Water is Life
Clean Water Per Village
Clean Water Per Village is our main program that drill and install boreholes in dry-land villages using affordable water drilling technologies. Since 2017, this project has drilled 38 boreholes.
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Impact of Clean Water Per Village Project
Our Clean Water Per Village Project has benefited 21670 rural households with clean drinking water and improved personal hygiene, eradicated the burden of domestic water management on women and girls, and contributed to 40% reduction of water borne related diseases.
![Access to Safe drinking Water bring happness to women, it takes out the daily stressing labour of domestic water management](https://footstepsafricamw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chikhwawa-district-has-a-hot-dry-climatic-condition-access-to-safe-water-for-drinking-is-a-must--1024x768.jpg)
Increased access to clean and safe drinking water within a 1km radius
![Increasing access to safe drinking water in dry hot lands communities in Malawi](https://footstepsafricamw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Maria-Jenala-washing-hands-with-soap-before-using-a-Borehole-well-in-Lapukeni-Village-Jombo-Area-Chikhwawa-Photo-Footsteps-Africa-2020.jpg)
Improved uptake of correct hand-hygiene practices among women and their families
![Masiye is a useful person in his village, He fixes the only source of safe drinking water in his village](https://footstepsafricamw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tadala-and-Veronica-are-happy-girls-they-now-have-a-clean-source-of-water-within-their-village-1024x768.jpg)
Reduced by 60% labor time needed for collecting clean water among school aged vulnerable girls