It’s World Water Day! Here’s an update on our safe water work.

A note from our CEO, Kanika Bahl

As we wrap up the first quarter of 2023, we’re thrilled to share our recent progress toward achieving our ambitious strategic goals and scaling our global impact.
Our unique approach continues to position us as a leading NGO. Late last year, Charity Navigator named us one of only eight “best charities” to address global poverty
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With World Water Day this week, let’s dive into some exciting updates in our safe water work.

Dispensers for Safe Water is expanding rapidly in Uganda and Malawi. In the last 9 months, we’ve installed 11,000 new dispensers, providing first-time safe water access to an estimated 2.3 million people. Our growth continues, with the goal of reaching 9 million people across Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi by year end, all for less than $1.50 per person per year!

We also have big news on in-line chlorination — our new solution to treat water delivered through communal piped sources. After a successful pilot in Kenya, we’ve launched this technology in Malawi and are seeking funding to scale it in Uganda! This is a tremendous opportunity to invest in providing safe water [link removed]
to hundreds of thousands more people, joining with generous donors who’ve enabled us to kick-start this work.

While we celebrate this progress, we’re not taking our foot off the gas for a minute. We know that water treatment reduces child mortality by 25%, so there’s no time to waste. For World Water Day, will you help save even more lives with a gift to our safe water programs? [link removed]

As you can tell, 2023 is off to an incredibly strong start for us! We’re so excited to see what we can accomplish this year and beyond -– with our dedicated supporters like you.

Thank you,

Kanika Bahl

Chief Executive Officer

So far in total, we’ve installed over 39,000 dispensers in rural Africa, reaching over 6.8 million people!

Articles

Access Without Quality Doesn’t Hold Water

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If we are to accelerate change on safe water, we must recognize that access alone misses the mark. Most of the sector is focused on infrastructure, but without water treatment, unsafe water will continue to cause deadly diseases for millions of people. Learn about Evidence Action’s water treatment programming.

Strengthening Our Leadership in Africa [link removed]
Did you know most of our staff is hired from within the countries where we work? Paul Byatta, our executive vice president of Africa region, explains our leadership model and commitment to building a strong local presence.

The Best Shot for Pregnant Women and Newborns [link removed]
We’re expanding our work fighting maternal syphilis in Liberia, Zambia, and Cameroon with a simple solution that will save lives — an HIV/syphilis dual test.

Deepening the Impact of Our Safe Water Work [link removed]
Learn more about in-line chlorination, our exciting next-generation water treatment technology, and a real-life example of one of our core values, “iterate, again.”

Acting Urgently to Grow Our Impact [link removed]
This update from Grace Hollister, our chief engagement officer, explains how our most significant constraint currently is finding the resources needed to take new programs to scale.​

Newsworthy

Kanika Bahl is Finding the Unicorns of International Development [link removed]
​​​​Vox features our CEO, Kanika Bahl, on their inaugural Future Perfect 50 list for her role in “building a more perfect future.”

A Conversation with GiveWell’s Elie Hassenfeld [link removed]
GiveWell’s co-founder and CEO discusses effective giving and uses our maternal syphilis program as an example of a promising intervention supported by GiveWell’s All Grants Fund.

Developing the Science of Science [link removed]
Works in Progress published a piece on how science funders should support research allowing them to measure and improve their own effectiveness, using Evidence Action as an example of an organization specialized in taking effective interventions to greater scale.

Want to Donate to Charity? Here are 10 Guidelines for Giving Effectively [link removed]
Vox’s article on how to do more good with the money you give notes our closing of the No Lean Season program is an example of “an unusually scrupulous move for a charity.”

Action-able

World Water Day is today, March 22! Will you join us in calling for greater prioritization of water treatment? Share these social media posts with your friends to spread the word on how important it is that we work together, and fast. #WWD2023
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Work for Impact

Manager, Operations, Safe Water [link removed] New Delhi, India
Associate Manager - Data Learning (Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation) [link removed] Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Associate, MLE Strategy [link removed] Washington, DC
Senior Manager, Finance and Accounting, West & Central Africa [link removed] Abuja, Nigeria
Program Financial Analyst, Safe Water [link removed] Washington, DC
In-Line Chlorination Plumber [link removed] Mwanza, Neno, Ciladzulo, Machinga, Malawi
Program Manager, Maternal Neonatal Child Health [link removed] Washington, DC
Officer, Engineering (Field Technicians) [link removed] Blantyre, Balaka, Mangochi, Malawi

For all current openings, please visit our Careers page. [link removed]



Staff Spotlight​​​​

Wezzie Chunga — Program Implementation Officer, Dispensers for Safe Water, Malawi
Wezzie plays an integral role in managing the Dispensers for Safe Water program in the Blantyre and Chiradzulu districts of Malawi. She’s responsible for coordinating and planning program operations, as well as managing project data and acting as a liaison between Evidence Action and the local communities, making sure their needs are being met.
Wezzie joined our team in May 2022, and has a Bachelor’s degree in natural resources management. Her innate leadership skills have made her an indispensable part of Malawi’s successful safe water program.

Learn more about how we’re building leadership teams across Africa [link removed]



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