Formidable Joy

The sole mission of Formidable Joy is to provide access to clean water in Malawi, Africa. We fundraise, partner, assess, identify, install, review and celebrate each of our 200+ completed water projects throughout 18 districts in Malawi. Projects can be found in the most remote villages to the largest hospitals and schools in the country. 500,000+ people have been impacted by our work. We collaborate with locally-led, community-based partners to identify schools, communities and hospitals in need. To date we've drilled 175+ boreholes, repaired 50+ pumps, installed 22 solar water systems, supplied more than 250,000ltrs of reserve water tanks and distributed biosand filters to 70 families in need. Our projects can be found in schools, villages, health clinics, inside Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Irrigation farms, 2 watering holes for animals and 1 prison. We drill new boreholes, repair malfunctioning pumps, install solar water systems, fabricate tank-stands, supply water tanks, distribute biosand filters, and provide training. Notable projects include: installation of the solar water system for Mercy James Centre; the only state-of-the-art children's hospital in Malawi (hospital funded and founded by Madonna), provided 3 new water points at Dzaleka Refugee Camp; the largest refugee camp in Malawi, and the implementation of 2 new solar watering holes that will impact 14,000 animals inside one of the largest national parks in the country. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. An estimated 1/3 of the population lacks access to clean water, forcing communities to rely on dirty water sources - rivers, streams, hand-dug wells/holes. Women and girls bear the responsibility of collecting water for their families. Formidable Joy is female-founded, female-led, and it is females who are most impacted by access to clean water. Formidable Joy is a registered 501c3 public charity in the US - EIN# 82-2477103