{"id":6550,"date":"2025-03-27T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/sem-categoria\/safe-water-in-malawi\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:56:15","slug":"safe-water-in-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/pilares\/safe-water-in-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel no Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  size-full wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201440%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_1_LowRes-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ebd-block full-width-image \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"heading\">\n<h3 spellcheck=\"false\"><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Atingimos o nosso objectivo: 42,500 USD<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nA Azimuth World Foundation juntou-se \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/watermission.org\">Water Mission<\/a> para construir um novo sistema de abastecimento de \u00e1gua capaz de assegurar as necessidades di\u00e1rias de uma popula\u00e7\u00e3o de 1000 indiv\u00edduos.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block post-smaller-text \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<p>Pequenas mudan\u00e7as podem ter um enorme impacto o quotidiano de uma comunidade, especialmente em pa\u00edses como o Malawi, na \u00c1frica Oriental, classificado como o terceiro pa\u00eds mais pobre do mundo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"eb-image style-clear\">\n<div class=\"eb-image-figure is-responsive\">\n<p><a class=\"eb-image-viewport\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Construction_14_LowRes-scaled.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block post-smaller-text \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<p>Desastres naturais, falta de acesso a \u00e1gua, sistemas de saneamento prec\u00e1rios &#8211; v\u00e1rios factores t\u00eam contribu\u00eddo para o aparecimento de surtos de c\u00f3lera no Malawi. De acordo com o programa de monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o conjunto da UNICEF e da OMS, verificam-se no pa\u00eds altas taxas de diarreia infantil, uma das principais causas de morte entre crian\u00e7as com idades inferiores aos cinco anos.<\/p>\n<p>Al\u00e9m disso, muitos malauianos n\u00e3o t\u00eam acesso a \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel tratada nem a instala\u00e7\u00f5es para lavar as m\u00e3os \u2014 mesmo para a popula\u00e7\u00e3o com acesso a \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel, basta uma avaria numa m\u00e1quina ou equipamento para que surjam v\u00e1rios problemas graves. Foi precisamente o que aconteceu no distrito de Mzimba, na regi\u00e3o norte do pa\u00eds. Em fevereiro de 2020, deixou de funcionar uma bomba de \u00e1gua no Centro de Sa\u00fade de Engucwini, que atende cerca de 300 pessoas por dia. Sem acesso a \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel ficaram os pacientes, a equipa m\u00e9dica, mas tamb\u00e9m a comunidade que vive nas proximidades do centro de sa\u00fade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block full-width-image \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"eb-image style-clear\">\n<div class=\"eb-image-figure is-responsive\">\n<p><a class=\"eb-image-viewport\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_Supplies_5_LowRes.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block post-smaller-text \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<p>Como explicou a equipa da Water Mission, a nossa organiza\u00e7\u00e3o parceira para este projecto, e uma refer\u00eancia\u00a0internacional na implementa\u00e7\u00e3o de solu\u00e7\u00f5es sustent\u00e1veis de acesso a \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento: &#8220;A \u00fanica solu\u00e7\u00e3o era ir buscar \u00e1gua a um po\u00e7o comunit\u00e1rio, a cerca de 2 km de dist\u00e2ncia, e isso estava a impedir que os profissionais de sa\u00fade atendessem os pacientes. Al\u00e9m disso, tanto os pacientes como as visitas n\u00e3o tinham onde lavar as m\u00e3os, o que estava a aumentar a propaga\u00e7\u00e3o do COVID-19 na comunidade\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block post-smaller-text \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<p>Para restabelecer o acesso a \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel nesta comunidade e ajudar a combater a propaga\u00e7\u00e3o da COVID-19 e outras doen\u00e7as, a AWF angariou os fundos necess\u00e1rios para instalar um novo sistema de abastecimento de \u00e1gua, mais eficaz e mais seguro, no Centro de Sa\u00fade de Engucwini.<\/p>\n<p>O novo sistema j\u00e1 est\u00e1 em pleno funcionamento e permite suprir as necessidades di\u00e1rias de \u00e1gua de 1000 pessoas, no centro de sa\u00fade e nas redondezas. O projeto incluiu tamb\u00e9m a instala\u00e7\u00e3o de uma torneira de distribui\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua no exterior das instala\u00e7\u00f5es do centro de sa\u00fade, para garantir que a comunidade tamb\u00e9m podia aceder \u00e0 \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-3658\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-97-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3658 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base has-dots-nav\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Safe Water in Malawi Slider 1\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_3658\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_3658\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3669 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3669\" data-date=\"2025-03-27 14:52:13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-01-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload slider-3658 slide-3669\" title=\"safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-01\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3670 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3670\" data-date=\"2025-03-27 14:52:13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-02-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload slider-3658 slide-3670\" title=\"safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-02\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3671 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3671\" data-date=\"2025-03-27 14:52:13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-03-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload slider-3658 slide-3671\" title=\"safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-03\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3672 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3672\" data-date=\"2025-03-27 14:52:13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-04-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload slider-3658 slide-3672\" title=\"safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-04\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3673 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3673\" data-date=\"2025-03-27 14:52:14\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-05-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload slider-3658 slide-3673\" title=\"safe-water-in-malawi-galeria-05\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block post-smaller-text \" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<p>O sistema foi concebido e implementado pela Water Mission, que tamb\u00e9m capacitou v\u00e1rios funcion\u00e1rios do centro de sa\u00fade para que fossem capazes de supervisionar a manuten\u00e7\u00e3o e o funcionamento do sistema, e levou a cabo v\u00e1rias sess\u00f5es de forma\u00e7\u00e3o em torno da preven\u00e7\u00e3o da COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebd-block full-width-image \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"eb-image style-clear\">\n<div class=\"eb-image-figure is-responsive\">\n<p><a class=\"eb-image-viewport\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_StaffOrientation_8_LowRes.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ulemu Sibande, residente em Engucwini, e do Dr. Bester Zimba, m\u00e9dico respons\u00e1vel no centro de sa\u00fade, <a href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/stories\/update-on-the-engucwini-project-hearing-about-the-impact-from-healthworkers-and-members-of-the-community\/\">partilharam o seu testemunho<\/a> sobre como o acesso \u00e0 \u00e1gua pot\u00e1vel mudou a vida desta comunidade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/stories\/update-on-the-engucwini-project-hearing-about-the-impact-from-healthworkers-and-members-of-the-community\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  size-full wp-image-66\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27718%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20718%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27718%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_Screenshot-2021-11-11-at-16.33.35.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Em janeiro de 2022 partilh\u00e1mos uma <a href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/stories\/news-about-the-engucwini-project-the-final-stage-and-community-testimonials\/\">actualiza\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a> sobre o projecto (em ingl\u00eas), na qual inclu\u00edmos os testemunhos de Annie Chiumia e Lea Botha, que vivem na comunidade de Engucwini.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/stories\/news-about-the-engucwini-project-the-final-stage-and-community-testimonials\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27631%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20631%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27631%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/b2ap3_large_AWF_WaterMissionMalawi_FollowUp_2_LowRes-cop_20220126-150118_1.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"style\":\"default\",\"width\":\"small\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"content\":\"Safe Water\",\"class\":\"text-blue font-NeueKabel\",\"css\":\".el-element {nttext-align: center;n    font-size: 18px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"content\":\"Safe Water in Malawi\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"class\":\"text-black font-NeueKabel\",\"css\":\".el-element {ntmargin-top: 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people.\",\"class\":\"font-NeueKabel\",\"css\":\".el-element {ntfont-size: 28px;n}\"}}]}]}]},{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"style\":\"default\",\"width\":\"small\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding_remove_top\":false,\"padding\":\"small\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\nSome changes can have a significant positive impact on people's lives. And this is particularly true in Malawi, a country in East Africa with few resources, ranked as the world's third poorest.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/1.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\nNatural disasters and unsafe water and sanitation have contributed to several cholera outbreaks in Malawi. According to the UNICEF and WHO Joint Monitoring Program, the country suffers from high rates of childhood diarrhea, a leading cause of death among children under five. In addition to that, many Malawians lack access to both treated drinking water and handwashing facilities u2014 even for the population with access to safe water, when a piece of machinery or equipment malfunctions, it can mean a severe problem. This is what happened in the Mzimba district in the Northern region of Malawi. In February 2020, an on-site water pump broke at the Engucwini Health Centre, a medical center serving around 300 people a day. Patients, medical staff, and the surrounding community were left without access to safe water.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/2.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<em>\"Their only solution was a communal borehole, approximately 1.2 miles away, that took health workers away from assisting patients. In addition to that, incoming patients and visitors had no place to wash their hands, and this increased the spread of COVID-19 in the community,\"<\/em> reported Water Mission, one of AWF's most valued partners and a leading implementer of sustainable safe water and sanitation engineered solutions around the world.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\nTo bring this community access to safe water again and help fight the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases, AWF raised the necessary funds to implement a new, better, and safer water system at the Engucwini Health Centre.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\nNow working at full steam, the new system meets the daily water needs of 1,000 people, three times the per diem average of visitors to the health center. The project also included a water distribution tap installed just outside the health center premises for community access.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"slideshow\",\"props\":{\"show_title\":true,\"show_meta\":true,\"show_content\":true,\"show_link\":true,\"show_thumbnail\":true,\"slideshow_min_height\":300,\"slideshow_autoplay_pause\":true,\"nav\":\"dotnav\",\"nav_position\":\"bottom-center\",\"nav_position_margin\":\"medium\",\"nav_align\":\"center\",\"nav_breakpoint\":\"s\",\"thumbnav_width\":\"100\",\"thumbnav_height\":\"75\",\"thumbnav_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"slidenav\":\"default\",\"slidenav_margin\":\"medium\",\"slidenav_breakpoint\":\"s\",\"slidenav_outside_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"overlay_position\":\"center-left\",\"overlay_animation\":\"parallax\",\"title_element\":\"h3\",\"meta_style\":\"meta\",\"meta_align\":\"below-title\",\"meta_element\":\"div\",\"link_text\":\"Read more\",\"link_style\":\"default\",\"margin\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"slideshow_item\",\"props\":{\"title\":\"3 1\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/3-1.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"slideshow_item\",\"props\":{\"title\":\"3 2\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/3-2.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"slideshow_item\",\"props\":{\"title\":\"3 3\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/3-3.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"slideshow_item\",\"props\":{\"title\":\"3 4\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/3-4.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"slideshow_item\",\"props\":{\"title\":\"3 5\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/3-5.jpg\"}}]},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<strong>\"The project has short, medium, and long-term impact.\"<\/strong>\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\nThe system was designed and implemented by Water Mission, which also recruited a Safe Water Committee among health center staff to oversee the project, the system's maintenance and operation, and conduct COVID-19 prevention training sessions.\n\n\",\"css\":\".el-element {n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n    margin-top: 10px;n}\"}},{\"type\":\"quotation\",\"props\":{\"css\":\".el-element {ntborder-left: 5px solid #eee;n    padding: 20px;n    color: #2d2e33;n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n}n.el-author {ntfont-style: none;n    text-transform: none;n    font-size: 16px;n    color: #555;n}\",\"content\":\"\n\n\"When Water Mission told us about this situation, we didn't hesitate to help because the solution they implemented is a structural one that will have short, medium and long-term impact. The new system solves the problem of access to safe water for about 1000 people daily. It enables a Health Centre to go on providing healthcare, helping with COVID-19 prevention, giving training and information u2014 a powerful weapon for any community\".\n\n\",\"author\":\"Mariana Marques, Executive Director of Azimuth World Foundation\"}},{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"image\":\"images\/projects\/safe-water-malawi\/4.jpg\"}},{\"type\":\"quotation\",\"props\":{\"css\":\".el-element {ntborder-left: 5px solid #eee;n    padding: 20px;n    color: #2d2e33;n    font-family: NeueKabel-Regular;n    font-size: 24px;n    line-height: 1.2em;n}n.el-author {ntfont-style: none;n    text-transform: none;n    font-size: 16px;n    color: #555;n}\",\"content\":\"\n\n\"Safe Water is a universal right, whether you live in Malawi, in the United States, or any other country in the world. 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