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Drinking Water And Irrigation for Chideza

The people of Chideza, Zambia, are suffering from an extreme drought. The rainy season failed to materialise, the harvest has been destroyed and the water shortage is threatening lives.

With your help, we can build wells and install irrigation systems to give the people of Chiteza access to clean water and fertile land.

The situation in Chideza

Two women work the hard ground with a hoe.
  • Hardly any rain: In Eastern Province and other parts of Zambia, the rainy season has been cancelled this year.
  • Withered harvests: Farmers have tilled their fields, but the maize plants have dried up due to the drought.
  • Food shortage: 20% of adults and 70% of children in Chideza suffer from malnutrition.
  • Water shortage: The water shortage makes everyday life difficult and jeopardises people's health.

Our project

  • Well construction: we will drill several boreholes to provide access to groundwater.
  • Irrigation systems: With efficient drip irrigation systems, people can irrigate their fields and thus secure their food supply.
  • Sustainable solutions: Solar pumps and panels provide a long-term and environmentally friendly water supply.

Updates from the project

  • A village gains new opportunities throug

    How Drip Irrigation Changed Nelly’s Life
    20 December 2025
    Portrait Nelly Mwale

    Nelly Mwale is one of many farmers in rural Zambia who received a small plot of land equipped with...

    Read more: How Drip Irrigation Changed Ne...

  • Irrigation creates a future in Chideza

    The first harvest after eight weeks
    18 December 2025
    Ripe tomatoes in a field

    Just eight weeks after sowing, the first harvest was ready: tomatoes, maize, peanuts, pumpkins,...

    Read more: The first harvest after eight...

  • Vegetables thrive in the dry season

    From dry farmland to green fields: irrigation transforms five hectares of land
    20 October 2025
    Green beans growing in a field

    After a short time, the five-hectare field has been completely transformed – where there used to...

    Read more: From dry farmland to green fie...

  • Thank you for your support

    Interview with farmers
    10 July 2025
    Portrait of an African

    In video clips on our YouTube channel, two of the participating farmers in Chideza, Zambia, talk...

    Read more: Interview with farmers

  • Irrigation system installed

    50 kilometres of drip lines
    9 July 2025
    Drip irrigation pipes in the field

    In just five days, we worked with the local population to lay 50 kilometres of drip lines across five...

    Read more: 50 kilometres of drip lines

Your support

  • We can save lives with your donation!
  • Your help enables the construction of wells and irrigation systems.
  • Together we can combat the drought disaster in Chideza.

    Donate now and help us to keep water flowing in Chideza!

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