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Clean Water & Desalination Systems

Fund the treatment and desalination that turns unsafe water into water families can trust.

Project overview

In Gaza, much of the available groundwater is too salty or too contaminated to drink safely, and damaged networks have made the problem worse. Clean Water & Desalination Systems tackles that at scale — installing and running the treatment plants and desalination units that make water genuinely safe.

The project funds small and mid-scale desalination units that remove salt and impurities, reverse-osmosis and filtration systems, and the fuel or solar power needed to keep them running. Treated water is stored in tanks and distributed through community tap-stands and water trucks to shelters and neighbourhoods whose own supply has failed.

Keeping a system running is as important as installing it. We fund the fuel, membranes, filters and spare parts these units consume, train local operators to run and maintain them, and monitor water quality continuously so families can trust every litre that comes out.

Where a well provides a source, a treatment system provides the safety. Together they form a resilient supply — one that protects thousands of people from the waterborne disease that follows whenever unsafe water is all a family has to drink.

Objectives

  • Install and operate desalination and filtration units
  • Power systems with fuel or solar to keep supply constant
  • Store and distribute treated water via tap-stands and trucks
  • Fund the membranes, filters and spares systems consume
  • Train local operators and monitor water quality continuously

Impact

6

desalination units in operation

9.4M

litres of safe water delivered

17,800

hygiene kits distributed alongside

Where the budget goes

Desalination unit install$6,500
Monthly operation (fuel & membranes)$2,000
Water trucking per delivery$250
Operator training & quality monitoring$820
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Humanitarian logistics: aid cargo prepared for transport to affected areas
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Frequently asked questions

Why is desalination needed rather than just wells?
Much of Gaza's groundwater is too salty or contaminated to drink safely. Desalination and filtration remove salt and impurities so that water — including from wells — becomes genuinely safe. Wells provide the source; treatment provides the safety.
What happens if fuel or spare parts run out?
That is exactly what this project funds. We cover the fuel, membranes, filters and spares these units consume and train local operators to maintain them, so a system keeps producing safe water rather than sitting idle.
How is the treated water distributed?
Treated water is stored in tanks and delivered through community tap-stands and water trucks to shelters and neighbourhoods whose own supply has failed, reaching thousands of people from each unit.