A lorry load of spare parts can only mean one thing. It’s time to fix some more boreholes!
This time around, borehole maintenance team in Salima District are back out fixing at least another 100 more broken boreholes thanks to funding that we have secured.
On average, one borehole provides fresh clean water to 150 people several times a day each. If and when they break, some people will walk to the next nearest borehole.
However, others will collect water from Lake Malawi or from rivers, and some even dig holes near their homes to collect water. This water is usually contaminated, leading to increases in diseases such as cholera. Boiling this water to make it safe to drink uses large amounts of wood, increasing deforestation in Malawi.
We recently finished repairing boreholes in Nkhotakota District too so keep an eye out for some action shots!