WorldWaterWorks

WorldWaterWorks & The Water Survival Box

World Water Works is dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of disease and poverty caused by disasters which destroy their homes and possessions and leave them without safe water and sanitation.

A box provides a supply of clean water for a family for up to a year, plus other essential items to help them re-build their lives. Managed by Worldwaterworks Ltd and supported by Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI), the charity has responded to over 25 natural disasters around the world since it was established following the Asian Tsunami in 2006

	The Water Survival Box is a fully paid for product full of new items and does not need filling by external organisations. The new items will be tailored to suit the disaster locations. The cost of a survival box is £150. (inclusive of airfreight costs) Purchases can be made online and we would appreciate your support. WorldWaterWorks is managed by the Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge.
Recently, boxes have been sent out in response to disasters in Pakistan and East Africa. Worldwaterworks has also supported a mine clearance project in Sri Lanka to bring community water wells back into use.

Flood Disaster - Comoros Islands On 3 May we were alerted to a flooding disaster that had struck the Comoros Islands, located to the north of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The following extract is taken from the UN Co-ordinator’s SitRep of 5 May:
	Since 20 April 2012, the whole territory of the Union of Comoros has experienced continuous torrential rains. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created on 1 May 2012 causing heavy floods as well as landslides and rockslides. The main regions affected on each island are as follows: • Grande-Comores: Bambao, Hambou and Mbadjini Est (east); Anjouan: Sima and Domoni; Moheli: Nioumachioi and Hoani.
The UNDAC Team which deployed to Comoros to assist the UN Resident Coordinator, UNCT and the national Government has completed its rapid assessments. This assessment data is now being analyzed. Preliminary results show that at total of 57,232 people have been affected by the floods: 25,000 people on Anjouan; 17,232 people on Grande Comoros and 15,000 people on Moheli. According to a Red Cross assessment undertaken on 3 May 2012, a total of 1,818 households 1,800 families (14,000 people) are still displaced and are being hosted by relatives or community members. The national response is being led by the national Government, with the support of the private sector, civil society organizations, the Red Crescent and UN partners. UNICEF has also deployed two officers from its country Office in Madagascar to support the WASH and Health clusters. The same day (5 May) contact was made with the UN Co-ordinator – Professor Douglas Coutts – and the offer of Water-Survival Boxes was made. The following day we linked with the UNICEF Representative on the Comoros who confirmed that there was a continuing need for water purification and for some families other essential survival items where their homes had been devastated by the floods. The necessary paperwork was prepared and on 14 May 300 Water-Survival Boxes consigned to UNICEF will be en route to Nairobi and then on 17th to Moroni, capital of the Comoros. Also on 3 May contact was made with the Governor of Rotary District 9220 in Mauritius, who relayed our offer of aid to the Rotary Club of Moroni (the only RC in the Comoros). Acting as the link we have now been able to put the Rotary Club in direct contact with the UNICEF representative and a meeting will take place tomorrow (14 May) to work out how the two organisations can work together to distribute the incoming aid to ‘families most in need’. Already the Rotarians in Moroni have offered to provide vehicles and fuel as well as willing pairs of hands to assist. Our ability to prepare and send this aid is entirely due to the funding support we continue to receive from Rotary Clubs throughout Great Britain and Ireland. As you can see we remain on alert to send aid where it is desperately needed even when the disaster has not even made our national news headlines. The process is entirely dependent on the receipt of donations so that we can purchase the items needed to pack the boxes and pay for the air freight charges to the disaster area. With sincere thanks to all those Clubs that have already supported us during 2011/2012. Clubs keen to assist are asked to make their cheques payable to ‘Worldwaterworks Limited’ and send them to the registered office of our Rotary charity – Westfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue, Westfield Trading Estate, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 4BH.

The World Water Challenge - because every drop counts

Worldwaterworks Ltd has launched 'The World Water Challenge' as a fundraising concept to run through the next Rotary year. We are challenging Rotary Clubs to reach into their communities and 'challenge' other organisations (for example, businesses, schools, youth groups, Inner Wheel clubs, etc) to also raise money for us. If a Rotary Club is prepared to team up with the organisation and incentivise them with some matching funds then so much the better. More details on the challenge can be found on the attached literature – copies of which were first handed out from our stand at the RIBI conference in Bournemouth last weekend.

It will be great if Rotary Clubs feel able to build this into their plans for the next Rotary year. Not only will they be supporting an RIBI 'Opportunity to Serve' project, but they will have an additional means of working with their local communities and with young people.

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Worldwaterworks – Online Shopping via ‘Easyfundraising’

Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular. If you shop online then it is now possible for the retailers you shop with to give back some of your money as a donation to WorldWaterWorks. Most major retailers participate in the scheme.
Just enter the link http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/watersurvivalboxes to register. Then all you need to do when you want to shop online is to open the easyfundraising website first (So why not save it as a ‘favourite’?) and visit your shop through them. The retailer will then give a percentage of what you spend to WorldWaterWorks.
There is also an ‘Easysearch’ page: http://watersurvivalboxes.easysearch.org.uk/ Every time you search the web using this instead of Google, you will be raising money for WorldWaterWorks. E.g. Each supporter can raise around £20 a year just by searching 10 times day. So why not make it your homepage?
Please ask your family and friends to also consider shopping in this way so that even more money can be raised.

Worldwaterworks – How to Donate by Cheque

To donate by cheque, please make your cheque payable to ‘Worldwaterworks Ltd and send to:

Worldwaterworks Ltd,
32 Second Avenue,
Westfield Trading Estate,
Midsomer Norton,
Bath.
BA3 4BH

Email: info@ worldwaterworks.org
Telephone: +44 (0) 1761 409115

Worldwaterworks Ltd – How to Donate Online

Worldwaterworks Ltd have a facility to enable donations to be made online via a debit or credit card. There is an easy facility to gift aid the donation if relevant and it is also possible to set up a regular donation (for example, monthly). To make an online donation please visit: http://new.thebiggive.org.uk/project/wsb

How to Help Promote the Work of our Charity

Many people support the work of Worldwaterworks Ltd by helping to promote our work within their local communities – for example, in local schools. This can both raise the awareness of what we do and can also be a great source of fundraising for us. If you would like to support us in this way we would be delighted to hear from you – please go to the ‘Contact Details’ page on this website. There is also a ‘Resource’ section from which leaflets, posters and a DVD can be downloaded.

We are trying to further promote our charity via the social media. We can be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – just follow the links. We would be grateful if you could help us ‘spread the word’ and encourage support.

Helping to pack Water Survival Boxes

The Water Survival Box packing facility is located in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, South West England. All boxes are packed by volunteers on pre-arranged dates. If you live locally and are interested in getting a small group (ideally 6 to 8 people) together for a couple of hours then please let us have your details so we can contact you to arrange a mutually convenient date.

Further information about Worldwaterworks Ltd and the Water Survival Box can be found by exploring the other pages on this website.

Thank you for your support

Worldwaterworks Ltd – Providing Water For Life
Supported by the Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge

(worldwaterworks.org Charity No 1116432 Company No 5903142)