MALAWI

Located in Malawi’s district of Lilongwe, lies Dembo Primary School serving 835 students from 31 different villages. Prior to the installation of solar power at this school, there was no electricity throughout the premises. When the sun set each evening, the students were forced to do their homework and study for exams with dim flashlights, candles and kerosene lamps, greatly affecting their vision and respiratory health. Similarly, teachers had to prepare their lesson plans in the dark, affecti ... ng the quality of education provided to students eager to learn. In January 2018, thanks to the generous donation of David Walles, Dembo Primary School received light for the very first time! The Walles Family traveled to Malawi to join the community in turning on the lights for the first time--not only were the classrooms illuminated, but the smiles on each student’s face lit up knowing they would be able to improve their grades and chances of entering secondary school. Today, students in P7-P8 utilize the electricity at night to study for exams and bolster their academic achievement. The future is looking at lot brighter at Dembo Primary School! Read more

In the Mangochi District of Malawi lies Binali Village, home to 2,250 people. Located 1.5 kilometers from the nearest source of water, the community of Binali walks hours each day to collect water from a contaminated hand-made well. Women wait up to 1 hour to fetch water from the well. The dirty water that is consumed leads to many waterborne diseases among the community such as typhoid, cholera, and diarrhea. Thankfully, in June 2020, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at ... Binali Village. This provided the community with access to clean and safe drinking water for the very first time in their lives. With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning, and agricultural activities. This is greatly improving the lives of the community and, today, women can rest assured that their children and families are consuming clean water and living healthier lives. Read more

Kansiya Village, home to 5,419 people, is remotely located in the Mangochi District, Malawi. The nearest source of water is located hours away from the village and is a contaminated, stagnant well. The women and children walk kilometers, each day, to collect this water. The dirty water causes many waterborne diseases among the community including typhoid, cholera, and diarrhea. Due to the long distances and time in fetching water, the women’s entire day is consumed with collecting water and chil ... dren often are forced to miss school in order to help their mothers. In June 2020, the situation was transformed when Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Kansyia Village. Innovation: Africa built a 9-meter tower and installed 20 taps that distribute water throughout the village. Today, the entire community has access to safe and clean water. Mothers and children are no longer spending hours fetching water and children have returned to school. Water is truly life changing. Read more

M'madi Village is located in Mangochi district, in the highlands above Lake Malawi. Despite the relative proximity to the lake, the population still lived many years without access to a safe and protected water source, a source that is free from life threatening micro-organisms. They would share their water source with animals, thus making the water contaminated and unsafe to drink, causing numerous cases of diarrhea and other waterborne illnesses. Innovation: Africa saw the severity of the situ ... ation, and changed the lives of all 2,400 villagers by installing a solar water pumping system with water taps spread throughout the community that provides everyone with access to an abundance of clean, fresh water for the very first time. Read more

Kwitanda Health Center is located in Balaka District in the southern region of Malawi. Serving approximately 33,672 individuals spanning 36 villages, the lack of light at Kwitanda Health Center prevented the medical staff from giving adequate care to the thousands of patients in their catchment area.Thanks to the generous support of the JBJ Foundation, in December 2019 Kwitanda Health Center received light for the very first time! Our team conducted an extensive assessment of the center’s needs ... and delivered critical electrical medical equipment to the health center including a solar fridge to hold vaccinations, an autoclave sterilizer, hemocue machine, fetal doppler, nebulizer, oxygen concentrator, glucometer, vital signs monitor, temperature probe, ECG machine and resuscitator. Today, the lights in all nine rooms are shining beautifully, and patients with emergency conditions, such as severe pneumonia, malaria, and asthmatic attacks, receive care at all hours of the day and night, confident that their health problems will be addressed in the light! Read more

Ajida Village in located in the District of Mangochi, Malawi. Ajida Village is home to 1,860 people. For as long as the community can remember, they have struggled to find a stable source of water. Due to the changing seasons, women and children move between three different open wells to collect water. In the dry season, two of these wells, which are located close to their homes, dry up. This forces the women and children to walk further to the third well which lay on top of a mountain. The jour ... ney to collect water atop the mountain takes many hours. This is an extremely challenging trip as the women climb the mountain whilst carrying 40-liter jerry-cans full of water. In September 2020, the situation was transformed when Innovation: Africa installed a solar water-pumping system in Ajida Village, ensuring that the community now has access to clean and safe drinking water all year round. With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning, and agricultural activities. The community members of Ajida Village are living with improved health and hygiene for the first time in their lives. Read more

Chilumba Primary School is located in the Mangochi District of Malawi and provides education to 1,263 students, 50 of whom are orphans. Prior to the installation of solar electricity, the school had no access to power and when the sun set each evening students were forced to do their homework and study for exams in darkness. Similarly, without access to light, teachers had to prepare their lesson plans in the dark, highly affecting the quality of education provided to students eager to learn. Th ... ankfully, in December 2020 Innovation: Africa provided solar electrification along with much needed laptops, desks and a projector to the school. Today, the lights at Chilumba Primary School are shining bright and both teachers and students can rest assured that they can learn in a flourishing environment! Read more

Labana Village is home to 2,142 people. The village is remotely located in the district of Mangochi, Malawi and is one kilometer from the nearest source of water. Every day, the community of Labana are forced to spend hours walking long distances, multiple times a day, to collect water. The water source is contaminated river and in the dry season, the community digs in the dry riverbed for water, creating hand-dug wells. Due to the lack of water, women and children wait up to three hours for the ... water to replenish. Due to consuming the dirty water, waterborne diseases are prevalent, including typhoid, cholera, bilharzia, and diarrhea. In November 2020, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Labana Village, bringing clean and safe water to 2,142 people for the first time in their lives. With clean water running throughout the village, the water is used for drinking, cooking, bathing, cleaning, and agricultural activities that are transforming the community and impacting thousands of lives. Read more

Nanungu Village, home to 2,128 people and remotely located in the Mangochi of Malawi. The entire community was living without access to clean water. Women and young girls walked 300km multiple times a day to collect water from a contaminated open well. The water source runs dry in the dry season, forcing the community to wait for hours or search for other water sources. Consuming the water from the existing water sources causes waterborne illnesses including diarrhea. With the generous support f ... rom King Solomon School, in Oct 24, 2022, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Nanungu Village, significantly improving the lives of Nanungu Village’s population. Children have returned to school to receive an education. Women are growing gardens, providing food security and cooking safely. Families are washing their hands, improving general sanitation and thus becoming healthier. We now see a community developing, growing and enjoying increased opportunity. Read more

Limamu Village, home to 1650 people and remotely located in Mangochi, Malawi. The entire community was living without access to clean water. Women and young girls walked 0.3km multiple times a day to collect water from a contaminated well that dries up in october and then a nearby river. The water source runs dry in the dry season, forcing the community to wait for hours or search for other water sources. Consuming the water from the existing water sources causes waterborne illnesses including d ... iarrhoea. With the generous support from Kirsh Foundation, in November 25, 2021, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Limamu Village, significantly improving the lives of Limamu Village’s population. Children have returned to school to receive an education. Women are growing gardens, providing food security and cooking safely. Families are washing their hands, improving general sanitation and thus becoming healthier. We now see a community developing, growing and enjoying increased opportunity. Read more