About Us
About Turn on the Tap...
Turn on the Tap is our campaign for clean water in the developing world. It’s about children, adults, schools, churches, community groups - anyone who shares our passion - coming together to end water poverty for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
The funds raised through Turn on the Tap go towards the water and sanitation projects of Samaritan's Purse.
About Samaritan's Purse...
Samaritan's Purse is the charity behind the Turn on the Tap campaign. We are an international relief and development agency that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst communities in need in 18 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia - to see both physical and spiritual needs fulfilled. To find out more, visit www.samaritans-purse.org.uk.
We take the funds raised through Turn on the Tap and use them to deliver clean water and sanitation solutions in the places where we work.
What inspires us...
We are inspired by the words and example of Jesus Christ, who instructed his followers to be the ones whom others could turn to and say, "I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink." (Matthew 25:35)
This is the motivation behind our work - serving God and serving others by providing clean water and sanitation to those who need it most.
How we go about our work...
Our water and sanitation programmes began in 2005, after we identified some of the places where the need was greatest and where we could work alongside local partners - both churches and charities - who shared our passion.
Since that time, we've been able to provide over 220,000 people with access to clean water and sanitation across Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger, Mozambique and Uganda.
Here's how we do it:
Water Filters, installed in the homes of families, filter out up to 95% of all bacteria and provides clean drinking water for up to 15 years.
Boreholes, which are either installed or repaired, provide clean water for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning to whole communities of 500 people.
Shallow Wells, dug out by hand and sealed with a hand pump, give easy access to clean water just beneath the surface of the land.
Latrines, either a single pit latrine for a family or a covered block of latrines for a village, can stop crops being damaged, water being contaminated, and diseases spreading.
Education is key, and our trained hygiene educators spread the message about how washing your hands and avoiding dirty water sources can make the difference between life and death.
All this great work is made possible through our Turn on the Tap campaign, which gives people in the UK and Ireland the chance to raise funds and be part of this life-saving work.
