health and Productive
lives of Women
a convenient access to
clean and safe water.
of Malawians live in dry-land areas where access to clean water are a daily struggle for women and their families
Our Solution
Build community-owned and managed clean water structures and promote hygiene education and improved sanitation practices
Footsteps Africa is a local innovative organization in Malawi founded in 2015 to transform women’s lives through decentralized clean water structures. We are registered with the NGO Board of Malawi with a charity registration number: NGO/L/017/021.
What Inspires Our Work
43% of 18 million population of Malawi live in the dry rift-valley areas where women and girls walk more than 2 hours to collect water they don’t have control over. Without convenient access and control over sources of water, marginal women and their families suffer from poor health and unproductivity.
Our Mission
To empower marginal women and their families to access and control clean water structures for building their health and productive lives
Fulfilling the Right to Clean Water in Last-Mile Villages
Contributing Towards Agenda for 2030
Our Efforts are contributing towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular emphasis on SDG 6 ‘Clean water and Sanitation.’ SDG 2 ‘Zero hunger’, and SDG 5 on Gender Equality. Not least, SDG 1 ‘No poverty’, SDG 13 ‘Climate action’, SDG 15 ‘Life on land’.
Our Impact
Households empowered to own, manage and access clean drinking water
Households reached with hygiene education and improved toilet sanitation
Households conserving borehole water for food production
Household generating income from borehole farming
Partners Supporting our Mission
