Puluputu, Kasungu, Malawi

“There was clapping and dancing and singing songs to show their happiness. No pump has ever been installed here. People used to get water from unprotected sources. According to the village head he said that some of the wells in the village has claimed the lives of their kids.The area surrounded by natural trees. Dambo lands are everywhere in the area. Their dambos have a lot of water and the wells in the area are not deep but have a lot of water. The water is found below one metre. A lot of people in the area grow Irish potatoes and do well.”

DROP4DROP in-country partner

This project was undertaken as part of our campaign of projects that actively reduce carbon emissions. This project helped the community save their much needed wood which was previously being burnt daily to boil water. This project has also eliminated the many thousands of hours previously spent on walking to collect water.