The dirty ditch on the left was the source of water for the 250 villagers of Maluwa in Malawi. Most of them suffered from diarrhoea and in the previous rainy season eight people died from cholera.

Working together with the Ministry of Health and the villagers of Maluwa we turned this ditch into a well with a simple hand pump. The community took part in every aspect of the project from planning, providing materials, digging and completing the works. By doing the work, the villagers developed ownership of the well, knowledge of how it worked and how to fix it. In addition, they were given further training on how to maintain it.