Kafumbe School in a remote area of Northern Zambia now has a solar powered water system bringing water to taps including two mass handwashing stations. The primary school only had one hand pump providing water for 1043 pupils. Having taps for handwashing, drinking, cleaning and gardening makes a huge difference. A shower room was also … Read more
We are delighted to be back in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health thanks to the commitment of its President Mark Elliot. The newly invigorated partnership started in November with Trustee Elaine Rudman doing a presentation on Water for Kids to the CIEH Water Quality Conference which was well received. In April an … Read more
Boreholes can break down for a number of reasons and fixing or ‘rehabilitating’ them is a very cost effective way to provide cleanwater. We’ve just completed a successful project in Luampa in Western Province in Zambia rehabilitating 14 boreholes which provided clean water to more than 4300 people in 12 communities, one school with 1021 … Read more
Following last year’s successful borehole rehabilitation project in Chalilo ward in Chitambo in central Zambia we are doing another project in a different ward in Chitambo, Nakatambo. This project will rehabilitate 15 boreholes in 15 communities including several schools, a clinic and a market. The project includes training local people to be pump menders and … Read more
Sustainability is important to Water for Kids, so Kennedy Mulele, our project manager appointed by the Zambian Institute of Environmental Health, went on a grueling trip in May to monitor our remote projects which were carried out in the last three years. Over 9 days he traveled right across Zambia and back, more than 2000 … Read more
The 1,103 pupils at Kalasa school can now wash their hands. Older girls have a washroom, which will ensure they can go to school when they have their period. There are also three water points for the 757 people who live nearby. We are very grateful to officers at Mwansabombwe Town Council, in remote northern … Read more
Water is now flowing from 12 taps for the 1102 pupils at Makumba Secondary School In Mwanzabombwe, Zambia. There are also four taps for the local community of 890 people. Many thanks to the team who have completed the project in record time!
Water for Kids have completed a borehole rehabilitation project in Chalilo ward in Chitambo in northern Zambia. Borehole rehabilitations are very good value for money as the hole has already been drilled and they usually just need new parts. 12 boreholes were rehabilitated including a school with 813 pupils, clinics and markets. More than 5,800 … Read more
In September 2022 three trustees made their first visit to Zambia in four years to monitor completed projects, meet old and new colleagues and to scope further projects. The visit was a great success. It was the first opportunity to meet in person with the newly appointed project manager, Clavel Mulenga, an environmental health professional … Read more
For the past 3 years Water for Kids have been working in the remote region of Mwanjabantu, Zambia, near the border with Mozambique. During this time, we have drilled 11 boreholes in some of the most water challenged communities and trained hygiene promoters, water committees and pump menders in all of the communities to ensure … Read more