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World Vision hands over water

supply system

By CHARLES KABENA

To ease Water woes in Njema community
in Mulanje, World Vision recently handed
over Mishoni Gravity Fed Water System
to the people of the area. Speaking at the
event, Director of Water Supply Services
in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation
and Water Development John Kumwenda
thanked World Vision for the great
investment.

Kumwenda said that the water system,
re-designed after flood damages in 2015,
was a great show of the organisation’s
commitment to deliver meaningful
interventions that will go a long way to
benefit Malawians.

“I am convinced that this water intake
will live to benefit this community and
its neighbours for years to come and as
government, we are proud of the partner
we have in World Vision,” said Kumwenda
as he took media questions at the end of
the event at Thundu Primary School in
Mulanje.
The Mloza Water Works In-take point for the Mishoni Gravity Fed Water System
So far, of the targeted 250 taps, 141 have
been installed and are flowing with water. its promise of clean water to the people of “It is because of your passion that we have
In the end, it is expected that 31,000 people Njema. always had sand, bricks, quarry and labour
within Njema area will benefit. Apart from for construction,” said Nyathi as she spoke
Mulanje, Thyolo District is also expected She also made special mention of the directly to the hundreds of community
to benefit from the intervention. Government for its support to the project members, teachers and students that
with provision of fertilizer to the people graced the event.
Since its construction in 1980, Muloza who worked on digging main tunnels of
Water In-take point suffered five disaster water from the intake as well as its overall She added: “Your monetary contribution
induced damages. World Vision’s is technical supervision of the project. to the work and your efforts to ensure
the sixth investment with USD 81,000 that resources are well utilized and secure
pumped into the project and ZMB But her emotional tribute came out in the clearly displays your willingness to have
contractors has assured the communities end, and it went to the community that the water system sustained”.
that the facility can survive the strongest has worked hard and remained resilient in
flood in a100 years. the face of struggles. The people, not only Having witnessed the great day himself,
provided labour, guarded equipment and World Vision Malawi Advisory Council
In her remarks, World Vision Malawi supported the contractor, but they have Member Peter Lihonga said it was good to
National Director Hazel Nyathi said that also been digging the water tunnels. see with his own eyes the impact registered
it was great to see her organization deliver by the organisation.

“We are told of all this in the boardrooms,
(but) it is so wonderful when we actually
come and see with our own eyes,” he said,
before urging World Vision members of
staff to live totheir promise in whatever
they do in the name of the ministry.

It is believed that 6,000 school going
children will benefit from the water
initiative. By the end of the project,
97 percent of the people of Njema are
expected to have access to clean and
potable water.

Director of Water Supply Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water
Development John Kumwenda cutting a ribbon to mark the opening of Mishoni Gravity 10
Fed Water System