About the Project
The project consisted of rehabilitating five damaged boreholes that are located at primary schools.
Location
Traditional Authority Kapeni, Malawi
Quick Project Stats
| Funding Date | May 2025 |
| Luena Investment | $2,500 |
| CBO Partner | Community Hope |
| Village | Traditional Authority Kapeni |
| Country | Malawi |
| # of Children Impacted | 28,000 |
| Community Contribution | $1,000 contribution from community leaders, teachers, and parents |
Lack of Clean Water Access Increases Diseases and Disrupts Education
In Malawi, a significant portion of the population lacks access to clean and basic sanitation facilities. While the Government is working to improve the water and sanitation infrastructure, challenges remain in providing equitable access across all areas.
A significant number of schools lacks adequate water and sanitation facilities. Community Hope identified five primary schools that had boreholes for water access on site, but all were damaged and currently unusable. Consequently, the students at these schools were using unprotected water sources, such as nearby rivers, which resulted in high incidence of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases such as cholera. This impacts students’ health and school attendance.
Repaired Boreholes Support Community Health and Education
The donation from Luena Foundation was used to procure all materials needed to repair the boreholes at Chilandepa Full Primary School, Chilala Full Primary School, Kachanga Full Primary School, Lipunga Full Primary School, and Ngumbe Primary School. Access to these repaired boreholes has reduced incidences of waterborne diseases among both the students and the wider communities and supports children in being able to attend school more consistently.
Meet our Partner Community-Based Organization
Community Hope is a registered local non-governmental Organization (NGO), both nonprofit and non-political, that works to support and complement government services for orphans and other vulnerable children in Blantyre District. Blantyre District is located in the highlands in the southern region of Malawi and is comprised of eight Traditional Authorities. In Traditional Authority Somba, the area where Community Hope works, 70% of the population is children under the age of 18.
