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Dirty water can kill. Your gift can save lives this Lent

Without access to clean water, people’s lives and dignity are in constant danger.

Every 20 seconds a child dies from diseases caused by dirty water. Many more miss school to walk miles each day, carrying heavy buckets of water to help their families survive.

Thanks to you, we’ve helped transform the lives of Zimi, her family and community. We’ve repaired their borehole, helping to save lives, improve health and make time for tending crops and education.‘I would like to say thank you for thinking about us. Having clean water to drink is a gift. It makes everything seem possible. Please help other families to get water,' says Zimi.

Your gift can save lives and livelihoods, so please be generous if you can. Thank you.

Every time you donate between 17 Feb and 17 May, it will be matched pound for pound by the Government.

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