Every drop of water is a blessing. Yet 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water (UNICEF/WHO, 2023). Contaminated water causes around 485,000 diarrhoeal deaths annually (WHO, 2022), while poor water, sanitation, and hygiene lead to 829,000 deaths—more than HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis combined (WHO, 2022). Women and girls spend over 200 million hours every day walking long distances to collect often unsafe water (UNICEF, 2021).
The Ali Asghar Water Appeal (AAWA) is a call to action—rooted in the legacy of Karbala and the thirst of Ali Asghar (AS). This annual campaign runs through Muharram and Safar, aiming to provide clean drinking water and WASH facilities to some of the world’s most water-insecure regions. From remote African villages to urban areas in South Asia, WF-AID’s aim is simple: quench thirst and save lives.—
Between June 2024 to May 2025, your generosity helped deliver 20 major water projects, totalling 72 individual units, and reaching 109,866 individuals. With £179,944 spent on these projects, we installed deep wells, shallow wells, boreholes, filtration systems, water tanks, and hygiene facilities—turning dry lands into flowing lifelines.
“And We made from water every living thing.” (Qur’an 21:30)
In the memory of Hadhrat Ali Asghar (a), the youngest martyr of Karbala, the Ali Asghar Water Appeal is a powerful initiative dedicated to providing clean and safe water to communities in dire need.
In addition, 171 regular wells were completed across Pakistan, India, Tanzania, and Kenya—including 120 shallow wells, 30 deep wells, and 21 community wells (previously known as rural wells). These were implemented at a combined cost of £58,822, delivering large-scale change across entire communities and reaching 13,800 individuals.
What’s Planned for 2025?
This year, we intend to work in eight countries: Pakistan, India, Gaza, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Cameroon.
WF-AID continues its efforts to support our brothers and sisters in Gaza. As part of the Ali Asghar Water Appeal, WF-AID aims to provide 110 cubic metres of safe water daily for 90 days—totalling nearly 10,000 cubic metres—to displacement shelters and communities cut off from essential services. This emergency water trucking operation will help prevent the spread of waterborne disease and offer stability amid one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises.
Make water their right, not a privilege
Regular Wells Project
Alongside this urgent response, WF-AID’s Regular Wells project continues year-round under the
Ali Asghar Water Appeal (AAWA) umbrella, bringing consistent relief to underserved regions across Africa and Asia. Through the installation of shallow wells, deep wells, and community wells (previously known as rural wells in Tanzania and Kenya), we are able to deliver sustainable water access where it’s needed most
*Community Wells were previously referred to as “rural wells” in our Tanzania and Kenya Projects.
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