Equality Starts With Water

World Water Day appeal – every donation has twice the impact

This World Water Day, we’re aiming to raise £40,000 to help more than 30,000 women and their daughters access safe water, collectively gaining 33 million hours of time over a year. Time to learn, earn an income, plan future community developments or to rest and socialise.

To do this, we need your help. From 19 to 26 March 2026, we’re asking for donations that will be matched and doubled by businesses and will unlock potential for women around the world.

Data from 53 countries shows that women and girls spend 250 million hours every day collecting water. Time that could be used to study, work, rest, and enjoy.

When women and girls have water close to home, they gain freedom and the chance to shape their future.

Safe water prevents disease, saves lives, and helps families thrive.

Safe water close to home and private toilets mean being able to meet basic human needs without fear, harassment or violence.

Frank Water’s work sees women leading decisions about our most precious resource and going on to help their communities grow and progress in countless ways with their strengthened voice.

A message from Milin Patel

Donate to our appeal and your gift will be doubled

£15

will become £30 and can pay for a school workshop about periods, helping girls stay in school for longer

£40

will become £80 and can change two lives by giving a women and her daughter up to 6 hours a day back

£100

will become £200 and can train a water guardian to protect recharge areas and keep water safe to drink

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Opportunities to work, to learn, to lead… all start with water

With your public support and the donations that you will enable in our match fund appeal, together we can:

Strengthen women’s agency: our work builds women-led water governance. We deliver hygiene and menstrual health education and provide training in water safety, testing, and conservation.

Champion women’s rights: by establishing women-led water committees. In the regions we work in, women are the primary water collectors but have historically had little input in water governance. Through leadership training, we enable women to take charge of water management.

Prioritise safety and privacy for women and girls: through our work in sanitation and hygiene.

Eradicate waterborne disease: by helping women to understand which health problems they and their children are experiencing are caused by water contamination and providing access to safe drinking water.