BASEflow

Help rural populations in Malawi to access safe drinking water.

BASEflow was founded and established in February 2017 with the following vision for change: 'a world where no well runs dry'. BASEflow's core mission is to improve the sustainability of groundwater sources for rural populations to access safe drinking water, by empowering both public and private sector actors with the appropriate knowledge, skills, technologies, and innovations to sustainably harness groundwater sources. Our slogan, '(re)discover groundwater', highlights the importance of reimagining our understanding of groundwater sources, in order to leverage it sustainably and meet the needs of rural populations in the context of an ever-increasing demand on this resource. To ensure the effective achievement of our mission, the following implementation strategies are employed: - Model innovations: BASEflow develops innovative models to address some of the most pressing challenges in groundwater service delivery. These models are tested to determine their effectiveness, and the learnings are documented and shared with the sector for potential adoption at scale. - Partnerships: BASEflow engages in strategic partnerships with academia and influential actors from government and non-governmental organisations. We will also participate in high-level forums for knowledge exchange and advocacy. - Evidence for change: BASEflow conducts evidence generation activities and disseminates key information in a creative manner to ensure that evidence is used for effective service delivery. These activities have included research, mapping exercises, borehole forensics, and sustainability checks, among others. - Capacity building: BASEflow builds the capacity of sector actors on sustainable groundwater service delivery by conducting trainings, developing guidance documents as needed and conducting field demonstrations where necessary to impart skills and knowledge. - Demand generation: BASEflow engages in awareness raising activities, using their strengths in creative communication, to create demand for quality water supply service provision and increase accountability.