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Access to clean water is a fundamental human right. Water is freedom. It not only has a massive impact on health but also means that children can go to school, women are less vulnerable to attack and communities can farm and sell their own produce, generating their own income. Clean water is the first stage to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Meet the people who really matter…

ER Luwa

"My wife would gather water from an unprotected well using a rope and bucket . It was dangerous during the rainy season and wasn’t reliable."

Pollyster Muchemwa

"The water was dirty and there was a risk of catching cholera or other waterborne diseases. I can now wash food in clean water."

Magret Mebewe

“We used to get water from the river where even animals were drinking from. We had a lot of cases of cholera

Gasiano Brown Simango

"The situation was difficult, it was time consuming and needed someone with strong hands."

Florence Mkumba

"With the Elephant pump, my life has changed. I no longer dread to get the water as it is easier to pump water and I can share the responsibility with my sons."

Cecelia, Namadzi village

"Before the Elephant Pump was built families used the dirty pond as our best water source, this would often be dirty with weeds and have insects on top of the water."

Ilene Jongure

"We are going to engage some partners like schools, hotels and supermarkets so they buy our produce in bulk - that will get us more income.”

Mary Jere

"Children could not get water without a fear of falling in."

It’s time to make some noise

1 Posted 29th July 2011by Nicky

You may have noticed that Thirsty Planet has been a bit on the quiet side recently? We’ve been keeping a bit of a low profile, keeping our heads down and still working hard at raising money for Pump Aid, but during this time we’ve also been undergoing a rebranding exercise of Thirsty Planet. Four years [...]

buying ethical… making a difference or just a tick in the box

9 Posted 29th July 2011by Nicky

It’s hard when you’re producing a charity supporting product such as Thirsty Planet and really committed to making a real difference to be faced with those who just want to buy ethical to ‘wear the badge’ and to be ‘seen to be doing the right thing’. There are many excellent charity-supporting brands on the market, [...]