Without water, we die.

In Somalia, millions face this reality every single day.

For most families, life has been an unbroken experience of civil war, extremist attacks, and increasingly severe climate shocks.

Today, half the population doesn't have safe drinking water, and children are dying from cholera and dehydration.

Somalia does have fresh water, only it’s deep underground, and hard to reach. Private companies are selling it at outrageous prices and in some villages, a litre is more expensive than in Miami.

But a small, community-run organisation called Durdur is changing that.

Funded directly by Avaaz members (thank you!), their first project is already piping clean, affordable water to hundreds of homes. The day the taps were opened, the whole town celebrated. It was so successful that private companies were forced to drastically cut their prices overnight.

Now, Durdur is ready to scale up.

With our help, they could buy drilling supplies and water trucks to reach millions more in the next few years. It means families can wash and cook, grow food, and raise livestock.

We'd also help pay for environmental assessments, the hiring of Somali staff -- and power Avaaz campaigns for safe drinking water for all.

This model is truly transformative: if enough of us chip in, we could provide hundreds of litres of water to families of eight -- enough to meet their daily needs. Donate what you can now, and let’s strengthen resilience in one of the world’s most fragile countries.