Water of Mercy
Chizule Village Well Project
Chizule Village Well Project
Location: Chizule Village, Malawi Africa
Population: 520
Current Water Situation: Wow! Thanks to one extremely generous donor, Chizule Village was successfully funded just shortly after it was published! We will have more updates once the construction process and blessing are complete. The 520 residents of Chizule Village have no access to safe drinking water. The only water source is a shallow concrete pit that collects rainwater, but it is completely inadequate, producing dirty, stagnant water covered in algae and surrounded by mud. Residents, including learners and teachers at the nearby primary school, must lean into this open pit and scoop contaminated water into buckets and containers. Mothers have no choice but to feed this contaminated water to their infants (please watch the video to the end). Livestock share the same water source, and the pit dries up entirely when rains stop, leaving the community with no water at all. Waterborne diseases are very common in this area, presenting severe health risks to the entire community.
Project Impact: A properly constructed borehole in Chizule Village will serve over 520 people, including children and staff at the nearby primary school. This essential infrastructure will provide clean, safe drinking water directly in the village, eliminating the community's dependence on a shallow concrete rainwater pit that dries up without rain and produces contaminated, algae-covered water shared with livestock. The project will dramatically reduce the prevalence of waterborne diseases that plague this community, fundamentally improving the overall health and well-being of residents. Mothers will be able to provide their infants with clean, safe water instead of the contaminated water they are forced to use today. School children will have access to safe water during their educational day, supporting better health outcomes and learning environments. Families will gain reliable, year-round access to clean water, ending the cycle of disease and the uncertainty of a water source that disappears when the rains stop.
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