Stop the Thirst – Give the Gift of Life

Water is the essence of survival. For millions in war & disaster zones, it is a deadly threat full of toxins. Help save lives, support proven mobile water treatment plants and disinfection stations working in the toughest conditions.

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Stop the Thirst – Give the Gift of Life

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Stop the Thirst – Give the Gift of Life

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STORY: Stop the Thirst – Give the Gift of Life

Every morning, millions of people in crisis areas must fight to survive. Imagine that after a flood or heavy destruction, the only water for your family is full of dangerous chemicals, too salty, or dirty with parasites.

People in these places often have no choice. Extreme thirst and the basic need to survive force them to drink water, even when they know for sure it can permanently ruin their health. Around the world, more than 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and over 100 million of the most vulnerable people must drink raw water directly from swamps, rivers, and canals.

We know this hard reality not just from statistics and the news. We are a team of professional rescuers and medics. We work in places where normal systems stop working completely. We helped right after the tornado in the Břeclav region, fought the damage after sudden floods, and work in tough conditions in Ukraine, where bombs destroy basic services. We were there, and we saw with our own eyes that clean water and power make the difference between life and death.

People in disaster zones do not want luxury or pity. They need practical technology so they can take care of themselves again and live with dignity.

We do not just carry aid. We work directly in the field. Help us deliver real solutions that work and that we have tested in practice.

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Our technical approach is not based on simple theoretical ideas – we have real deliveries and tested procedures behind us, and we use high-quality Czech technology.

We avoid empty words and focus only on solutions that actually work in the most difficult regions of the world. Our main proof is real experience from places with completely destroyed infrastructure, where local people, out of desperation, drank surface water from dirty or salty wells. Today, thanks to our help and deliveries of mobile systems, they have a reliable and safe source of clean water available.

The main technology of this campaign is the Mobile Water Treatment Plant with Reverse Osmosis. We work together on the design and use of this equipment with the Czech engineering company Dekonta, a.s.. For your information – Dekonta works in more than 30 countries across five continents, and its expert teams help solve the largest environmental disasters. They have their own research and development department.

Their mobile water system, which is placed on a normal car trailer, can produce up to 1,000 liters of drinking water per hour even from raw, heavily polluted, or salty water. The whole automatic process includes effective sand filtration, reverse osmosis to remove heavy poisons and salts, antibacterial treatment using accurate chlorine doses, and adding back healthy minerals through dolomite so the water is not only clean, but also safe for long-term drinking. Where resources or the situation do not allow this, we use smaller mobile disinfection units that at least remove bacteria and viruses.

Where we have already helped and where we are going

We always send our equipment directly to places where the humanitarian crisis is currently worst and where standard aid systems fail. In the recent period, we focused our main efforts on equipping health centers, keeping temporary schools open, and especially supporting heavily affected areas without working infrastructure in Ukraine. Here, our water treatment plants, solar generators, and delivered medical supplies clearly help keep dozens of people alive every day.

However, our work does not end there. Thanks to our local partners in the field and the strong support of our technical partner, we are step by step expanding our work to other affected continents. Our next goal is to secure this permanent access to clean water, for example, for endangered schools in developing areas of Africa, in places where other organizations already work and can manage the operation on site.

The technical solution exists, and the machines are already tested and ready to be sent into action. The only thing we need now are the necessary funds to buy them and transport them immediately to their destinations.

Turn your empathy into real action and give people in need a real chance at life and the ability to rebuild. Donate clean water today and become part of our rescue team.

Impacts

When people drink heavily polluted water, the impact on their health is terrible and very fast. Within just a few hours, severe stomach and gut problems begin. But that is only the start of much more serious problems.

The situation is most dangerous for young children whose immune systems are still growing; because of fast water loss, their basic body functions start to fail. The sad truth is that every 6 seconds, a child under five years old dies somewhere in the world, and infections and severe diarrhea from dirty water are among the main-yet completely preventable-causes.

We do not plan impossible things. We know that we will not save the whole world or build water networks and pipes everywhere. However, we focus on a solution that works long-term and makes financial sense. We do not transport water in tanks. Thanks to your support, it will not just be that "someone unknown gets a drink." With your money, we will buy and deliver mobile water purification units and professional cleaning and filtration kits directly to the most dangerous and needy places that we have carefully picked with our partners:

  • To field and temporary hospitals: Where a steady supply of clean water is the absolute basic need to do safe operations without the deadly risk of dangerous infections after surgery.
  • To destroyed and temporary schools: Which cannot open at all without working toilets and clean drinking water, and so fail to give traumatized children a safe place to learn.
  • To areas hit by destruction and extreme drought: Where our filtering equipment used directly in the field can replace kilometers of water pipes that were bombed or flooded.

Your support means we can use specific practical equipment that can save hundreds of lives every day and help a badly affected community function again.

Risks

Implementing logistical and humanitarian rescue projects directly in severe crisis areas brings specific operational and security risks. Based on our field experience, mostly from war zones and places hit by natural disasters, we have a clear and practice-tested plan ready for every expected threat:

Risk: Destruction, loss, or drying up of fixed water sources. We do not focus on building normal, fixed deep wells. Fixed infrastructure is a huge risk in areas with unstable security and climate conditions. If the frontline moves, or if the underground source dries up, the whole investment is lost forever. For that reason, we only use mobile treatment plants and filtration units connected to already available sources of surface or non-drinking water. Our whole system is designed so that if there is a threat or a change in local needs, it can be immediately packed up, moved, and used again exactly where it is needed most.

Risk: Sudden change in the local security situation. We personally oversee the setup of each of our projects and take responsibility for it. To accurately find safe locations, install the equipment, and continuously monitor that the treatment units work properly, we work closely with thoroughly checked local organizations and rescue services. They know the local situation and changing security conditions much better than any outside observer. They are in charge of the equipment and can move it if they decide it is necessary or more efficient.

Risk: Lack of fuel and total power grid failure stopping the water plants from working. Simply buying a water treatment plant is not enough if there is no power to run it in the middle of a destroyed area without electricity. We actively prevent this dangerous risk by systematically providing independent energy sources along with the filtration and pumping systems. These include portable solar systems, smart battery stations, and standard generators. This ensures energy independence and keeps the water plants running even during massive blackouts. For larger water treatment plants, water is produced in advance, so it is enough for the power source to run, for example, just once a week. In the meantime, the energy source can be used for another purpose. On top of that, the whole system can be continuously expanded.

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Will I receive a donation receipt?

Within the Patronito ecosystem, we issue two types of documents. As soon as your payment is processed, you will automatically receive a receipt based on the location where you are making the payment. In the Czech Republic, this is a tax-deductible “Donation Receipt”. When supporting projects on international versions, you receive a “Transaction Confirmation”. This confirmation serves as an official document proving that your funds went directly toward supporting our projects, and in the case of the Donation Receipt, also as a tax-deductible document.

How does project funding work?

As a non-profit organization, we implement projects that address specific challenges of today's world. We carry out these projects in cooperation with local partners, our Guarantors. If you decide to donate funds, you choose the specific project you want to support. We then release your donations in the form of grants directly for the implementation of these selected initiatives.

What if the project does not reach 100 % funding?

At Patronito, not everyone can apply for support. We carefully vet all grant applications and published projects before launch. If the full amount is not raised, we use a milestone system, which allows us to implement the project in parts and take it as far as the funds allow. Each milestone can thus be partially funded. We work in demanding conditions, in areas of conflict and humanitarian crises. Should a situation arise where a project cannot be implemented even partially, we will use your donations for another project in the same category. This ensures that your help has exactly the impact you intended.


Does all my money go toward funding projects?

Excellent question. In the non-profit sector, operating expenses often consume up to 30% of funds. That is not the case with us. To ensure the operation of the platform, payment of bank fees, administrative costs associated with the project, servers, and development, we allocate only 10% of the collected funds. This ensures essential operations, and the rest is invested directly into specific projects. If you decide to provide a “Tip” as part of your donation, these funds serve as a reward for the team and for the further development of the organization.

How is Patronito different?

The Patronito platform was created because, after years in the humanitarian sector, we felt we wanted to do more than just constantly put out the most serious fires. Most platforms are built on raising funds for individual misfortunes and fates, which is perfectly fine. However, we decided to look for concrete solutions to the causes of the problem as a whole. Securing treatment for one sick child is great, but developing a cure for all children suffering from the same disease is, in our view, more important. It may not stir as much emotion, but the impact of the funds spent can be many times greater. Patronito is a community that does not want to repair a single shack, but strives to change the lives of all residents of a slum. These are the types of projects we want to focus on, and we will be happy if you join us.


Who is behind Patronito?

In the Czech Republic, the platform is managed by the Patroni Česka Foundation, which we founded after 18 years in the non-profit sector as a successor organization to our previous associations. The global part of the platform is managed by our partner Canadian organization, United Patrons.

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How can I become an active Patron?

We believe that making the world a better place is life's greatest adventure. If you want to participate in content creation or a specific project, do not hesitate to contact us by email. Another way to get involved is to contribute to our mission directly, or with a wish to support a specific project. And of course, we live in an era of algorithms and social networks. Every “feeding of the algorithms” through sharing and following our channels gives us the energy to continue our work. Create an account and become a member of the Patronito community today.

How does the donation value guarantee work?

We care about our community. We realize that funded projects are fragile and are implemented in difficult situations. Therefore, we exert maximum effort to vet projects during the grant application evaluation and through subsequent monitoring during implementation. We offer all Patrons a Donation Value Guarantee up to $100, or the value of donations in the last 12 months (whichever is lower), if it is proven that a specific project involved fraud or intentional deception by the Guarantor, who committed to follow the terms and conditions and the code of ethics.

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Have any questions for us?

Will I receive a donation receipt?

Within the Patronito ecosystem, we issue two types of documents. As soon as your payment is processed, you will automatically receive a receipt based on the location where you are making the payment. In the Czech Republic, this is a tax-deductible “Donation Receipt”. When supporting projects on international versions, you receive a “Transaction Confirmation”. This confirmation serves as an official document proving that your funds went directly toward supporting our projects, and in the case of the Donation Receipt, also as a tax-deductible document.

How does project funding work?

As a non-profit organization, we implement projects that address specific challenges of today's world. We carry out these projects in cooperation with local partners, our Guarantors. If you decide to donate funds, you choose the specific project you want to support. We then release your donations in the form of grants directly for the implementation of these selected initiatives.

What if the project does not reach 100 % funding?

At Patronito, not everyone can apply for support. We carefully vet all grant applications and published projects before launch. If the full amount is not raised, we use a milestone system, which allows us to implement the project in parts and take it as far as the funds allow. Each milestone can thus be partially funded. We work in demanding conditions, in areas of conflict and humanitarian crises. Should a situation arise where a project cannot be implemented even partially, we will use your donations for another project in the same category. This ensures that your help has exactly the impact you intended.


Does all my money go toward funding projects?

Excellent question. In the non-profit sector, operating expenses often consume up to 30% of funds. That is not the case with us. To ensure the operation of the platform, payment of bank fees, administrative costs associated with the project, servers, and development, we allocate only 10% of the collected funds. This ensures essential operations, and the rest is invested directly into specific projects. If you decide to provide a “Tip” as part of your donation, these funds serve as a reward for the team and for the further development of the organization.

How is Patronito different?

The Patronito platform was created because, after years in the humanitarian sector, we felt we wanted to do more than just constantly put out the most serious fires. Most platforms are built on raising funds for individual misfortunes and fates, which is perfectly fine. However, we decided to look for concrete solutions to the causes of the problem as a whole. Securing treatment for one sick child is great, but developing a cure for all children suffering from the same disease is, in our view, more important. It may not stir as much emotion, but the impact of the funds spent can be many times greater. Patronito is a community that does not want to repair a single shack, but strives to change the lives of all residents of a slum. These are the types of projects we want to focus on, and we will be happy if you join us.


Who is behind Patronito?

In the Czech Republic, the platform is managed by the Patroni Česka Foundation, which we founded after 18 years in the non-profit sector as a successor organization to our previous associations. The global part of the platform is managed by our partner Canadian organization, United Patrons.

I did not receive a confirmation email or a new password.

Please first check your spam folder. If you cannot find the message there, please write to us at info@patronito.com. We will process your request as quickly as possible.

Can I start my own project?

Currently, only partnered and verified organizations can start projects. This is because we want to strictly control the implementation process and need to fully refine our oversight methodology. In the future, we plan to allow active Patrons to apply for grants, as we believe in creative solutions. When this happens depends on how quickly we succeed in improving the Patronito community platform. Every “Tip” or share helps us bring that day closer.

How can I become an active Patron?

We believe that making the world a better place is life's greatest adventure. If you want to participate in content creation or a specific project, do not hesitate to contact us by email. Another way to get involved is to contribute to our mission directly, or with a wish to support a specific project. And of course, we live in an era of algorithms and social networks. Every “feeding of the algorithms” through sharing and following our channels gives us the energy to continue our work. Create an account and become a member of the Patronito community today.

How does the donation value guarantee work?

We care about our community. We realize that funded projects are fragile and are implemented in difficult situations. Therefore, we exert maximum effort to vet projects during the grant application evaluation and through subsequent monitoring during implementation. We offer all Patrons a Donation Value Guarantee up to $100, or the value of donations in the last 12 months (whichever is lower), if it is proven that a specific project involved fraud or intentional deception by the Guarantor, who committed to follow the terms and conditions and the code of ethics.

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