Solar water pumping – new lease of life for Christina
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Authors
Katsande, Innocent
Issue Date
2018
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en
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Water and Sanitation
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Twenty one year old Christina Kondwani from Oleole District of Malawi is a mother to one year old Chimwemwe and wife to Ronald who is 32 years.
As a young girl growing up and getting married in the same village life has not been easy for Christina. The village she calls home was characterised by hush weather conditions, poor infrastructure and no public service facilities such as clean drinking water, electricity and nearby healthcare.
“We used to get water from a borehole that had salty water, it didn't taste well, and it was not clean,” said Christina. One of the very few water points Christina and her family used to use was overwhelmed by the evidently growing population numbers in the village.
Made up of old equipment, the water point often needed to be repaired and the community didn’t have the capacity maintain it. “A lot of people had difficulties accessing clean water, it was impossible to practice hygiene when the water source itself is compromised,” she said.
“Before the solar water was put in place, I would wait for hours just to get a chance to fetch water, but now we have been blessed, we now have water right at our doorstep,” said Christina.
Through the ingenious work of Practical Action and partners Christina’s family and many families from her village are now benefiting from a standalone solar water facility installed through the support of the Grundfos foundation under the sustainable electricity for rural communities project that has been running for the past four years in Malawi .
“Now we can easily access clean water for our families, there is no more congestion at the water tap,” said Christina. Being able to drink clean water has come as a huge relief for families in this area. All they had ever known was salty water which didn’t taste well.
“I’m happy I am now able to access clean water for my children. At home there is no fighting with the husband I now spend less time walking to fetch water ad standing in queues.”
Twenty one year old Christina Kondwani from Oleole District of Malawi is a mother to one year old Chimwemwe and wife to Ronald who is 32 years. As a young girl growing up and getting married in the same village life has not been easy for Christina. The village she calls home was characterised by hush weather conditions, poor infrastructure and no public service facilities such as clean drinking water, electricity and nearby healthcare. “We used to get water from a borehole that had salty water, it didn't taste well, and it was not clean,” said Christina. One of the very few water points Christina and her family used to use was overwhelmed by the evidently growing population numbers in the village. Made up of old equipment, the water point often needed to be repaired and the community didn’t have the capacity maintain it. “A lot of people had difficulties accessing clean water, it was impossible to practice hygiene when the water source itself is compromised,” she said. “Before the solar water was put in place, I would wait for hours just to get a chance to fetch water, but now we have been blessed, we now have water right at our doorstep,” said Christina. Through the ingenious work of Practical Action and partners Christina’s family and many families from her village are now benefiting from a standalone solar water facility installed through the support of the Grundfos foundation under the sustainable electricity for rural communities project that has been running for the past four years in Malawi . “Now we can easily access clean water for our families, there is no more congestion at the water tap,” said Christina. Being able to drink clean water has come as a huge relief for families in this area. All they had ever known was salty water which didn’t taste well. “I’m happy I am now able to access clean water for my children. At home there is no fighting with the husband I now spend less time walking to fetch water ad standing in queues.”
Twenty one year old Christina Kondwani from Oleole District of Malawi is a mother to one year old Chimwemwe and wife to Ronald who is 32 years. As a young girl growing up and getting married in the same village life has not been easy for Christina. The village she calls home was characterised by hush weather conditions, poor infrastructure and no public service facilities such as clean drinking water, electricity and nearby healthcare. “We used to get water from a borehole that had salty water, it didn't taste well, and it was not clean,” said Christina. One of the very few water points Christina and her family used to use was overwhelmed by the evidently growing population numbers in the village. Made up of old equipment, the water point often needed to be repaired and the community didn’t have the capacity maintain it. “A lot of people had difficulties accessing clean water, it was impossible to practice hygiene when the water source itself is compromised,” she said. “Before the solar water was put in place, I would wait for hours just to get a chance to fetch water, but now we have been blessed, we now have water right at our doorstep,” said Christina. Through the ingenious work of Practical Action and partners Christina’s family and many families from her village are now benefiting from a standalone solar water facility installed through the support of the Grundfos foundation under the sustainable electricity for rural communities project that has been running for the past four years in Malawi . “Now we can easily access clean water for our families, there is no more congestion at the water tap,” said Christina. Being able to drink clean water has come as a huge relief for families in this area. All they had ever known was salty water which didn’t taste well. “I’m happy I am now able to access clean water for my children. At home there is no fighting with the husband I now spend less time walking to fetch water ad standing in queues.”
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