Freshwater Project
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

PROVIDING WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES

TO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF MALAWI

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Malawi Freshwater Project is a local Non-Government Organization (NGO), devoted to providing clean water and sanitation services to disadvantaged rural communities of Malawi in southern Africa.

 

Founded in 1995 by Charles Banda, Freshwater Project is unique in its approach in that it works with the communities – responding and listening to their needs, and working together to build the capacity of the people.

 

Clean water is something most people in the developed world take for granted. But globally, over 1 billion people struggle to survive without clean water – as a result, 6,000 children die every day from waterborne diseases.

 

In Malawi, over 60% of the population lives without access to clean water. Women and young girls get up at 4:00 in the morning and walk long distances to haul water from murky rivers or mud holes in the ground. The result is high incidences of diarrhea, dysentery and even cholera.

 

Freshwater Project is making a difference. Since 1995 the organization has provided around 800 borehole wells and over 5000 pit latrines. The results have been significant: since working in the Chileka region, incidences of waterborne illnesses at the Chileka Health Center have dropped from 70% to 6%. The Red Cross Society which used to camp out at the Chileka Health Center during the high risk season, no longer needs to come.

 

However, there are more communities requesting our assistance in other regions. We look forward to building more international partnerships so that we may have the opportunity of working with them.

 

We thank you for your interest in Freshwater Project and hope you’ll join our efforts in providing clean water and sanitation to the people of Malawi who need it most. We encourage you to browse the rest of our website, and see our Donation page. You can make a difference, too.

 

                              Madzi Ndi Moyo (Water Is Life)