Imagine waking up every morning knowing that your first task of the day isn’t making breakfast, sending your children to school, or getting ready for work—but walking over 30 minutes just to collect water.
This is the heartbreaking reality for many refugee families in the Kotli Sohalan Muhajir Camp in Azad Kashmir. These are families who fled the turmoil of Maqbooza Jammu and Kashmir between the 1990s and 2005, seeking peace and security. Yet, decades later, they are still fighting for the most basic human necessity: Clean Water.
A Daily Struggle for Survival
For these displaced families, water isn’t just scarce—it’s a daily battle. Those fortunate enough to own motorcycles can travel to the nearest water source, but the majority must walk, carrying heavy clay pots or metal vessels on their heads. Women, children, and the elderly endure this exhausting journey every single day, just to collect a small amount of water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene.
Charities have tried to help, but most of their efforts have fallen short. Hand pumps have been installed, but they only reach 40 to 50 feet underground—far too shallow for a sustainable water supply. Many of these wells have already dried up, leaving the community in a desperate state once again.
The Solution: A Deep Water Bore & Clean Water Tank
We have the chance to change this forever. Our goal is to dig a deep water bore—350 feet into the earth—ensuring a long-term and reliable source of clean water. Water is available from 250 feet onwards, but by going deeper, we can secure a future where these families never have to worry about their next drink of water again. Alongside this, we will install a clean water tank, allowing easy access for the entire community.
The cost includes the bore of upto 350ft, a strong motor to bring the water up to ground level and into a water storage tank, electic wiring to supply the power, pully to send the motor down into the bore and lift it back out for maintenance, an electric regulator to balance the power, waterproof motor casing and water piping. The cost also includes the build of a concrete water storage tank.
This project is not just about water; it’s about restoring dignity, health, and hope to those who have already suffered too much.
How You Can Make a Difference
💰 Total Cost: £3,200
🌱 Sadaqah Jariyah – A reward that never ends
📖 “The best charity is giving water to drink.” (Hadith)
With just a small donation, you can help us provide a lifeline for these struggling families. Your contribution will break the cycle of hardship and bring ease to generations to come.
Donate Now & Change Lives
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Every drop counts. Every donation matters. Will you be the reason a child never has to walk for water again?
