Why Water?
It all starts with water.
Water is the stuff of life. It flows freely from our taps. We wash our hands, our hair, and our clothes with it; we drink it without a second thought. Our very bodies are made up of 70% water.
But when the only water available is dirty and difficult to reach, everything changes. Everyday activities - like cooking, cleaning, washing, and drinking - suddenly become dangerous and life-threatening.
In fact, living without clean water and sanitation can have far reaching consequences, trapping families in a vicious cycle...
What's worse, not everyone who enters this dirty water cycle makes it out. Every day more than 4,000 children in the developing world die from water-borne diseases.
They are dying from diseases that could be prevented...should be prevented.
Let's make a different future flow...
Turn on the Tap is your chance to be part of the solution - to let a different future flow for the world's poorest and most vulnerable children.
It's your chance to be part of simple, yet life-changing, solutions that break the cycle by providing access to clean water and sanitation. These solutions are low in cost, but high in impact - because it all starts with water...
Just £15 can give a family in Niger access to a community latrine - no more shame and contaminated water.
Just £26 can give a child in Mozambique access to a nearby well with a handpump - no more walking miles for water.
Just £48 can give a mother in Uganda clean water in her home through a BioSand water filter - no more sickness for her and her family.
You can find out more about our work on the ground here, including how we are motivated by the instruction of Jesus to give water to those who are thirsty. You can also read stories about how our solutions are literally saving lives here.
Next steps...
So you've found out a bit more of the 'WHY?' and the 'HOW?', now it's time for the 'WHAT?'...what will you do to be part of the solution?
To help you answer this question, we've got a load of great ideas and resources to make fundraising with Turn on the Tap both fun and practical. Click here to take the next step...
