Wildlife Conservation Malawi Project #58312

Save Wildlife, Save People w/ Conservation Wells

by BridgIT Water Foundation

Save Wildlife, Save People w/ Conservation Wells

Project Report | Feb 22, 2024
Winter 2024 Malawi Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

BridgIT started its elephant/wildlife conservation water wells project in early 2023. Since then we have managed to compete over 30 projects serving around 11,000 people. While not all of the funding came from this GlobalGiving fundraiser, we are proud that our supporters on this platform have stepped up to kick off this important project where the people are trading water for wildlife conservation.

The projects are located around the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve on the west side of Lake Malawi. In this area, only 63% of the population has access to potable water and 37% of the boreholes are not functioning. The women, who have the gender role of water collection, waste hours daily in their search for surface water that could be spent in more productive ways. This is so important because about 51% of the people in this area live below the poverty line. It is clear that resolving the water crisis by fixing broken boreholes is an absolutely necessary step for these people to graduate from extreme poverty.

BridgIT’s goal in this all-volunteer journey that we’ve been on since 2009 is poverty reduction. The UN recognizes poverty as the most critical issue facing people in the developing world: Sustainable Development Goal #1 is poverty reduction. SDG Goal #6, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) is also critical to so many people. With your help, we can do so much more to help people living in rural Malawi villages to lead a better life. Thank you for supporting this fundraising campaign.

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Nov 6, 2023
Fall 2023 Malawi Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

#GivingTuesday is a BIG fundraising day for BridgIT Water Foundation. BridgIT's goal is to raise $25,000 to bring potable water to about 15,000 people.

This year GlobalGiving will "Move a Million" by providing US$1.2 Million in incentives to its nonprofit partners that receive online donations:

WHEN: Between 19:00:00 on November 27th - 18:59:59 Eastern Standard Time on November 28th.

DETAILS: Donations up to US$2,500 per unique donor per organization will be eligible to receive incentive funds, and incentive funds will be allocated to each organization based on their percentage of all funds raised during the #GivingTuesday event.

HOW: BridgIT strongly encourages its generous supporters to donate online to its projects on GlobalGiving on #GivingTuesday by clicking on the links below:

1. Save Wildlife, Save People w/ Conservation Wells, Project #58312, provides funds needed to refurbish broken water wells in rural Malawi, near the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. This project promotes wildlife conservation because the villagers essentially trade wildlife protection and conservation for safe, clean water.

2. Refurbishing Water Wells Saves Lives in Uganda, Project #47702, provides safe, clean water to rural Ugandan villagers whose wells have fallen into disrepair. This project is extremely cost-effective because an average of 925 people benefit from each refurb, which cost US$1,500. This means sustainable water is provided at US$1.62/person.

3. India Water Crisis Well Refurbishment Program, Projects #55561, is another very cost-effective project providing safe, clean water to rural Dalit people in Andhra Pradesh India. An average of 814 villagers benefit from each refurb at a cost of about US$1.54/person.

Please participate in BridgIT's #GivingTuesday fundraiser on GlobalGiving this Tuesday, November 28, EST, so we can benefit from the financial incentives offered by GlobalGiving.

BridgIT is pleased to announce that it has completed 30 wells in Malawi so far this year, and we continue to move as quickly as possible on this valuable wildlife conservation project.

Thank you.

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Aug 16, 2023
Summer 2023 Malawi Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

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