Doing the work of installing water wells since 1996, Water Wells for Africa (WWFA) officially registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2008.
mission
WWFA promotes rural African community development by providing sustainable water sources and reducing health risks associated with contaminated water.
values
WWFA believes in honoring indigenous African cultures and their way of life. We work cooperatively with local leadership to empower them towards sustaining the development of their community.
history
On one trip in September 1994, Kurt Dahlin traveled extensively to southern Malawi. For the first time in his life he saw how people struggle for single bucket of dirty and diseased water. He was compelled to find a way to bring the treasure of pure water to a thirsty people.
Edwin, on the left, along with Isaac (right) give much needed blankets to two new mothers. Edwin named the baby on the left who was born in a church “David” and Isaac named the one “Joshua” who was born in a tree during the flood. Isaac said, “He needs to be strong and courageous—like Joshua in the Bible—in order to survive.”
The United Nations News Center reports: This year’s rains have come ahead of their usual schedule, repeatedly bursting the banks along the Shire and Ruo rivers. http://www.un.org/News/ There has been brutal damage to homes, schools, medical clinics, roads and bridges. An estimated 116,000 households have lost their crops and livestock. The official death toll is 200 but still there are over a hundred people missing. 200,000 Malawians have been displaced. In Nsanje district alone, 79 people are confirmed dead with another 153 people still missing. Helicopters are flying resources daily into the areas that are still inaccessible by boat or road. When I learned of the flood, I spoke on the phone with our Malawi staff member Edwin White. I was very thrilled to discover that Edwin and our associate Isaac Chikonde were already helping people in the heart of the devastation at a refugee camp for over 4,000 in Osiyana, east of Bangula near the confluence of the Ruo and Shire Rivers.