This Ramadan, as we reflect on compassion and our responsibility to care for those in need, we’re reminded that water, so often taken for granted, is a lifeline for millions.
Over 2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water. Without it, children fall sick, learning is disrupted as schools struggle to operate, and families face daily challenges just to survive.
Clean water is a basic need for every person, and its importance becomes even more pronounced during Ramadan.
For those who are fasting, unsafe water can cause serious health problems, making daily worship and well-being much more difficult. Yet millions of families struggle to access safe water every day.
This blessed month, you are invited to share your blessings with those who lack even this essential need.
“The best charity is giving water to drink.” (Ibn majah 2798)
A small act today can bring ongoing relief and reward this Ramadan.
Your support can become Sadaqah Jariyah, a form of continuous charity that keeps giving. By helping provide clean water, you’re not only responding to immediate needs; you’re helping create lasting impact. Every well, water station, or safe water project continues to benefit communities long after it is installed.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 4005)
Through sustainable WASH projects, HCI works to ensure your charity reaches those who need it most. From schools to families in crisis, your support provides reliable access to clean water, protecting health, restoring hope, and spreading the blessings of Ramadan to communities who lack even this most basic need.
Through emergency response and long-term infrastructure, HCI has reached communities facing extreme water insecurity:
People with access to clean water
Litres of safe drinking water to displaced families in Gaza
People through emergency water stations
Behind each figure is a child drinking clean water, a classroom that can stay open, and a family feeling a little safer each day.
At Kodai No. 1 Public School in Charsadda, Pakistan, nearly 900 students and staff relied on a shallow, seasonal hand pump. During extreme heat, it frequently ran dry. Testing later confirmed bacterial contamination, exposing children to preventable illness and leaving the school without adequate water for sanitation or daily use.
Following a comprehensive needs assessment, HCI installed a 120-foot solar-powered borewell, complete with a pump and storage system. The system operates independently of electricity, ensuring uninterrupted access to clean water throughout the school day.
Today, 902 people benefit daily. Health outcomes have improved. Attendance has stabilized. The school can focus on education rather than crisis mitigation. This is what happens when humanitarian aid invests in sustainable infrastructure rather than short-term fixes.
Clean water is one of the most high-impact humanitarian interventions available. Your contribution directly transforms lives.
Show Your Concern. Help provide safe water where it is most urgently needed.
Stand with Human Concern UK this Ramadan. During this blessed month, your contribution can save lives, restore dignity, and provide relief to the most vulnerable. Water is life and giving it now multiplies your impact, both in this world and beyond.
Preventing suffering is not only possible, it is urgent, measurable, and deeply meaningful.
While a donor may choose a water well in Asia or Africa, we cannot guarantee that we can fulfil requests for a specific country in two continents as we build wells where most needed. A donor may share their preference with us along with their receipt via email at [email protected] and we will try our best to fulfill their request; however, we cannot guarantee that they will be accommodated.
HCI currently has water well projects in Kenya (£5,000), Somalia (£5,000), Bangladesh (£1,500), India (£1,500) and Pakistan (£1,500).
Yes, you may add an inscription of up to 25 characters to your water well. Please share your donation receipt along with your inscription with us via email at [email protected]
It takes between 6 to 8 months for well construction to be completed. This timeline excludes the pre- and post-construction phases, which should be noted. Please also note that unforeseen situations such as weather conditions, political unrest, and travel restrictions in the countries where we work can impact this timeline and may result in further delays.
Yes, donors will receive photos of their completed wells and in some cases videos and construction photos of wells while they are in progress.
Shallow water wells with hand pumps, which are most of the HCI’s water wells, have a lifespan of about 8-15 years.
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