By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director
Since the partnership with the Wildlife and Education Society of Malawi (WESM), started in January 2023, Bridgit has funded over 55 new and refurbished borewells in the impoverished communities of surrounding the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve which has helped more than 33,000 people with accessible and sustainable water. The impact of this work is encapsulated in Dorothy’s story.
Dorothy is a young woman from Matelezi Village. Previously, she was jumping through the fence to access water inside the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Once inside the Reserve, she was facing dangers from elephants and other wild animals. Other village members were using small hand-dug water pits to access water, and the animals were also drinking the same water, which was obviously not safe for health. Now, with the drilling of the new village borewell in the 2024 water and conservation program, villagers are safe from wild animals and diseases. The lives of Dorothy and hundreds of others like her are changed for the better.
Thanks to Wendy Tisdell and the Bridgit team for moving together with WESM and the villagers surrounding Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve to provide safe, clean water to the people!
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