{"id":32841,"date":"2024-05-29T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?p=32841"},"modified":"2024-07-01T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:32:07","slug":"transforming-communities-in-malawi-with-solar-powered-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/transforming-communities-in-malawi-with-solar-powered-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
After a cholera outbreak in Malawi\u2019s Mtungwi village killed seven people and affected 280 others, Self Help Africa worked with the local district council to help prevent and protect the communities from further outbreaks of disease.<\/p>
A community needs assessment was carried out with Dowa district to update the water and sanitation systems of the communities around Mtungwi; who had no proper latrines and were reliant on a shallow well linked to a nearby dirty river. We installed latrines and a solar-powered water system for eight local communities including a school and health centre \u2013 benefiting nearly 2,800 people.<\/p>
For these communities, access to clean water is a transformative development. Dalesi, a resident in one of the communities, said: \u201cWe used to spend our time and energy searching for water. Now we have enough time to focus on economic activities, and our children can stay in school\u201d.<\/p>