Rotary Club hands over K6m water pump in Dedza

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otary Club of Bwaila-Lilongwe has handed over a water pump worth K6 million to Ziwoya Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kachindamoto in Dedza District to ease access to clean water.

Speaking on the sidelines of the handover on Tuesday, Rotary Club of Bwaila-Lilongwe president Richard Dilawo said his club installed the water pump after its assessment indicated that the community did not have access to clean water.

He said: “We learned that the area has a shortage of boreholes.

“Therefore, together with Rotary International, we fundraised money to install new water pumps under the project called Life Pump. We are implementing the project in conjunction with Design Outreach.”

Dilawo said they are reaching out to areas where people have no access to clean water due to inadequate water facilities.

“We expect to install at least 20 water pumps in the country,” he said.

Design Outreach Africa field director Beatrice Chisenga said through the Life Pump Project they are also equipping community members with skills to rehabilitate the facilities when they break down.

She said: “The hand-water pumps being installed are heavy-duty facilities and can be used for over 30 years.

“However, maintenance works are required once in five years.”

Dedza district assistant community water supply officer Hanania Wailesi commended Rotary Club of Bwaila-Lilongwe for the initiative.

“For a long time people in Zowoya Village have been struggling to access clean water, a situation which put their lives at risk to diseases,” he said.

Wailesi urged the Rotary Club of Bwaila-Lilongwe and Design Outreach to provide more hand water pumps in the district, saying many villages have no access to safe water.