Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Save Lives with Clean Water

According to the World Health Organisation over 2 billion people globally lack access to safe clean drinking-water supplies, while 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation. Diseases relating to unsafe water result in an estimated 1.7 million deaths every year. Contaminated water can transmit diseases such diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio. Contaminated drinking water is estimated to cause 485 000 diarrhoeal deaths each year.

Map, courtesy of GIS+E, showing mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services (per 100,000 population). Source: WHO.

Mortality rate, 2016

Zambia 34.9 – Mortality rate 27 highest in the world

Staggeringly 6.3 million, of Zambia’s 16.3 million population do no have access to safe clean drinking water and 25% of all schools do not have a safe supply of water. 

More than 5,000 young Zambia children die each year due to diarrhoeal diseases.

In many remote communities people have to rely on bacteria-infected streams and contaminated shallow wells, and in some areas from rivers teaming with crocodiles, to obtain water. Schistosomiasis, also known as Balharzia, is common.

What our charity is doing to help bring clean water…

Our work is supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6  to ensure access to water and sanitation for all.

Our aim is to provide safe, clean water to outreach communities in Zambia; ensuring that schools have close access to clean water for drinking and food production for sustainable feeding programmes.

  • Installed 62 boreholes in schools in the Kazungula and Kalomo Districts.
  • Installed 56 boreholes for communities, women’s young people with disabilities projects.
  • Installed 10 boreholes for health posts and centres.
  • Added 14 solar powered water reticulation systems, storage water tanks, pipework and taps.
  • Over 60,000 children and vulnerable people now have access to safe clean water.

As of January 2026 we have installed boreholes at the sites below:

Schools (62): Bbombe Lyangoma, Bunsanga, Busilibi, Chilaba, Chilebe (2), Chuunga, Gombe, James Siatchema, Kamusiku, Kamwi, Kanono, Kasusu, Katapazi, Katubya, Kauwe, Kazungula Boarding, Libala, Luuwe, Mabwa, Maila Male, Makuya, Malima, Malimba, Malombe (2), Manono, Mapepe, Masuma Muyumu, Mayala, Mayoba, Mubiana, Mubuyu, Muchambila, Mukuni Basic, Mukuni Secondary, Mutondo, Muule, Muyunda (2), Mwanga, Nakatele, Nakawa, Nampuyani, N’gandu, Nguba Primary, Nguba Secondary, Njezyi, Nziso, Riverview, Service Centre, Shamba, Siachakuba, Siamasimbi, Siamasunse, Siamuya, Sianjangulu, Sibbulo, Simabaula, Simukombo, Simukumbwa and Sinsimuku.

Health Posts (10): Boombwe, Bunsanga, Katanda, Katondo, Mabwa, Mahalulu, Maile Male, Ndele, Sichimbwali and Simonga.

Communities (46): Chikwama (2), Chise, Chuunga, Dudu, Hamoomba, Kafekwa, Kamwi, Kapalangu, Kasiya (2), Luzila, Mabwa Atuba, Majula, Malongalonga, Mayala, Milangu, Mubuyu, Muchindu, Mukalahani, Mukamba (2), Mukuni (3), Mulindi, Musala, Musokotwane, Muuba, Muumba, Nampaka, Namyola, Senkobo (3), Sheleni, Siamate, Siamundia, Siamunya, Siamwiya, Siapenga, Siazibola, Sibalwa, Simapunga, Simukombo and Zalu.

Women’s Projects (9): Kanchele, Musokotwane, Muyunda Beekeeping, Sekute, Sekute Central, Senkobo Mango, Siambelele, Zalu and Zwanga.

Empowering young people with disabilities: Kamwi.

What can you do to help bring clean water?

You can donate towards a borehole for a school or community, which will last for a minimum of ten years.