The United States Agency for International Development, the foreign aid arm of the U.S. government, is one of Water For All's largest donors. This past year, Water For All has donated 110 USAID-funded water pumps, improving access to clean drinking water for more than 160,000 people in Malawi, Zambia and Kenya. Here are but two stories of how Water For All's innovative water pumps are improving lives in Zambia and Malawi.
"Having access to clean drinking water at a school is as critical as having pencils, books and committed teachers,” said Gregg Sherkin of Oprah's Angel Network, a grantmaking organization founded and led by Oprah Winfrey. “The solar water purification system Water For All and its partners supplied to the Seven Fountains School is essential not only for the well being of the school but also the community which utilizes the school after hours and on weekends."
Vuyani Junior Secondary School is in a dry, windy, desolate plain on the Eastern Cape of South Africa, near the tiny village of Bolotwa. Given that the school literally had no water source nearby and that the area offers an ample supply of wind as an energy source, Water For All decided to install a wind turbine water pump at the school.
This past June, Water For All had the pleasure of hosting a group of students and teachers from the Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC on a week-long service-learning trip to Kenya. The highlight of the trip was a three-day visit to Sekenani Primary School, located just outside the gate to the famous Maasai Mara, where with the support of Virgin Atlantic, Water For All donated a solar pump and storage tank to help the school with its water needs.
Water For All is very excited to share our new video, which showcases the impact of our innovative water technologies in the lives of children and their families. Watch it now and share it with others!
Special thanks to Peter Oyamo, who filmed footage in Kenya, and Chris Green, who filmed and produced this video in South Africa.
Charles Zacharia, wanted to work with Water For All because its "mission and objectives are in line with of that of SAWA to support the needy and marginalized with WASH services."
Water For All collaborates with local and international partners on site selection, education and training in hygiene, sanitation and other activities inked to water. In Tanzania, we are fortunate to partner with Sanitation and Water Action (SAWA), an NGO with rich expertise and experience of national professionals in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. SAWA is assisting Water For All with the identification of schools and communities which need a water supply in the Dar Es Salaam Region of Tanzania.
