--- title: "Donate to a Water Well Project in the UK: Full Guide" description: "Can I donate to a water well project in the UK? Yes — HNCO funds hand-pump and solar wells in Pakistan and Kenya from £25, one-off or monthly." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "NGO", "name": "Hajjah Naziha Organisation", "alternateName": "HNCO", "url": "https://hnco.org.uk", "logo": "https://hnco.org.uk/favicon.ico", "description": "HNCO is a UK non-profit organisation providing humanitarian aid worldwide — Zakat, Sadaqah, water wells, food parcels, orphan support and emergency relief.", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressLocality": "Nelson", "postalCode": "BB95FL", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "telephone": "+44-1282-501998", "email": "info@hnco.org.uk", "contactType": "customer service" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Can I Donate to a Water Well Project in the UK? 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HNCO builds its water well projects in Pakistan and Kenya, chosen for documented need and established local delivery partnerships." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is HNCO a registered charity?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. HNCO is a UK non-profit organisation rather than a registered UK charity, and it states this plainly rather than implying otherwise." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What should I check before donating to a water well charity?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "UK guidance recommends checking the organisation's legal status and transparency, how it identifies beneficiaries, and how it verifies that funds reach the project." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I donate to a water well monthly instead of a one-off gift?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Most UK water-giving organisations, including HNCO, accept both one-off and recurring monthly donations; 47% of UK donors already give via direct debit or standing order." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How many people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "An estimated 2.1 billion people — about 1 in 4 people globally — lack safely managed drinking water, and 106 million drink untreated water directly from surface sources, according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme's 2025 report." } } ] } ] } ] --- We value your privacy We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse site traffic. You can accept all, reject non-essential, or customise your choice. Read our [Cookie Policy](/cookie-policy). CustomiseReject AllAccept All [![HNCO](/assets/hnco-logo-Dur1iGPW.png)](/) Locate Address: Nelson, BB95FL Call us any time: 01282501998 Email us any time: info@hnco.org.uk [My Donations](/my-donations) ☰ - About US - Appeals - Forever Donations - [Shop](/shop) - [Deployments](/deployments) - [Volunteer](/volunteer) - [Contact Us](/contact-us) Search [♥ Donate Now](/donation) ![Line-art illustration of a water well with rippling water rings](/__l5e/assets-v1/de3e9da0-2ff6-4fe7-8725-d447656ee8ce/water-well-uk-0.webp) HNCO · Blog # Can I Donate to a Water Well Project in the UK? Yes — Here's How Can I donate to a water well project in the UK? Yes — HNCO funds hand-pump and solar wells in Pakistan and Kenya from £25, one-off or monthly. ### GIVE CLEAN WATER One TimeRecurring £25£50£100£150£1800 or choose a custom amount £ ADD DONATION Can I donate to a water well project in the UK? Yes — UK donors can fund overseas water well projects entirely online, from a one-off contribution to a fully-funded well, without traveling or managing the build yourself. ### Key Takeaways - Yes — you can fund a water well from the UK entirely online, as a one-off gift or a recurring monthly donation, with no need to travel or manage the build yourself. - **2.1 billion people** (1 in 4 globally) still lack safely managed drinking water, and **106 million** drink untreated water straight from surface sources ([WHO/UNICEF, 2025](https://www.who.int/news/item/26-08-2025-1-in-4-people-globally-still-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water---who--unicef)). - HNCO funds two well types in Pakistan and Kenya: a [hand-pump well from £150](/projects/digging-fresh-water-wells) (serves ~25 people, ~10-year lifespan) and a solar well from £1,800 (serves ~100 people, ~20-year lifespan) — plus a £25 contribution option. - Before donating to any organisation running overseas water projects, UK guidance recommends checking registration status, safeguarding policies, and how funds are verified as reaching beneficiaries ([GOV.UK due-diligence guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charities-due-diligence-monitoring-and-verifying-the-end-use-of-charitable-funds/chapter-2-due-diligence-monitoring-and-end-use-of-funds)). - HNCO is a UK non-profit organisation rather than a registered charity, and says so plainly — read [how to check an Islamic organisation in the UK](/sadaqah/how-to-verify-an-islamic-charity-uk) before you give. - Costs vary by delivery model: WaterAid's published figures put clean-water delivery at roughly £15 per person reached, based on 2014-2017 data — a different metric from HNCO's flat per-well pricing, but both show donations converting into concrete infrastructure ([WaterAid, WASH Matters](https://washmatters.wateraid.org/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-reach-one-person)). - 47% of UK donors gave via direct debit or standing order in 2024 — recurring giving is now the norm for UK charitable donations generally, not just water projects ([UK Giving Report 2025, via NPT UK](https://www.nptuk.org/philanthropic-resources/uk-charitable-giving-statistics/)). ## Can I donate to a water well project in the UK? Yes. Although the well itself is physically built overseas — HNCO's projects are in Pakistan and Kenya — the donation process happens entirely from the UK, online, in a few minutes. You choose a well type, decide whether to give once or set up a recurring gift, and complete the donation on a secure UK-based donation page. No travel, building expertise, or on-the-ground presence is required from the donor. ## Why do water well donations from the UK matter? The scale of unmet need is large and well documented. An estimated 2.1 billion people — roughly 1 in 4 people worldwide — still lack safely managed drinking water, and 106 million people drink untreated water directly from surface sources such as rivers or lakes, according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme's 2025 report ([WHO/UNICEF, 2025](https://www.who.int/news/item/26-08-2025-1-in-4-people-globally-still-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water---who--unicef)). HNCO's own [water programme](/water) exists specifically to address this gap in Pakistan and Kenya. Least-developed countries are twice as likely to lack basic water and sanitation services as other nations. A single funded well can supply an entire community for a decade or more, which is why water remains one of the most cost-effective forms of overseas giving. ## Which UK-based organisations let you fund a water well? Several UK organisations run water well or WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) programmes that accept online donations, including HNCO, WaterAid, and various UK-registered Islamic charities. They differ mainly in how they price and structure giving — some sell discrete, fixed-price wells; others fund a shared WASH programme calculated on a cost-per-person basis. Both are legitimate models; the difference just affects what exactly your donation buys and how it's reported back to you. ![Flowchart showing three steps to donate to a water well from the UK: step 1 compare well types, hand-pump or solar, one-off or fund; step 2 choose one-off or monthly giving; step 3 give securely online and track your well's progress](/__l5e/assets-v1/d4c6a0db-94a5-4bca-95fe-15a7c697b3ba/water-well-uk-1.webp) ## How much does it cost to fund a water well? Pricing depends heavily on the delivery model. The table below sets out how three different approaches price water giving — these aren't directly comparable like-for-like, since a "well" and a "person reached" measure different things, but each shows roughly what a UK donation actually buys. How UK water-giving pricing works Delivery model Example How pricing works Per-well flat fee [HNCO](/projects/digging-fresh-water-wells) (Pakistan & Kenya) £150 hand-pump well, £1,800 solar well — fixed price per well, plus a £25 contribution option Per-person WASH costing WaterAid Roughly £15 per person reached with clean water, based on [2014-2017 published data](https://washmatters.wateraid.org/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-reach-one-person) — not sold as single discrete "wells" Shared appeal fund Other UK water charities Donations pool into a general water appeal; per-well cost isn't always separately published 2.1bn people worldwide lack safely managed drinking water 106m drink untreated water straight from surface sources £150 HNCO hand-pump water well, from price £1,800 HNCO solar water well, from price 47% of UK donors gave via direct debit or standing order in 2024 ![Infographic: 2.1 billion people worldwide lack safely managed drinking water, 106 million drink untreated water straight from surface sources, 150 pounds HNCO hand-pump water well from price, 1800 pounds HNCO solar water well from price, 47 percent of UK donors gave via direct debit or standing order in 2024](/__l5e/assets-v1/9207956e-b6c0-4ef1-a736-46975caf3938/water-well-uk-2.webp) ## What should you check before donating to an overseas water project? UK guidance on charitable due diligence recommends checking a few specific things before giving to any organisation running projects abroad, water wells included ([GOV.UK, due-diligence and end-use guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charities-due-diligence-monitoring-and-verifying-the-end-use-of-charitable-funds/chapter-2-due-diligence-monitoring-and-end-use-of-funds)): - **Registration and transparency.** Is the organisation clear about its legal status — registered charity (searchable on the [Charity Commission's public register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/)), or, like HNCO, a UK non-profit organisation? Either can be legitimate, but it should be stated plainly, not implied. See HNCO's own guide on [how to verify an Islamic charity in the UK](/sadaqah/how-to-verify-an-islamic-charity-uk). - **How beneficiaries are identified.** Does the organisation explain who receives the well and how communities are selected? - **How funds are verified.** Can the organisation explain how it confirms money actually reaches the project, rather than just describing the appeal? - **Tax treatment of your donation.** Reclaim schemes are not available from every organisation, so check what applies rather than assuming. ## Is HNCO a registered charity? No — and HNCO states that plainly rather than leaving donors to assume otherwise. HNCO is a UK non-profit organisation rather than a registered UK charity. That does not affect the legitimacy of giving through HNCO, or the religious validity of sadaqah given through it — see [how to verify an Islamic organisation in the UK](/sadaqah/how-to-verify-an-islamic-charity-uk) for what to look for. ## How do you actually donate to a water well project from the UK? In practice it's the same three-step process across most organisations: compare well types and pricing, decide whether to give once or set up a recurring gift, then complete the donation securely online. With HNCO specifically, that means choosing between the £25 contribution, the £150 hand-pump well, or the £1,800 solar well on the [donation page](/donation), and choosing one-off or monthly giving — see the guide to [setting up monthly sadaqah](/sadaqah/monthly-sadaqah) if you'd rather spread the cost. Many donors also give water well donations as [sadaqah jariyah](/sadaqah/sadaqah-jariyah-online) — ongoing charity, explained in full in HNCO's guide to [what sadaqah is](/sadaqah) — on behalf of a living relative or someone who has passed away; see the guides to [giving as a gift for someone living](/sadaqah/sadaqah-gift-for-someone-alive) and [sadaqah jariyah gifts for weddings and birthdays](/sadaqah/sadaqah-jariyah-wedding-birthday-gifts). Water wells are also a qualifying use of [Zakat](/zakat) for donors giving their obligatory annual due rather than voluntary sadaqah. ### Fund a Water Well from the UK From a £25 contribution to a fully-funded solar well — give online in minutes, one-off or monthly. [Donate to a Water Well](/donation) ## Can I Donate to a Water Well Project in the UK — Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I donate to a water well project from the UK? Yes. UK donors can fund overseas water well projects entirely online — choosing a well type, giving once or monthly, and completing the donation securely from the UK, with no travel required. ### How much does it cost to fund a whole water well? With HNCO, a hand-pump water well starts from £150 and a solar water well from £1,800; a £25 contribution option is also available toward the next well in the build queue. ### Where are UK-donated water wells usually built? It depends on the organisation. HNCO builds its water well projects in Pakistan and Kenya, chosen for documented need and established local delivery partnerships. ### Is HNCO a registered charity? No. HNCO is a UK non-profit organisation rather than a registered UK charity, and it states this plainly rather than implying otherwise. ### What should I check before donating to a water well charity? UK guidance recommends checking the organisation's legal status and transparency, how it identifies beneficiaries, and how it verifies that funds reach the project. ### Can I donate to a water well monthly instead of a one-off gift? Yes. Most UK water-giving organisations, including HNCO, accept both one-off and recurring monthly donations; 47% of UK donors already give via direct debit or standing order. ### How many people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water? An estimated 2.1 billion people — about 1 in 4 people globally — lack safely managed drinking water, and 106 million drink untreated water directly from surface sources, according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme's 2025 report. HNCO — Hajjah Naziha Charitable Organisation UK non-profit organisation delivering water well and masjid-building projects in Pakistan and Kenya since 2010. 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