nearby neighbours; a community well supports a larger group of people. The practical purpose is a water supply that people can continue using as part of daily life. 

Safely managed drinking water has a particular meaning in the WHO and UNICEF report: an improved source on the premises, available when needed and free from contamination. The global figure describes gaps in that standard. It should not be understood to mean that everyone counted has no water source at all. 

Where data was available, the report found that water collection usually fell to women and girls in most countries. Reducing collection time is another reason to support a water source closer to the households using it. 

Choose Your Water Well Or Hand-pump Option 

For £250, you can support a hand pump serving up to 15 people. The programme lists Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Afghanistan as locations for these projects. This option helps provide drinking water for a household and people living nearby. 

The £1,350 community-well option can serve up to 1,000 people. Projects are listed in Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. The programme describes a borehole in Kenya and wells in Sierra Leone and Uganda, so the type of water source depends on the location. 

If you are able to give £2,700, the appeal offers two community wells. A £50 gift can help provide clean water, and you can also choose another amount. You can contribute without funding a complete water well yourself. 

Consider which option suits what you want to support. The household hand pump and larger community project serve different numbers of people; your choice should reflect the programme description as well as the amount you can afford.

If you are collecting towards a project with relatives or at your Masjid, decide which option you are supporting before sharing the appeal. Tell people whether their gifts contribute towards a hand pump or a community well, and keep the amount and location description together. 

In the Hadeeth recorded in Sahih Muslim 1631, the Prophet ﷺ described ongoing charity among the deeds whose benefit continues after a person’s death, alongside beneficial knowledge and a righteous child’s Du’a. This gives us reason to seek lasting good through what we share. 

When you support a water well, give with that hope and intention. A water supply can be used repeatedly by the people it serves. Ask Allah to make it beneficial for them and a means of reward for you in the Akhirah. 

You might be considering a gift in memory of someone you love. The wish to keep doing good on their behalf can be deeply personal. Take care over the project you choose, and ask our team about anything you need to understand before giving. 

Respect For The People Using The Water 

A family receiving access to water already has its own routines and responsibilities. Parents are caring for their children, neighbours are looking out for one another and households are doing what they can with the supplies available to them. 

Your Sadaqah can help a family with water for drinking, cooking and caring for their children. Having a source closer to home can ease the work of collecting it, alongside the care parents and neighbours already give one another. 

Think about how often water is needed in your own home, from the first drink of the morning to preparing an evening meal. Supporting another household’s access is a practical expression of concern that can continue beyond the day you make your donation. 

Important Terms For This Water Well Appeal

This appeal is not Zakat applicable. Please give Sadaqah towards it; if you intend to give Zakat, use the relevant One Ummah appeal instead. Any surplus funds from this appeal are placed into the general water fund to support other water-related projects. 

Please ask if you are unsure. For more information about a water well option or the programme, contact info@oneummah.org.uk or call 0300 111 3111. 

Give The Gift Of Water 

Choose a hand pump, a community project or a contribution towards the wider water work. Give what you can manage and check the amount before confirming. Your support for the water well appeal can help families with a resource they need every day. May Allah accept your Sadaqah and place barakah in its benefit. 

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