An alarming number of people in Malawi do not have access to potable water and are, therefore, forced to drink contaminated water from unsafe sources.
More than 3 000 children under the age of five years die annually from diarrhea and other water-borne diseases which are caused by drinking contaminated water. Similarly, on the agricultural front, villagers are seriously dependent on unreliable sources of water, given that the country regularly experiences extreme weather shocks and droughts, resulting in failed crops, water shortages and subsequent food insecurity.
