1 in 10 people in Malawi don't have clean water.
1 in 10 people in Malawi don't have clean water.
That's 1.7 million people.
10 million people don't have a decent toilet.
10 million people don't have a decent toilet.
That's more than half of the entire population.
More than 1,700 children die every year.
More than 1,700 children die every year.
From dirty water and poor toilets.
Dalia keeps the water flowing
Dalia Soda is one of only three female pump mechanics in Salima District. Highly respected by co-workers and communities alike, she was already a keen volunteer in the region before she learnt her trade.
“I knew Nzeremu Village before the borehole came,” Dalia explains. “I was encouraging people to contribute something towards it. They were collecting water from the lake.”
After training from WaterAid, Dalia now keeps Nzeremu’s and several other villages’ boreholes working. The job has helped her build her own house and pay for all seven of her children’s school fees.
Looking to the future, Dalia has started taking her 19-year-old son with her on jobs so that he can assist – one day, when she is too old to work, she hopes he can take over.
“I'd be very happy if he wanted to be a pump mechanic. I know it would be of service to a lot of the people in the community.”
Safer futures in Chandaka
Zione was close to finishing school when she contracted cholera - a disease that was common in her village where the water supply was unreliable. Now with a new well close to home, she's hopeful the next generation will have a better chance to finish their education.