WaterAid is an international Non-Governmental Organisation dedicated to helping people escape from suffering caused by lack of safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene. WaterAid's mission is to transform lives of the poorest and most marginalized people by improving access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene in the country's underprivileged communities.

in Malawi don't have access to clean water.

That's 5.8 million people.

people don't have access to a decent toilet.

That's more than half of the entire population.

children die every year.

Caused by dirty water and poor sanitation.

LATEST NEWS

TITUKULANE HANDS OVER 180 BOREHOLES IN MANGOCHI AND ZOMBA

The Titukulane Program has delivered 180 boreholes in Mangochi and Zomba districts, providing safe and clean water to over 51,000 individuals. The WASH component of the program involved the rehabilitation of 150 boreholes and construction of 30 new ones.

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Hon. Abida Mia.
Image: WaterAid/Ulemu Mbengwani
A woman from Ngilengile village in Zomba enjoying access to clean water from their newly constructed borehole.
Image: WaterAid / Ulemu Mbengwani

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: DICK VILLAGE'S JOURNEY TO CLEAN WATER

“Women’s long water-fetching journeys caused marital strife and suspicions of infidelity among men. In the midst of scorching summers, we found relief by pouring water on our feet, to cool them down on our journey back home.”

Women from Khwivale village celebrating as clean water springs out after a succesful borehole drilling exercise.
Image: WaterAid / Ulemu Mbengwani

THE DELIVER LIFE II PROJECT'S JOURNEY TO CLEAN WATER AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

Learn how the Deliver Life II project is improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Health Care Centers, Early Childhood Development Centers, and communities in Zomba and Machinga districts.

IPC training in Mponela.
Image: WaterAid / Ulemu Mbengwani

ELEVATING HEALTHCARE STANDARDS: THE JOURNEY OF NEW IPC-WASH MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

Discover how WaterAid Malawi is spearheading a healthcare revolution with the development of ground-breaking IPC-WASH materials.

Sambakusi Health Centre, Ntchisi District.
Image: WaterAid / Ulemu Mbengwani

WATERAID TO PROVIDE WASH FACILITIES TO THREE ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS IN NTCHISI

WaterAid Malawi is expected to provide comprehensive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) packages to three health centres in Ntchisi district through the second phase of Wimbledon’s 150 Health Care Facility (HCF) challenge. 

Meet the people

Meet the people at the heart of our work: cleaners, health workers, teachers, students, change-makers.

What we do

We build on the success of past programmes and scale them up to reach even more people with water and sanitation services that last.

Learn the facts

1 in 3 people in the world don't have a decent toilet of their own. 1 in 9 don't have clean water close to home.

School children washing hands at Mzenene Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC).
School children washing hands at Mzenene Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC).
Image: WaterAid / Ulemu Mbengwani

Since 1999 WaterAid has been working in Malawi to ensure that there is an increased focus on water, sanitation and hygiene at all levels and across all sectors. Working in partnership  and collaboration with numerous stakeholders, WaterAid has made significant strides towards improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene through a variety of projects implemented in the districts of Machinga, Zomba, Balaka, Ntcheu, Chikwawa, Mangochi, Dedza, Lilongwe, Salima, Dowa, Mchinji, Ntchisi, Kasungu, NkhotakotaMzimba, Rumphi, Karonga and Chitipa.

WaterAid has modelled provision of WASH in schools, health care centres, Early Childhood Development centers (ECDs), towns and communities through the construction and rehabilitation of boreholes and reticulated water supply systems, water kiosks, rehabilitation and expansion of gravity fed systems and construction of sanitation infrastructure in schools, healthcare facilities and urban markets. WaterAid workwith other sector players on policy and advocacy initiatives, focusing on enhancing sector coordination, integrated planning, resourcing and implementation aboth national and decentralized levels, and sector performance monitoring and accountability.