Your Gift of Water for Women & Children of Malawi

Pictured here is Josephine Kanjo. She’s the headmaster of St. Luis Primary School in Blantyre, Malawi. The school has 385 students.

She’s very excited that on September 14^th the school received a WWFA water well! She asked us to pass along her thanks to all the WWFA donors who care about helping people in Africa! This clean, healthy water source has already improved the quality of education and sanitation, and there are exciting developments on the horizon.

Education: Students will no longer report late to school due to spending time in search of water. Drinking clean water, they’ll be healthier – no more diarrhea or cholera which also causes them to miss school. They’ll be well-fed because the school porridge will have no bacteria in it, and it will be made on time because the water is now nearby and it will be easy to fill big pots full for cooking (also good for the ladies who cook). Another benefit: The children's attention spans will improve with good food in their tummies!

Sanitation: Positive progress was immediately made on several hygiene and cleanliness issues. Now, toilets are cleaned properly, hand-washing is happening often as it should, and classrooms are cleaned regularly.

Development: In addition to all that good news, there are some improvements in the works for St. Luis Primary School! For a long time, they had hoped to build teachers’ houses on the property, but water provision had been a challenge.  Now with the availability of water, bricks for houses can easily be made allowing for dwellings to be built, and the water well will provide necessary water for cooking, bathing, and other household needs. This will motivate teachers to stay on the school grounds which allows them more time to prepare for class and to start classes on time thereby improving education in general.

See how easily YOU HAVE IMPROVED LIVES – IN MANY WAYS – FOR THE BETTER!

We are so very happy to partner with you to do great things for people in need.

Thank you for the precious gift of water. We look forward to doing more good with you.

For those who wait,
Kurt

Kurt Dahlin
Founder & President

P.S. Since this well was installed less than a week ago, we don’t have many photos yet but we’re sharing what we have. We wish we had a photo of the students, but the only one we got of the kids is a cute picture of them checking out the drilling rig after the sun had gone down! You can't blame them for being curious and excited!

We hope you're faring well and that 2021 is much better than last year!

The WWFA Malawi Team has not missed a beat. They've been very busy identifying new sites -- villages that need water... and we learned of another huge need.

During the pandemic, we got a report from the Malawian media that over 600 primary schools in Malawi had re-opened without potable water!

In addition to the need for water access for handwashing, these 600 schools have a challenge to find clean drinking water. Some schools have even encouraged students to bring water from their homes, despite the fact that some sources of water in remote areas of Malawi are not safe. Without intervention, these schools could easily become infectious hubs for the transmission of COVID-19.

When we heard of this, we knew right away that we needed to do something about it!

So, we used your funds to help drill a well at the school pictured in this email - it's called Kasengwa School and it's for students in 1st to 8th grade. Headmaster Juwaeli wants to make sure you know how grateful they are! Not only will children (and teachers) be able to wash their hands, they will have fresh and healthy water to drink.

On top of that, people who live near the school are invited to come here to fill their buckets! How cool is that?!

In the photo you can see one of the boy's smile as he and his friend are allowed to pump out some water! We doubt any of those young folks will complain about having to wash their hands.

We thank you greatly for your kind heart and sharing of your precious resources!

As we write, more schools are being selected to received wells, so we'd be honored and joyful to have your continued partnership in this meaningful work.

With buckets full of appreciation, :-)

Your WWFA USA Team