Your Gift of Water for Women & Children of Malawi

As we enter the holiday season, we’re filled with gratitude for friends like you who partner with us to deliver clean water to people in need.

Because of your past generosity, families across Malawi now have access to clean water, improved sanitation, and new opportunities for a healthier future. Together, we even reached an incredible milestone—our 600th well.

As you consider your holiday giving, we invite you to make a special Christmas gift to WWFA. It’s a powerful way to continue the impact you’ve already helped create and bring hope to families still in need.

Update from the Field

Your WWFA water-delivering family is not taking the holidays off! 

December has been a busy and impactful month in Malawi. Our team conducted water needs assessments at three sites—Machomera Primary School, Mphatso Village, and M’doka Village—confirming that these communities were in critical need of clean water.

Some of the positive work done:

• Drilling continued this month resulting in successful wells at Foster Village, Machomera Primary School (after a second attempt), and M’doka Village. 
• Our Community Based Management (CBM) training reached five sites across Chikwawa and Blantyre, empowering each village’s water committee to care for their wells and teach safe water practices in their communities.
• Our partners in the Malawi government, the Health Surveillance Assistants also conducted hygiene training at these sites, giving families practical knowledge to stay healthy and strong.

Thanks to your partnership, December has been full of vital steps toward lasting change—ensuring communities have clean water, knowledge to protect their health, and hope for the future.

Sleep Feels Sweet Again in Mvumba

Before the well, women in Mvumba left home as early as 3:00 a.m., spending more time at the river than with their families. Family relationships frayed under the pressure of long absences and the daily scramble for water. Now, clean water is just steps away, and daily life looks entirely different.

Health has improved, gardens are growing, children are in class—and families finally feel rested, safe, and hopeful again.

Want to hear how this village found sweeter days and sweeter sleep?

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With the year coming to a close, I’m reminded of how powerful this family is. Every flowing well, every life uplifted, and every community strengthened reflects the generosity and care of supporters like you. Thank you for standing alongside us and being part of the change happening across Malawi.

As we reflect on this season of gratitude and generosity, we invite you to consider making a year-end gift to help bring clean water, health, and opportunity to even more communities. From all of us at Water Wells for Africa, we celebrate the impact you’ve helped make—and with your continued support this holiday season, we look forward to sharing even more stories of lives transformed in the year ahead.

Warm holiday wishes,

Brittany 

Links:

• Check out the story of Mvumba village here!

Every time I sit down to share these updates with you, I’m reminded of the joy and hope behind this work. August has been full of life-changing moments—from new wells flowing to children finding safety and health again. I can’t wait for you to see the difference your support is making.

Update from the Field: 

In August, we focused on reaching villages in the most dire situations. Four communities were assessed, all confirming the critical challenges they face daily, so they each will be receiving a WWFA water well in the near future. 

Meanwhile, our drilling team was working on current projects and didn't waste any time completing 13 news wells across multiple districts. Each well is a lifeline, already changing the day-to-day lives of families.

In other news, the Blossom Project at Chilumba Primary School is steadily advancing, creating safer spaces for students on their school property. 

Cholera Is Gone and So Is the Long Walk for Water in Butwa

For years, Butwa’s only water source was a dangerous river that caused illness and hardship. Since April 2025, a new WWFA well has changed everything—ending cholera outbreaks, sprouting gardens, and giving families time to spark bigger dreams.

Discover how Butwa is transforming with every pump of clean water.

Planned Giving

August is Make-a-Will Month - the perfect time to consider a lasting legacy. By including Water Wells for Africa in your will or estate plan, you can ensure generations to come will have the gift of clean water. It's a simple step today that creates ripples of hope for decades. 

Learn more about planned giving today by visiting this website that offers free tools to create your will online. We hope you'll consider leaving a legacy gift to provide water into the future!

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As we look toward drilling as many boreholes as possible before the rainy season, I just want to pause and say thank you. Because of you, families who once struggled for water now have space to dream, grow, and thrive. What a gift to be part of their story together.

With heartfelt thanks,

Brittany