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- Gardens Grow Due to Water WellsAugust 29, 2018Today in recognition of #WorldWaterWeek, we’re celebrating this WWFA water well which was placed in Lita village. Their neighbors in the villages of Juma and Loro also use this well. WWFA drilled 45 meters deep to strike water and it’s been flowing generously for almost a year now. Our wells have been proven to last twenty years and are still going, so we expect this one to do the same. This is a beautiful picture of a beneficiary getting water from this well generously placed by WWFA supporters. “Beneficiary” is what our local Malawi WWFA Team calls people who receive water wells. :-) This 28-year-old lady, Mary Patrick, used to walk long distance in search water—one hour walking each way! This took valuable time away from daily house chores and parenting. Another story is of a 60-year-old man, Maxwell Makina, who said that in the past, men used to go into the gardens very late in the day because they were waiting for the water arrive (from the women who retrieved it from far away). Now they have high crop yields because they have more time, and this is reducing poverty. You can see that this garden in Lita village is enjoying some moisture from “spilled water.” This is the excess water that comes out of the pump and runs down the concrete runoff forming a small pond. People scoop up that water—so it is not wasted—and pour it on their crops. A huge THANK YOU goes to every single supporter of WWFA for helping improve these people’s lives. With the convenience of accessible clean water comes gardens full of healthy food and water that does not make people sick. Would you like to join in and help install water wells for people in need? Great! Please click this link to donate today. Thank you!... Read more...
- A Tale of Two Villages – Juma and MthikilaAugust 28, 2018In honor of World Water Week, we’re sharing stories of water wells we installed previously and just recently went back to visit. Thirty Families Benefit from WWFA Water Well Juma and Mthikila are villages located in the northern part of Thyolo District, in the southern region of Malawi. There are 30 households using the Afridev water pump that WWFA installed in November of 2017. Our team visited Juma on the 31st of July 2018 to inspect the well and follow-up with the people. Local Woman is Healthier A female villager named Lusiya Frame, age 44, told us that she used to drink water from a shallow well in a river bank; the contaminated water gave her diarrhea. During the rainy season, the shallow wells used to get filled up with mud which was forced the ladies to walk a one-hour distance in search of good water. This would delay household work and farming. Growing Food for Sustenance and Sales In fact, most people in these two villages earn their living selling vegetables. This means they need abundant water to tend to their gardens. However, most streams and rivers are greatly diminished during the dry season. The not-even-one-year-old WWFA water well now provides the water they need for their gardens to grow! Now the people pump water into buckets and pour it over their plants. Lives Are Greatly Improved and Gratitude Abounds! Here you can see one of the Juma villagers who is showing us where they used to draw water before WWFA came to their rescue. They used to struggle to reach this place, especially the older ladies during the rainy season. And Lusiya tells us, she no longer is plagued with digestive problems. We’re so happy for her and others whose daily lives are improved so much. While we were visiting this old water point and checking the new water well to make sure it still works correctly, the whole community were telling us how grateful they are for what the generous supporters of WWFA did for them!... Read more...

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- 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
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