Business unusual.
Business unusual.
About
About
Our story
Our story
Beyond Water was established in 2014 as a partner social enterprise to UK-registered charity Pump Aid. We realised that aid as we knew it wasn’t working, so we decided to be the change. A lack of ownership of water points meant that when pumps malfunctioned, they’d stay that way, as the users didn’t know who to contact to arrange repairs.
Beyond Water Malawi manufactures and sells low cost pumps for farm and home use and builds local businesses to repair and maintain community pumps. We are a Malawi-led social impact business that responds to local priorities and customer demand for reliable access to convenient water, delivering outstanding results and creating employment, ownership and prosperity.
We work exclusively in Malawi, a landlocked country situated in Southern Africa with a population of over 19 million.
After more than 55 years of independence and billions of dollars of foreign aid, Malawi is poorer than ever. Clearly, aid as we know it is not working, and something needs to change.
The existence of Beyond Water is to address the following…
Our team
Our team
Our values
Our values
People deserve a choice, rights and accountability.
Stimulating the local economy is key for sustainability and prosperity.
Decades of international aid has not worked. We believe that change comes from innovation and rigorous self-evaluation.
Employment. Ownership. Prosperity.
Employment. Ownership. Prosperity.