Your Gift of Water for Women & Children of Malawi

As you know in Sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally, women and young girls bear the responsibility of obtaining their family’s water supply.

I'm sure you share our belief that clean water is the first step out of poverty, and that those without any should have it first.

So at Water Wells for Africa (WWFA) we take careful measures to ensure that the water wells we install last for at least 20 years by offering capacity building trainings to the communities for them to be able to take care of the well and maintain it mechanically by themselves. At each well site the local residents form a Community Based Management (CBM) team which is made up of 10 people -- usually 6 women and 4 men.

Each person on the CBM team learns how to take the pump completely apart and put it back together! Above and below we're sharing photos of some women from Thyolo village learning how to maintain the water well.

So far this year, with your help, WWFA has installed 52 wells -- 20 on school properties and 32 in villages. Our Malawi team is working on installing more wells before the rainy season comes.

There have been 39 CBM trainings so far and we have five more happening int the coming days.

Without you, none of this would happen! We're so thankful that you care about people in need and help get them clean, accessible water which changes their lives for the better in every way!

Let's keep it going together!

With sincere thanks for those who wait,

Kurt Dahlin