Healthy Lives International (Malawi Water Project)

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: Training Community Health Promoters to give presentations at schools, community meetings, and village gatherings. They 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.