Providing Clean Drinking Water Project
Did you know?
- 780 million people across the world do not have access to clean drinking water. That is equivalent to the entire population of the Australia, United States, Canada, Italy, France, and Mexico combined.
- Half of the hospital beds in the world are occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene.
- 3.4 million People die each year from water related disease. This is the equivalent to approximately 2/3rds of the population of Sydney every year.
- Every 21 seconds a child dies from diarrhoea.
- 200 million work hours are spent every day by women collecting water. This is time not spent working at an income-generating job, caring for family members, or attending school.
While the numbers can be overwhelming, the truth is that this is a completely solvable problem. With your help HOHI can supply a high-quality Sawyer Water Filter to a family or widow who has no have access to clean water.
A Great Solution
The SP180 Sawyer Bucket Filter Kit can deliver 1 litre of clean water in 60 seconds.
Sawyer guarantee each filter for a lifetime of 378,000 litres. These filters remove:
- Bacteria: Cholera, Botulism (Clostridium botulinum), Typhoid, (Salmonella typhi), Amoebic dysentery, E. Coli, Coliform Bacteria, Streptococcus, Salmonella.
- Protozoan (Cyst): Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora.
The filter does not remove viruses. The filter features a 0.1 Micron Absolute Hollow Fibre Membrane which uses medical technology developed from kidney dialysis.
Donate a water filter for $55 and provide a family with clean water.
Donate today
Choose your donation amount and frequency below. All online donations and sponsorships are processed and managed securely through Stripe.
Alternatively, you can send a one-time or recurring donation via bank transfer to the following bank details:
- Account Name: Homes of Hope International
- BSB: 062 230
- Account Number: 1032 2749
For the reference/description, please use your name and reference WATER, for example “John Smith WATER”.
Make a custom recurring donation
If you’d like to set up a recurring donation for a custom amount or frequency not listed above, please fill in the form below. One of our team will then send you a personalised Stripe donation link shortly.
FAQ
Why donate to HOHI?
HOHI is managed by a great team of volunteers and has only one part-time paid office administrator and one part-time project manager. With low overheads of 10% for administration and 7.5% for compliance, HOHI ensures that 82.5% reaches the children and women in need.
HOHI also provides the possibility of contact with your sponsor child through letter writing or a video connection. Some sponsors also join a team that visits the various projects.
Would my donation be tax-deductible?
Tax deductible receipts for gifts of $2 or more will be issued by Global Development Group for GDG/HOHI partnered projects. Excess funds may be directed to another approved project activity.
Homes of Hope International is a partner for Projects in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, with Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993).
Won’t we always have the poor with us? How can my donation possibly make a difference?
The problem of world poverty is enormous and can often seem unconquerable. Looking at the overwhelming nature of world poverty can be discouraging.
However, by approaching the problem one child at a time, lives can be saved. By sponsoring a child today, you are giving hope to one person, helping take away their suffering and offering them a better life. We change the world one person at a time.
How long will my child sponsorship last?
Children will remain in a HOHI sponsorship programme until they turn 18, or are adopted, or until we find foster care for them, or until they graduate from college or with other qualifications and can be employed.
We understand that sometimes the financial situation of a sponsor changes, and they are no longer able to continue sponsoring a HOHI child. If your financial situation as a sponsor changes, we ask that you contact us as soon as possible.
Can I correspond with my sponsor child?
Your letters are most welcome. Please contact the HOHI office for more information if you would like to write a letter to your sponsor child.
Aren’t I already giving to the poor through the taxes I pay to the Australian government?
In 2026–27, the Australian government will spend about $5.2 billion on overseas aid. That’s around 63 cents in every $100 of the Federal Budget, or about 0.17% of Australia’s Gross National Income (GNI). The internationally agreed target is 0.7% of GNI, so Australia gives about a quarter of that and ranks among the lowest of the wealthy OECD donor nations.
Even if the government met that target, it would not be enough to end poverty. We need your help to break the cycle of poverty.