Water ,hygiene and sanitation (WASH)

 SDI  is engaged in WASH  programmes specificall focusing on the following;
a) Policy and advocacy
b) Training, Mobilisationn,Awareness and Education
d) Emergency/Relief WASH Intervetions & Promotion of flood resistant WASH structures
e) Promotion of WASH Social Enterprises and Technologies

SDI is a member of  the Water and Environmental Sanitation Network (WESNET)in Malawi.
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Community water tanks installed in Bangwe
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Gravity fed system
The project is supplying clean and safe piped gravity water to residents of Bangwe in Blantyre.The project targets communities that in high areas on the base of these mountains where Water Board faces problems of water pressure. This programme does not substitute Water Board but ensures that in short run communities in these areas access clean water, good hygiene and sanitation. Over 500 households are benefiting and cases of cholera outbreak have gone down.
​Sustainable Development Initiative (SDI) through its social enterprise (subsidiary) Sustainable Options signed a partnership with SAFI Company in promotion and distribution of SAFI Water Filters. The aim of this partnership is to make SAFI T9 Water Filters affordable and accessible to everyone in Malawi. Sustainable Options aims at distributing technology for economic, environmental and social development of the people especially in rural areas. Sustainable Options extends the sales distribution network for technology through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), Youth Associations, Farmer Associations, Women Groups, Schools, Community Based Organizations and 
Flood Proofing WASH Programme is aimed at  introducing flood resistant water, sanitation and hygiene structures.  Almost every year, hundreds of families are rendered homeless due to severe floods that destroy their houses, latrines, wells and hand pumps.  One of the most dangerous impacts of flooding is the damage to non-permanent latrines (which are used by the majority), leading to contamination of the flood and drinking water. Communities suffer serious gastro and diarrheal diseases, in a time where access to a doctor is limited. During floods wells, tube wells and hand pumps  get  sub-merged during floods. Every year during floods, desperate villagers end up drinking turbid floodwater. The floods inundate all the wells ,tube wells and hand pumps. The result is widespread illnesses and even deaths.
Policy and Advocay - SDI is engaged in policy and advocacy both at local and national level. Locally the organisation trains and mobilise communities to demand accountability and better WASH services from /duty bearers. At national level SDI works througn WES Network to influence policy related to WASH