Muthi
Ashoka Fellow desde 2023   |   Malawi

Muthi Nhlema

Baseflow
Muthi is changing the governance of groundwater and shifting the way it is understood and managed to ensure sustainable water supply, especially to rural communities.
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Esta descrição do trabalho de Muthi Nhlema foi preparada quando Muthi Nhlema foi eleito para a Ashoka Fellowship em 2023.

Introdução

Muthi is changing the governance of groundwater and shifting the way it is understood and managed to ensure sustainable water supply, especially to rural communities.

A nova ideia

Muthi through his organization BASEflow, has played a pivotal role in monitoring and safeguarding groundwater use through ground and surface water monitoring, comprehensive data collection and reporting, and the use of cutting-edge technologies, to track groundwater levels, quality, and usage.Read more

O problema

Groundwater serves as the primary and reliable source of potable water in rural Malawi. According to recent census data, around 62% of the country's population, approximately 11 million people, depend on handpump-equipped boreholes to access groundwater for their daily survival and livelihoods.Read more

A estratégia

BASEflow is re-imagining the understanding of groundwater sources to leverage it sustainably and meet the growing demands of rural populations through a three-pronged approach to addressing gaps in the political economy.

The first prong addresses the need to strengthen data governance amongRead more

A pessoa

Muthi embodies an unwavering commitment to justice that has defined his very essence since childhood. From the early days of his youth, he exhibited a profound curiosity about social issues and inequality, constantly pondering the question of how impoverished communities could unite and shareRead more