MALAWI WELL PROJECT
Meeting the Malawi teachers. November 2014
As of 2015, our efforts have been focused on achieving the goal of building wells in Malawi, Africa. We decided on this location because of a group of Malawian students at Lakeland University who were earning their masters degree.
Through this new friendship, we learned about their home and some of the hardships involved with a lack of water.
We are currently in the process of fundraising for well number 19! Visit our blog to stay tuned!
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Some Facts About Drinking Water
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2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water at home. In Africa, 418 million people still lack even a basic level of drinking water service. CDC & UNICEF
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Between 2015 and 2020, 107 million people gained access to safely managed drinking water at home, and 115 million people gained access to safe toilets at home. CDC
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Some 829 000 people are estimated to die each year from diarrhoea as a result of unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene.WHO
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8 out 10 people who continue to lack basic drinking water services live in rural areas. CDC
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Women and girls are more likely to be responsible for collecting water for their family. In 2017, women and girls were responsible for water collection in 8 out of 10 households without onsite water supply. These responsibilities make it difficult for girls to attend school during school hours. CDC
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Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces. Microbial contamination of drinking-water as a result of contamination with faeces poses the greatest risk to drinking-water safety. WHO
