Families across Gaza need clean water now.

Displaced families living in tents and overcrowded shelters are facing extreme heat in Summer months with too little safe water to drink, cook or wash with. Parents queue with jerry cans, rely on tanker deliveries and ration what they can find between their children. Some families are forced to use water that may be salty or unsafe because there is simply no alternative.

MATW is responding by drilling groundwater wells and developing new desalination plants to get more clean water to families across Gaza.

We also know the question some donors will have: “What if the infrastructure we build is damaged again?”

We cannot know what tomorrow holds. But we know what families need today. So we continue to build, continue to provide and place our trust in Allah, the best of planners.

A donation will go towards building additional water wells in Gaza

The Prophet ﷺ was asked:
“Which charity is best?”
He replied:
“Providing water.” (Sunan Abu Dawud)

Two ways we are providing clean water.

Damage to pipes, wells and sanitation infrastructure has left many communities with limited access to safe water. Salinity and contamination have also made some available sources unsuitable for drinking.

That is why MATW is working on two types of water infrastructure in Gaza: groundwater wells and desalination plants. Each serves a different purpose, allowing us to respond according to what is practical in each location.

Wells serving thousands of people.

MATW has already drilled and equipped a major groundwater well in North Gaza that supplies clean water to more than 15,000 people.

Families use the water for drinking, cooking and washing. The well gives the surrounding community a dependable local source instead of relying entirely on irregular deliveries or travelling elsewhere to find water.

We are continuing to develop wells in areas where safe groundwater can be accessed, helping restore water supplies to communities whose existing infrastructure has been damaged.

Turning unusable water into drinking water.

MATW is also developing desalination plants in Gaza.

Desalination removes salt and other impurities from water so it can be treated for drinking. This is especially important in Gaza, where freshwater sources are under severe pressure and much of the available groundwater is saline or contaminated.

The desalination plants will work alongside our wells, allowing us to provide clean water in areas where groundwater alone cannot meet the needs of the community.

By adding desalination to our water response, we can make more of Gaza’s available water usable for the families who need it.

We do what we can today.

None of us knows what tomorrow holds in Gaza.

That uncertainty cannot become a reason to leave families thirsty today.

If a well provides clean water to thousands of people, that water matters. If a desalination plant allows families to drink water that was previously unusable, that matters too. We do the good that is within our reach and trust Allah with what comes after.

Allah says:
“And whoever relies upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him.” (Qur’an 65:3)

Help provide clean water for Gaza.

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