Completed Projects

Here are some of the projects that we have completed over the years.

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Watota VillageJuly 1, 2019Dedication: Sofie Roux 2019 Installation Date: July 1, 2019 Location:Village: Watota VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi Village Quotes: Sime Jafali: Chief: “This is the first bore hole in this area. We would walk two hours to collect dirty water in the dry season. People are sick every month, especially in the rainy season.” GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos Sime Jafali: Chief: “This is the first bore hole in this area. We would walk two hours to collect dirty water in the dry season. People are sick every month, especially in the rainy season.”...
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Chibwana VillageJune 25, 2019Dedication: Guy Hocker and the Madzi Ni Moyo 2019 Wishing Well Installation Date: June 25, 2019 Location:Village: Chibwana VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location...
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Mwikawa Village 2June 25, 2019Dedication: Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam Installation Date: June 25, 2019 Location:Village: Mwikawa Village #2District: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos Pre-Borehole Notes (March 2018) Mwikawa has 200 households and 4 surrounding villages. In total, the 4 surrounding villages have households totaling 631. Difficulties these villagers currently face: School children are going very late to school. Last year, 4 people suffered from cholera and 2 people died of it. More than 10 people have already experienced diarrhea this year. Due to the long wait at the water source, families have had some problems. 3 families were divorced due to issues pertaining to water as the husbands were suspecting their wives of going out with other men and only pretending that they were getting water. 30 year-old Bertha Champion drawing contaminated water...
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Kachingwe VillageJune 14, 2019Dedication: The Breakwater Church Installation Date: December 9, 2018 Location:Village: Kachingwe VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 1,200 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to The Breakwater Church GPS Location...
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Maonga Village 2June 3, 2019Dedication: North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church Installation Date: June 3, 2019 Location:Village: Maonga Village #2District: MachingaCountry: Malawi People using this well: 300 families Quotes from Village: Mark Miles: vice chief “We are so happy. We were drinking from a hand dug pit by the roadside. This is my first clean water.” Flora Jafali: “I was born here as were my parents and grandparents. The water tastes good and everyone is so happy. Before, I only got one bucket of water a day. Now I can get 5-7 buckets in one hour. I can wash clothes, dishes, children. I have free time to rest and chat with my friends. We are healthier. Our kids were going to school late. The water was far away so we couldn’t wash our kids. Our kids can come on their own to draw water and wash. There was a parent/teacher meeting to express their appreciation for being on time for school. GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos "Before, I only got one bucket of water a day. Now I can get 5-7 buckets in one hour." “We are so happy. We were drinking from a hand dug pit by the roadside. This is my first clean water.” GPS Location...
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Ndambala VillageJune 3, 2019Dedication: The Leonard G. Herring Foundation Installation Date: June 3, 2019 Location:Village: Ndambala VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi Quotes from village: Makwinja Bwanali: Village Chief for 30 years: “I was born here. I am 65. This is my first drink of clean water. The bore hole is close to our homes. We have 69 families and no one has been sick since the installation. The clinic is so far away that sometimes people would die along the way due to waterborne disease. It was a four hour walk or 1.5 hour by bike to the clinic. Almost three people a week would suffer serious waterborne illnesses and needed to go to the clinic. Other people would suffer through it. It would take about a week to recover. The water is so close by now that women can put food on the fire, get water and come back.” Esther Miles: “Our kids are able to go to school on time. They can draw water, wash and go on time to school. It is important for kids to study. It means that the future is brighter for our children. Our families are healthier. We are able to have a garden and grow our own vegetables. Some of the vegetables we will eat. Some vegetables we will sell in the local market to buy pencils and books. This is the fulfillment of a dream.” GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos Esther Miles: "This is the fulfillment of a dream." Pre-Borehole Information (Mar 2018) Ndambala has 47 households and there are seven other surrounding villages that draw from the current water well. Total number of families from the surrounding villages is 164. If the borehole is installed in this village, 211 families are going to benefit from it with a population of around 1,000 beneficiaries. The next borehole is at 5 kms or 3.1 miles away. In Ndambala, the local people have to deal with the following issues: During the dry season, people do wait for about 3 hours at the current water source and because of this, most of the time women miss farming and school children miss classes and go late to school. During the rainy season, they have plenty of water but it is very unsafe as other waters and pollutants from the top soil is washed into their drinking water. Because of this, they have diarrhea and those affected are mostly children. Last year, three people suffered from cholera. Some years back, a chief lost his mother and sister in the same year due to diarrhea. Last year, one school girl was bitten by a snake as she was going early in the dark to fetch water before school. When the community is blessed with a water well, there is going to be reduced diarrhea cases. There will be good home hygiene practices and students are going to continue with their education, especially girls. Women collecting water at Ndambala Village water point GPS Location...
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Mwilicha Village 2June 2, 2019Dedication: The Sloan Business Club, The Phi Beta Epsilon Memorial Fund, and students from the MIT Installation Date: June 2, 2019 Location:Village: Mwilicha Village 2District: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 750 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location...
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Solobala VillageJune 2, 2019Dedication: Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation Installation Date: June 2, 2019 Location:Village: Solobala VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location ....
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Maliwata VillageJune 1, 2019Dedication: Julie and Keith Lundquist Installation Date: June 1, 2019 Location:Village: Maliwata VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 900 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Julie and Keith Lundquist. GPS Location ....
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Ntemula VillageJune 1, 2019Dedication: Sofie Roux Installation Date: June 1, 2019 Location:Village: Ntemula VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location...
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Malinje VillageMay 31, 2019Dedication: Brittany Harris and Friends Installation Date: May 31, 2019 Location:Village: Malinje VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 280 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Brittany Harris and Friends. GPS Location...
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Nkwanda VillageMay 30, 2019Dedication: Matt Chesko and Family Installation Date: May 30, 2019 Location:Village: Nkwanda VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 310 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Matt Chesko and Family. GPS Location...
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Khungwa VillageMay 28, 2019Dedication: First Graders at Brown Elementary School Installation Date: May 28, 2019 Location:Village: Khungwa VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location...
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Mmanja VillageMay 27, 2019Dedication: Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam Installation Date: May 27, 2019 Location:Village: Mmanja VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 300 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam. Pre-Borehole Notes (Mar 2018) Mmanja Village, T/A Ngokwe, Machinga Mmanja has 15 families. Three other villages share the same water source. The surrounding villages have a total household number of around 95. If we are successful installing a water well here, it is expected to assist 110 households with approximately 550 people to be using it. The nearest borehole is 2 kms or 1.2 miles away. Currently, the local people are experiencing these difficulties: Diarrhea is often experienced, due to unsafe water. This year alone, around 30 people have suffered from diarrhea. Some children have dropped out of school and others go to school very late because of the long lines waiting at the shallow ditch to get water. There have been some family problems due to water scarcity. Husbands suspect the their wives were somewhere other than the water source due to long hours away from home waiting at the current polluted source. The long wait at the water source keeps the ladies from farming, a thing which is a main source of income for them so as a result, the circle of poverty continues. A group of women in Mmanja village drawing water from a shallow open swamp. GPS Location...
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Kasugulu VillageMay 27, 2019Dedication: 2018 Philanthropy Lab at Fort Worth Academy, Texas Installation Date: June 27, 2019 Location:Village: Kasugulu VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos GPS Location...
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Lingande VillageMay 26, 2019Dedication: Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam Installation Date: May 26, 2019 Location:Village: Lingande VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 560 GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam. Pre-Borehole Notes (Mar 2018) Lingande Village, T/A Ngokwe, Machinga This village has 80 family households totaling approximately 400 people. Their current source of water is a shallow ditch. Six villages in total use the current source of water and these are the villages that are going to be the beneficiaries of the new borehole, when it is installed. The next closest borehole is 3 kms or 1.9 miles away. The problems that the families face due to the current water source are: Frequent diarrhea. This year alone 5 people have suffered from diarrhea. During the dry season from April to November, they must wait in line a long time for the water and sometimes that must travel further in search of water. Students are very late to school due to the long wait at the water source queue. Dogs, livestock, and other wild animals share the same water with people. Last year 5 people suffered from cholera. Our team was also told, “Sometimes women do quarrel and fight for water especially during the dry season.” 28 year-old Dorothy from Ling’ande Village. She is drawing murky water and drinking from her scooper before carrying the bucket home. This is 32 year-old Magna. She is pregnant as she takes unsafe water and bending with her baby on her back, adding to the difficulty of drawing water. GPS Location...
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Swalele VillageMay 25, 2019Dedication: Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam Installation Date: May 25, 2019 Location:Village: Swalele VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: MalawiPersons using this well: Approximately 750 GPS Location: See bottom of page 2019 Photos This well is dedicated to Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam. Pre-Borehole Notes (Mar 2018) Swalele Village, T/A Ngokwe, Machinga. Swalele has 150 families with a population of around 500 people. There are 20 villages in the surrounding area which use the same water source. If we are successful installing a water well, the surrounding 20 villages are going to use it. The 20 villages have 243 households in total and approximate population of 1,000 people. The nearest borehole is 3 kms or 1.9 miles away. Existing challenges today: During the dry season, they must wait a long time for their turn to draw one bucket of water. This delay causes women to fight or quarrel as they struggle for the limited source of water. They go to draw water at 4 AM and they return at 10 AM. This disrupts home organization; it brings some marriage problems; students go very late to school, especially girls. More than 20 people have suffered from diarrhea this year alone and mainly children. Five people suffered from dysentery this year. This year, three people were bitten by snakes as they were going to the current water source. Two people died in October of 2018 due to diarrhea. A woman from Swalele village drinking water from an unsafe source. Two women from Swalele village are headed for a long walk home. GPS Location...
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Mwikawa VillageMay 24, 2019Dedication: Siobhan Leahy and Dylan Wiliam Installation Date: May 24, 2019 Location:Village: Mwikawa VillageDistrict: MachingaCountry: Malawi GPS Location: See bottom of page. Dedication Video 2019 Photos Pre-Borehole Notes (March 2018) Mwikawa has 200 households and 4 surrounding villages. In total, the 4 surrounding villages have households totaling 631. Difficulties these villagers currently face: School children are going very late to school. Last year, 4 people suffered from cholera and 2 people died of it. More than 10 people have already experienced diarrhea this year. Due to the long wait at the water source, families have had some problems. 3 families were divorced due to issues pertaining to water as the husbands were suspecting their wives of going out with other men and only pretending that they were getting water. 30 year-old Bertha Champion drawing contaminated water...
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