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Give someone clean drinking water for Christmas

7th December 2020

Still looking for that gift for the person who has everything? Don’t forget there is still time to give the gift of safe drinking water on their behalf by donating £25 to our JustGiving Christmas Campaign.

Aquabox Ad in next Sunday’s Observer

2nd November 2020 We are delighted to have been approached by The Observer newspaper to place an advertisement for our charity in their ‘Christmas Checklist’, which will appear in the November 8th edition of the paper. 

Aquabox moves to new building

8th September 2020

Aquabox has completed the first stage of its planned move – all of 100 yards across the industrial estate where the depot is located at the top of Cromford Hill in Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

Feedback from HiHFAD in Syria

27th August 2020

Sometimes the feedback takes a little while to come through, but when it does… On 18th February 2020, 160 Aquaboxes left our depot bound for Hand in Hand for Aid and Development (HiHFAD) in Birmingham, and then onwards to refugee camps in Syria.

Nepal Landslips: Our aid will get through

26th August 2020

Here in the UK, we rarely experience such physical events as earthquake, mud-slides and landslips. In Nepal, these occurrences present a regular threat to life and communities. One such event happened on 14th August this year in the Sindhupalchowk district.

Latest Shipment to Yemen

20th August 2020

Aquabox is proud to have despatched our fourth aid shipment in two years to war torn Yemen. This crisis continues to be a blight on the face of the earth with water-borne disease rife in the encampments. Aquabox will continue to offer help wherever we can with a fifth shipment now being considered.