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- World Water Week 2018August 27, 2018Water is life! That’s why we’re excited that there’s a special week on the calendar dedicated to emphasizing the importance of fresh, abundant water: #WorldWaterWeek #WWWeek Water Wells for Africa (WWFA) was founded because we believe that people in the rural African community deserve sustainable water sources which will improve their lives in every way including reducing health risks associated with contaminated water. Because of caring supporters who partner with us in this mission, we’ve been able to install more than 185 water wells since 1996…and we have many more boreholes to drill. The real success is not the initial installation of the wells, it’s the fact that they continue to work and provide water for many years! Recently, WWFA Founder Kurt Dahlin returned to the original well that he raised funding for and installed in 1996 in Nchiwa village, Mulanje district in Malawi. This is the one that got this organization started—and twenty years later, it was still pumping forth water. For World Water Week, we’re sharing some stories of wells we installed previously and just recently went back to visit. Please check back each day…or if the week has passed and you’re just seeing this, please go ahead and read these uplifting stories now!... Read more...
- New Beautiful Water Source for Bwanali VillageJuly 19, 2018By Edwin White, WWFA Malawi Drilling Coordinator I’m happy to report that the Bwanali borehole was installed on 26th of May 2018. Before they got their own borehole (water well) the Bwanali people were depending on the swamps for their water source. The nearest water well was 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) away so nobody went there from this village. These swamps that provided “water” to Bwanali were also the homes of frogs, and many times the people of the community scooped up frog eggs and tadpoles when getting water. People were getting sick from waterborne diseases, and sadly, the nearest clinic is also very far away. In order to reduce the chances of scooping small frogs or eggs, the women would have to take extra time to carefully draw water in small amounts using a plate (not a cup!) and pour it into a bucket. This was very time consuming. At home, people were not even looking into the water before drinking to avoid disappointment because they may see a part of a tadpole or any dead water insect or an egg of a frog. I personally visited this swamp and I can tell you that this is not an exaggerated story. Their water was not treated in anyway. No boiling or sieving or use of chemicals. Just drink. During the rainy season this is the only time they say that they were able to get good water after collecting it from the roof. This was only available to those with roofs of corrugated iron sheets. During drilling of the Bwanali water well, there were difficulties because we thought that we were to use air compression but we found out that it needed drilling with water which is known as mud-drilling. We had to wait for the suitable equipment. It is good that our drillers have both machines. We could not give up on this village! We just had to wait patiently until the right machine was free to do our project. The Bwanali people are more than happy to have this safe portable clean water after they exhausted all avenues seeking for help. Their daily words are: “Thanks WWFA!” And we, at WWFA, thank all the great supporters who help make wells like this one possible! You can help install a well in a village just like Bwanali! Please visit our Donation Page today. We thank you!... Read more...

All Articles
- Update from the Field: June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
- Update from the field: May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
- Record Number of Wells Installed in 2020March 5, 2021
- Water Abounds with 22 WWFA Projects So Far in 2019November 27, 2019
- Montana Newspaper Shares WWFA NewsJune 12, 2019
- Water is Necessary for Brick-MakingAugust 31, 2018
- Gardens Grow Due to Water WellsAugust 29, 2018
- A Tale of Two Villages – Juma and MthikilaAugust 28, 2018
- World Water Week 2018August 27, 2018
- New Beautiful Water Source for Bwanali VillageJuly 19, 2018
- April 24, 2018
- 20th Anniversary of Our Wells in AfricaMay 21, 2016
- 14 Year Old Raises Big Bucks for WaterMay 17, 2016
- Founder’s Update on Flood ReliefFebruary 9, 2015
- Parliament Member Requests WWFA’s HelpFebruary 2, 2015
- Contaminated Water in MalawiFebruary 1, 2015
- WWFA provides relief to Malawi flood victimsJanuary 23, 2015
- WWFA Hero of the Year 2014December 29, 2014
- Inspection Tour 2012October 10, 2012
- Playpumps DiscontinuedJanuary 30, 2011
- WWFA Receives 501c3 StatusMarch 31, 2007
- Nchiwa Village – Well #1May 27, 1996