From taps and tanks to pumps and springs, this gift provides a supply of safe water for families to drink and cook with. Access to safe water reduces the risk of life threatening diseases, such as diarrhea  and cholera, in communities where clean water is hard to come by. And in emergencies such as the East Africa food crisis and the Haiti earthquake, safe drinking water saves lives.

Here in the photo, Kagwa Christopher and his wife enjoy some clean drinking water thanks to an Oxfam water programme in Northern Uganda.