MSABI

MSABI

MSABI logo
Established 2009
Founder Dale Young
Staff
 73[1]
Website msabi.org

MSABI is a non-governmental organization founded by Dale Young in 2009 in Ifakara, Tanzania. Its projects focus on water sanitation, hygiene, and education.

Name and history

MSABI pump at a water point in Ifakara, Tanzania

Engineer Dale Young moved to Tanzania in 2007 with his partner who was conducting malaria research. He founded MSABI in 2009 after witnessing a cholera outbreak that resulted from unclean drinking water.[2] The name stands for Maji Safi kwa Afya Bora Ifakara, which translates to "Safe Water for Better Health Ifakara."[3] MSABI's projects focus on installing water pumps, distributing filter pots, building latrines, and educating people on sanitation and hygiene.[4]

The aim is to combat diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid, and trachoma, which all may be caused from poor quality drinking water.[3]

MSABI partners with Engineers Without Borders (UK) for surveying, drilling, manufacturing, and capacity building projects.[5]

MSABI has provided more than 60 water points and more than 1,400 filters which together serve more than 17,000 users.[1]

Ceramic water filters

MSABI Tembo ceramic water filter pot

MSABI produces and distributes ceramic water filters, which are branded Tembo filter pots. They are manufactured by the Upendo Women's Group in collaboration with MSABI.[6] They have a production capacity of 3,600 pots per year.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "MSABI 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). msabi.org. 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Muir, Kristy (24 May 2015). "Would you pack up your life in the name of humanitarian aid?". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Shorthouse, Janel; Skinner, Jo (15 May 2014). "Pumping life into Africa". abc.net.au. ABC Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nonprofit (Ifakara): MSABI ~ Maji Safi kwa Afya Bora Ifakara ~ Safe Water". idealist.org. Action Without Borders. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "MSABI". ewb-uk.org. Engineers Without Borders (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies". World Health Organization. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "TEMBO Water Filter Evaluation 2014". Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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