PROJECT #106
Project #106 | Clean Water and Sanitation for Children in Malawi
Our partnership with Pump Aid
Through this partnership, Pump Aid implemented a project with a goal to improve child well-being through access to quality health facilities such as ventilated pit latrines, hand-washing facilities, and improved water points. These water access points provide clean and safe water to the children at the community-based childcare centers (CBCCs) — basic preschools for kids under 5 years old.
These initiatives have enhanced the quality of the learning environment, which has increased enrollment of children at the CBCCs by an average of 10% so far. WASH facilities, constructed by Pump Aid, have given both children and adults increased access to a safe, potable water supply and sanitation. The establishment of kitchen gardens has also been influential as the communities are now able to sustain their own operation and maintenance of the infrastructure through sales of vegetables. Access to sanitation and clean water has reduced occurrences of waterborne diseases among the children and child morbidity and mortality rates, especially in the communities around the CBCCs.
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Meet Mr. Chikumbeni
This is Mr. Chikumbeni, one of four caregivers at the CBCC in the Chikungu village in the Traditional Authority, Mduwa in Mchinjji District. This CBCC has an enrollment of 41 children –15 boys and 26 girls — and four caregivers. Children who attend Chikungu CBCC mainly come from five surrounding villages. At the onset of the project, there was no latrine at the CBCC, which forced the children to go to a nearby bush for open defecation. As a result, there was a great risk of fecal-oral transmission of diarrheal pathogens among the young children attending the CBCC, resulting in high frequency and risk of disease. During the implementation of the project, Pump Aid supported Chikungu CBCC with an elephant pump and two VIP latrines, each with two rooms and three handwashing facilities. Currently, the water source is working effectively and is benefiting a total of 41 children under five and 42 households. The handwashing facilities were constructed in order to increase handwashing practices among the children under five so that it can be replicated in their home, and many CBCCs were happy to report that attendance has increased in the CBCC as the children had less risk of illness exposure.
Thank you for making this possible!
Our movement is grassroots, to us that not only means the work on the ground is led by local leaders with the support of the community, but it also means that we raise the funds for our projects through everyday donors just like you. In addition to all the donors that gave $25, $100, or $250 and the campaigners that ran a race or donated their birthday to raise funds, we also want to thank our generous business, school, and faith sponsors who believed in our work and joined the movement.
If you want to support future projects like this you can make a donation to our water & sanitation fund.
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