WaterHarvest
At a glance
Key takeaways
- WaterHarvest's work fits best if your project brings a sustainable source of clean drinking water to remote rural communities in Ghana or Uganda, particularly through rainwater harvesting such as water tanks for schools or dugouts that support village water supplies.
- It does not fund digging wells, sinking boreholes or investing in piped water, so those projects should not be put to it.
- It paid £223,242 in its most recent reported year, and no application process is published, so contact the person shown on its website before writing a proposal and ask about the size of grant it considers.
- It works through local partners with strong community links and pays in phases against partner reports and approved budgets, so your proposal should show how you will report and how the money will be spent.
Overview
WaterHarvest is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1127564).
WaterHarvest is a charity registered in England and Wales that helps rural communities secure a sustainable source of clean drinking water. It funds and works with local partners in Ghana and Uganda, focusing on rainwater harvesting. To date it says it has worked in over 2,000 villages, helping 2.3 million people.
What they fund
Priority Areas
WaterHarvest funds and works with local partners with strong community links to help remote rural communities secure a sustainable source of clean drinking water. Its programmes focus on rainwater harvesting, including water tanks for schools and dugouts that support village water supplies. The work is intended to improve health, reduce poverty and build resilience to climate change, while reducing the time women and girls spend collecting water and helping girls attend school and women gain income security. WaterHarvest offers partners guidance and technical expertise rather than imposing solutions, and monitors programmes through partner reports, photographs, videos and regular meetings. Payments are phased against reports and approved budgets.
Themes
- Rainwater harvesting
Geographic Focus
Priority: Ghana; Uganda.
What they don't fund
- Dig wells
- Sink boreholes
- Invest in piped water
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- WaterHarvest works with local partners that have strong community links.
- It monitors programmes through partner reports, photographs, videos and regular video meetings.
- Payments to partners are phased after reports and approved budgets are received.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ghana
- Uganda
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to WaterHarvest.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Masaka District Landcare Chapter£145,785year to 31 March 2025
- Saha Global£53,329year to 31 March 2025
- Water Wisdom Foundation£22,348year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 with no named recipient.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £410,220 | £359,950 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £373,243 | £436,068 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £388,690 | £329,852 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £337,604 | £444,520 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £358,188 | £328,023 | £223,242 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- water-harvest.org
- water-harvest.org/our-programmes · read on 24 October 2026
- water-harvest.org/our-projects/our-new-uganda-programme · read on 24 October 2026
- water-harvest.org/our-projects/ghana · read on 24 October 2026
- water-harvest.org/about · read on 24 October 2026
- water-harvest.org/contact · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to WaterHarvest?
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Contact
- 01962 588200source
- office@water-harvest.orgsource
- WaterHarvest, Basepoint, 1 Winnall Valley Road, Winchester, SO23 0LDsource
- water-harvest.org
Applying to WaterHarvest?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01962 588200source
- office@water-harvest.orgsource
- WaterHarvest, Basepoint, 1 Winnall Valley Road, Winchester, SO23 0LDsource
- water-harvest.org