When you turn on a tap at home, clean water flows without a second thought. But in the mountains and valleys of Azad Kashmir, thousands of families wake up each day facing a very different reality. They walk miles to collect water from contaminated streams, or wait in line at broken pumps, knowing that every sip may carry the risk of disease. For them, water is not just about thirst, it is about life and death.
This is why clean water in Kashmir is one of the most urgent humanitarian priorities. Through wells, hand pumps, and water filtration plants, communities are not only surviving but beginning to thrive. And every donation given as Kashmir Sadaqah Jariyah becomes a lasting gift that continues to save lives long after it is given.
The Daily Struggle for Water in Kashmir
In many remote villages of Azad Kashmir, access to safe drinking water is a dream. Children rise at dawn, carrying heavy containers, trekking steep paths for hours to fetch water. What they bring back is often unsafe, water from rivers polluted with animal waste, or shallow pits that dry up within weeks.
The consequences are devastating:
- Waterborne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, and typhoid spread rapidly.
- Women and children sacrifice their education and income opportunities to spend hours collecting water.
- Families remain trapped in poverty, as sickness prevents parents from working.
For these families, a single water well or filtration system can mean the difference between a cycle of disease and a future of health and opportunity.
Clean Water: The Gift That Transforms Communities
When a well is installed in a Kashmiri village, life begins to change almost immediately. Children are freed from long journeys, and women can spend more time supporting their families or attending school. Clean water means fewer hospital visits, stronger bodies, and a chance to break free from poverty.
This is why every water project is also an act of Kashmir humanitarian aid. It is not just about survival, it is about restoring dignity, health, and hope to entire communities.
Our Water Conservation Projects
The Kashmir Welfare Foundation has committed to tackling this crisis head-on. Working with local communities, we focus on practical, sustainable solutions that meet both immediate and long-term needs.
1. Hand Pumps: A Reliable Source for Villages
Hand pumps are simple yet powerful. Installed close to households, they provide immediate access to safe drinking water. Each pump benefits dozens of families, ensuring children no longer walk miles for a single bucket.
2. Water Wells: A Lifeline in Drought-Prone Areas
Deeper water wells are installed where surface water is scarce. These wells reach secure underground sources, offering families a dependable supply even during harsh summers.
3. Filtration Plants: Clean Water for Hundreds
In larger communities, water filtration plants make an enormous impact. They remove bacteria, dirt, and harmful contaminants, delivering safe water to hundreds of families every day.
Every one of these projects is a Sadaqah Jariyah, an ongoing charity. As long as water flows, the donor continues to receive reward, and families continue to benefit.
The Human Face of Water Poverty
Statistics can never capture the heartbreak of a mother who buries a child lost to waterborne disease. Nor can they explain the exhaustion of a young girl carrying 20 litres of water on her back every day instead of attending school.
Take the Case of Nabeela that we come across recently, a widow from a village near Kotli. For years, her family drank from a muddy stream. Her youngest son often fell sick, and medical bills pushed her deeper into debt. When a community well was installed, her life changed. Her children are now healthy, her expenses have dropped, and she dreams of sending them to school.
Or consider Bilal, a farmer in Upper Valley area of Neelum Valley. Without clean water for his crops, his land produced little, and his family struggled. After a hand pump was built near his home, not only did his family gain clean water, but his farm began to thrive again, restoring his dignity and livelihood.
These are just two of thousands of stories. Every project brings similar transformations, turning despair into relief.
Why Water is Central to Health and Education
Without clean water, no other development is possible. Education suffers because children are too sick to attend school. Healthcare struggles because diseases spread uncontrollably. Livelihoods collapse when families spend their days searching for water instead of working.
This is why donating to Kashmir’s water projects creates ripple effects far beyond hydration. It strengthens every aspect of community life.
How You Can Make a Lasting Difference
Your donation is not just a one-off gift, it is a legacy.
Your donation can bring life-saving clean water to families in Kashmir, turning every drop into health, hope, and a brighter future. Every drop counts, donate today to provide safe, clean water to families in Kashmir.
Donate Any Amount (Water projects in Azad Kashmir)
Your donation will be used where most needed within our Water Budget.
£160 – Water Hand Pumps (Mirpur, Bhimber)
Hand pumps are manual devices used to lift water from wells or boreholes. They’re suitable for small communities or households.
£600 – Water Wells (Mirpur, Bhimber, Kotli)
Water wells are dug or drilled to access groundwater. They can be shallow or deep, depending on the water table. On average we go down to 200ft.
£1200 – Water Filteration Plant Share (All over Azad Kashmir)
A water filtration plant is a facility that treats raw water from natural sources, removing impurities, bacteria, and harmful chemicals to make it safe for drinking.
£750 – Water Tanks & Piping (Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Neelum Valley)
In the Northern areas, flowing clean water is available, the problem is storing it and directing it to the villages most in need. You donation will help the water to be sent to populated villages and water the water in tanks.
£1,500 – Kashmir Water Bore (Kotli, Poonch, Sudhnoti)
A water bore, or borewell, involves drilling into the ground to access groundwater. It’s commonly used in areas where surface water sources are scarce or unreliable. We drill down to 250ft.
Be the lifeline for a community in need, help us deliver safe drinking water in Kashmir. Water is life! Your support can transform villages, health, and futures.Turn your generosity into life, bring clean water to villages that need it most. A single donation can build a well, water bore or water hand pump, giving hundreds of children the water they deserve.
Every contribution becomes Sadaqah Jariyah. Each drop of water drawn, each glass drunk, and each illness prevented continues to reward the donor, even long after they have passed.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why is clean water such a major issue in Kashmir?
The mountainous geography and lack of infrastructure leave many families cut off from safe water sources, forcing them to drink contaminated water.
What types of water projects are supported?
We fund hand pumps, water wells, and filtration plants tailored to the needs of each community.
How does my donation qualify as Sadaqah Jariyah?
As long as the water source is in use, your reward continues, making this one of the most powerful forms of ongoing charity.
Who benefits from these projects?
Entire communities, including children, women, and the elderly, benefit directly. A single well can support dozens of households for years.
Is there transparency in the projects?
Yes, every donation goes directly into water infrastructure. Progress is monitored locally, ensuring families receive the full benefit of your generosity.
Water is Life
Water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right. Yet in Azad Kashmir, too many families live without it. They face daily risks that no one should endure in the modern world.
Through wells, pumps, and filtration systems, we can change this reality. Together, we can quench thirst, prevent disease, and restore dignity. Every drop of clean water is a blessing, and every donation is a chance to give life itself.
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