The Malawi Water Project is a not for profit entity with the purpose of improving the health conditions of villagers in rural Malawi, Africa. Volunteers in Canada solely operate the Malawi Water Project through our registered Canadian Charity, Healthy Lives International Society.
Funds are utilized to provide training to villagers on proper sanitation and hygiene and to provide an opportunity for villagers to receive a household biosand water filter (BSF) to reduce contamination ... Read More
The Malawi Water Project is a not for profit entity with the purpose of improving the health conditions of villagers in rural Malawi, Africa. Volunteers in Canada solely operate the Malawi Water Project through our registered Canadian Charity, Healthy Lives International Society.
Funds are utilized to provide training to villagers on proper sanitation and hygiene and to provide an opportunity for villagers to receive a household biosand water filter (BSF) to reduce contamination of their drinking water.
Action Plan:
I. Community Health Promotion: Trained Community Health Promoters give presentations at schools, community meetings, and village gatherings. Community Health Clubs are set up to learn how to improve the health standards in the village. Community Health Promoters focus on teaching the importance of having improved pit latrines, hand washing stations, protected water sources and adopting proper hygiene practices. Trainers will inform people about the connection between unsafe sanitation, poor hygiene, contaminated water, and disease.
II. Biosand Water Filter:
The Biosand Filter (BSF) is a household adaptation of the traditional slow sand filter, which has been used for community drinking water treatment for almost 200 years. Trained Biosand Implementers construct and properly install the filter in households. The beneficiaries are trained on how to properly use and maintain their filter. The filters are followed up 4 times during the first year of operation.
III. Water Well (Borehole) Repair
Boreholes are deep drilled water wells with hand pumps that provide water for many families. Sometimes the pumps break down and need repair. The villagers don't have the money to buy the parts or the means to transport the parts to their village. Often there isn't anyone who knows how to repair the pump. We assess the problem, purchase the parts, repair the borehole and sign an agreement with the village to repay us for the parts over the next 12 months. We also train people in the village how to properly maintain the borehole and do small repairs when needed.
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