Children often bear the burden of walking miles each day to find water in streams and ponds. Sickness and the time lost fetching it robs entire communities of their futures.
Every day, more than 800 children die from preventable diseases caused by unclean water, or a lack of sanitation and hygiene. Poor sanitation, water and hygiene affect more than just children`s health.
When your child comes to you, asking you for food, and you have no food for her to eat, and yet you have to send her to fetch water. With an empty stomach.
With an empty stomach, she has to walk 6 hours for a gallon of dirty water.
Because of that water, imagine seeing your daughter take her last breath.
The first and most obvious benefit is that it earns one a place in Paradise. Ka’b (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Giving Sadaqah on Friday is better than giving it on any other day of the week”.
“Giving charity on Friday with regard to the rest of the week is the best day to do so. This is similar to the superiority of giving charity during Ramadhan, with regard to the rest of the months.” Ibn Al-Qayyim
Diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
This project will target the most vulnerable people – those with infections and diseases.
Every child has the right to an education – whatever their background, gender, or ethnicity.
Natural disasters hit thus demolishing cities, towns, and villages across countries.
Every minute of every day, more than 5 children die as a result of malnutrition, according to estimates.
In the poorest countries, 1 in 4 children is forced to work which is inhumane and a very upsetting sight to see.
