Restoring hope, one drop at a time: Repairing desalination plants in Gaza

In Gaza, clean water has become one of the most urgent and devastatingly scarce resources.

Since October 2023, multiple desalination and wastewater treatment plants across Gaza have been damaged or destroyed. The lack of fuel, electricity, and spare parts has further crippled existing facilities.

Even before October 2023, years of blockade, bombing, and infrastructure collapse had left most of Gaza’s population without regular access to safe drinking water. According to the UN, most of Gaza’s water is unfit for human consumption – a crisis compounded by the marked increase in destruction of pipelines, treatment facilities, and desalination plants in recent months..

Waterborne diseases are on the rise, hygiene is deteriorating, and families are forced to rely on expensive or unsafe alternatives. For children, the elderly, and those with medical needs, the consequences are life-threatening. And, generally, with summer temperatures rising, water demand is critical, yet the supply remains alarmingly low.

In response to this escalating crisis, IF Charity has launched critical interventions to restore access to clean water. One of our most recent efforts took place in May 2025 – a water desalination plant maintenance project at a local orphanage in Gaza.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

Clean water for over 1,000 people a day

IF Charity staff on the ground in Gaza worked with local engineers to repair and maintain a small but vital desalination unit. The plant, situated within an orphanage, is now operational again, providing clean, drinkable water for the orphanage itself and the surrounding neighbourhood.

This means that over 1,000 people – including Gaza’s vulnerable children – now have daily access to safe water.

This effort, to repair and maintain the few remaining desalination plants, is in addition to our efforts to supply fresh water, via tankers, to families and communities in Gaza.

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To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.

To try and alleviate the severe shortage of clean drinking water, IF Charity staff and engineers helped with the repair and maintenance of a water desalination plant at a Gaza orphanage in May 2025. The plant will provide clean, drinkable water to over 1,000 people every day – enough for the orphanage and its immediate neighbourhood.