Projects

MCHI's mission is to increase accessibility to safe water and to encourage proper sanitation and hygiene

practices in rural communities of Nama Sub-County. Our vision is for projects to become self-

sustaining and to empower communities to take ownership of their water sources and WASH

practices. Below are some of our current projects.

The Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Project aims to increase access to safe water and promote health in the Mpoma community
Water access in the Nama sub-county is limited due to a dearth of access points to water and maintenance problems. Therefore, residents must travel further and further to access safe water, sometimes nearly an hour from their homes
This project aims to decrease the amount of time families spend per day collecting water, promote a savings culture, develop a curriculum to educate community members on proper hygiene practices, and empower community members to maintain and take ownership of these water sources
Water access and sanitation curriculum in the community is built based on information collected from surveying community members to be taught to Johnson Nkosi Memorial primary School and The Village Health Team members

Initiated in 2016 at Johnson Nkosi Memorial Primary School (JNMPS), the Sanitary Pad Project (SPP) aims to reduce absenteeism in female students due to menstruation and the stigma associated with menstruation
This project provides P4-P7 female students with reproductive and menstrual education, reusable sanitary pad kits from nearby manufacturers (AFRIpads), and skills to construct their own pads using local materials
The SPP also involves educating both male and female students about menstruation to reduce stigma

Project for Income Generation (PIG) aims to provide financial support to local water user committees in order to maintain their sources of clean water
Pigs are bred and then sold to create extra income that sustains the water systems
Revolving scheme
- Water user committees are given two pigs
- Once the pigs reproduce, two of the piglets are given to a new water user committee
- The other pigs are used to raise funds as the water user committee deems fit