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We will help save lives in remote African communities through clean water, sanitation facilities and combating fake news around health crises. Water filters, hand-washing, toilets, radio and mobile messaging will help medics, families and leaders reduce the spread of viruses and waterborne disease.
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Situation
Dirty water and poor hygiene are two of the main killers in the world's poorest communities. In Nkhata Bay North, Malawi, 3 in 5 people contract water-borne diseases each year. Behind this human tragedy is a lack of basic facilities, poor public health education and, increasingly, fake news. These factors have worsened the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: people are slow to adopt safe practices, cannot access hand-washing or toilets and have been subject to bogus cures and misinformation.
Solution
Since 2017, Temwa has reduced water-borne diseases by 85% through portable water filters and training in hard-to-reach villages. Expanding this and early lessons from COVID-19, we will work with medics, media, youth and leaders to help households access clean water, hygiene training, toilets and hand washing units. A health fact check system using texts and local radio will help villages cut through misinformation. This will both reduce water-borne diseases and help stop deadly viruses.
