NEWS

November 23, 2010 - Kurt Dahlin Interviewed by StarCam

       StarCam's Jen Tapiero interviews the CEO of Water Wells for Africa, Kurt Dahlin. Dahlin talks about how he got started with the program; he made his first trip to Africa 20 years ago, and realized the struggle for basic life essentials. In 1994, he went to Malawi and decided to put together a program to dig wells that provide clean, filtered water to residents. So far, they’ve provided 123 wells and taught members of various communities how to maintain the wells. Dahlin discusses the necessity of having clean water for every aspect of life, and teaches StarCam viewers some new words.

February 20, 2011 - Kurt Dahlin Introduces Everyday Solution to a Global Killer

       Kurt Dahlin, WWFA CEO, announced the results of the identification and testing of a simple, easy to create solution to filter and purify previously undrinkable water.  This solution utilized common wood charcoal, discarded plastic water bottles, and the sun to transform filthy water into clean drinking water, Mr. Dahlin, along with geologist Caryl Sheehan employed extensive testing methods to verify that Dahlin's approach, the Trusted Water™ purification method, successfully processed dirty, bacteria-laden water to a potable form.  The results of this development and testing effort are described in the documents below:

• Everyday Solution to Global Killer

• Trusted Water™ Filter

• Trusted Water™ SODIS Solution

• Trusted Water™ Using Chlorine

April 22, 2010 - CEO To Address United Nations Conference

Dahlin family to Address United Nations Conference

       Kurt Dahlin, WWFA CEO, and his daughters, Danika Dahlin, and Kristina Dahlin will be in New York City on April 22, 2010 to present a paper discussing the wide range of water contamination sources and to propose some practical strategies for educating and equipping rural communities to be proactive in obtaining the health benefits of proper sanitation and hygiene for children.

April 6, 2010 - "Initiative Impossible" - Drought Devastated African Villages

WWFA CEO Seeks to Provide Water in Drought Devastated African Village

       In 2010, WWFA is initially focusing on a major relief initiative to provide water for more than 5,000 Malawian villagers who have been devastated by continual drought and disease from stagnant surface water. The existing initiative, termed “impossible” by local water well agencies, has proved to be the greatest challenge of WWFA to date. Malawian drilling experts have the challenge to find a way to transport heavy equipment into these 5 remote villages over mountainous terrain and small, battered roads.  

       Any individual, business, school or community group interested in partnering with WWFA will be able to raise funds and invest in this "initiative impossible."  WWFA has set up an adoption program that allows investors to fund the drilling, installation, and maintenance of the 5 new wells that are needed.

2009

 WWFA, WFA, Partner To Deliver Fresh Water To Primary Schools In Malawi

       During 2009, WWFA worked in partnership with Water For All, a South African company, to provide 23 Play Pumps in primary schools in Malawi, Africa. These new pumps allow areas of greater populations to have quick access to large amounts of water while providing a fun twist for hundreds of school kids. Each pump can provide water for more than 600 primary school children and thousands in each surrounding location. 

       During the year WWFA also drilled and installed freshwater hand pump wells in 10 other needy Malawi villages.