Water for people in Malawi
By Eileen Lambert,
Water for People
Have you heard the remarkable story of empowerment and
ownership in Blantyre, Malawi?
In three years, the low-income area of Nkolokoti-Kachere went
from intense corruption, near total water service disruption and
losing$10,500 (USD) a year, to full service, 80 paid jobs and
earned revenueof $46,000per year. Talk about a turnaround!
How did Nkolokoti-Kachere achieve its safe water success? New
thinking.
A few years ago the Blantyre Water Board and Blantyre City
Authority approached Water For People for support. Together we
created the Nkolokoti-Kachere Water Users Association (WUA), a
truly collaborative arrangement owned by the community and operated
within government bounds.
Among the most inspiring changes - the WUA recruited women right
away.
It made a huge difference.
Before the WUA, women had little say in how the water system was
run, despite being the biggest users and collectors of water. With
many more women in leadership positions now, corruption faded,
broken water kiosks were fixed quickly and new kiosks were
built.
This is how water projects are done right, with local partners
driving sustainable change and everyone prospering. With your
support, we are planting these seeds of success over and over again
until everyone has safe flowing water forever.
Learn more by watching the video:
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