# @sonder_project on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBtaPzEKT-A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/24400385-sonder-project-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/db2c494fda.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-10-29T13:21:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TheSonderProject (@Sonder_Project) — https://gondola.cc/Sonder_Project

## Caption

We continue our 2024 well drilling streak with the inauguration of a brand new deep-water well in the remote community of Mkanthama in Malawi — thanks to the generous support of royaldestinations30a ! 🙏

Our latest well in Mkanthama will provide clean, safe, and convenient drinking water for over 350 community members who were previously relying on a small stream and a large distant river — both open water sources containing contaminants that would cause persistent water-borne disease in the community. 🦠

The small stream, while closer, would dry out half the year, forcing residents to collect water from the larger river further away. Some community members would have to walk 45 minutes one-way to the river, where crocodiles and encounters with other dangerous animals were also a constant threat. 🐊

One woman in the community told us a frightening story about how she narrowly escaped with her life from a crocodile attack while collecting water! 😱

Now, thanks to the new Sonder Project well, the community of Mkanthama will no longer need to risk their lives and the health of their families to collect drinking water. Clean water is their RIGHT! 🙌

Scroll to the end to see an old water source, and a video of the community exuberantly celebrating and testing out the new well! 👉

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