Unavailability of safe drinking water and sanitation in Malawi is a major contributor to poverty, poor health and inequality. Many ‘safe’ water points are likely to still deliver unclean water because they are unprotected and difficult to maintain. Most poverty is concentrated in rural areas where there are deep issues of unsafe water, hunger, food security, water-borne disease, child mortality and lack of safety for women and girls undertaking water collection from remote sources.

This project will work in three remote villages in Malawi and train communities in pump building and maintenance to provide over 450 people with access to clean water and sanitation. However, it’s not just about building water pumps - we provide training