Opinion Archives - Pump Aid

2020: A year of fundamental lessons for aid and NGOs?

2020 has been a challenging year for us all and, while nothing can make up for the devastating impact for so many, one of the positive consequences has been how it has forced us to rethink how we deliver our objectives. Pump Aid is committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the total eradication of water poverty by 2030, and in order to achieve this, we need to address the high rate of pump non-functionality in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2020, the arrival of COVID-19 made some of Pump Aid’s work impossible to deliver, so we pivoted activities and used […]

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Thirsty Planet and Pump Aid: A partnership for innovation and sustainability…

Thirsty Planet. One of the UK’s most successful charity water brands, dedicated to encouraging positive action through drinking well and doing good. A donation is made with every bottle sold; inspiring the power of positive drinking. Pump Aid. The award-winning British charity that’s brought improved water, sanitation and hygiene to over 1.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. On World Water Day in 2007, a partnership was established between Thirsty Planet, sister brand to Harrogate Spring Water and Pump Aid, the British water, sanitation and hygiene charity. To date, Thirsty Planet has raised a phenomenal £2.3m for Pump Aid, supporting thousands […]

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Overturning Aid Dependency in Malawi

July marks 55 years since Malawi gained independence from British colonial rule, as well as 25 years of a democratic government. Yet Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world.

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How Pump Aid Supports Development & The Environment

World Water Week is the annual focal point to discuss the globe’s water issues. This year (26th to 31st August 2018), the focus is on the link between ecosystems, human development and water.