"Water is life. It shall remain a basic necessity
for life as long as people live."
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Biography: Mr. Jordan Banda is married to
Dollar Banda and they have two daughters, Sophie and Sara. He holds a Junior Certificate
of Education and a Malawi School Certificate of Education. He has also completed courses
in Rural Development, Administration and Business Management at the Rural and Community
Development Colleges of Malawi.
Mr. Jordan Banda has worked as Community Development Officer for 7 years and as a Field
Officer with MMM for about one year. |
| Statement of Faith: “I am a born again
Christian who has received Jesus Christ as Lord and Personal Savior and I am a full member
of the Presbyterian Church.” |
Why I work with MMM:
 | To assist the rural poor and marginalized Malawians to have access to safe drinking
water in their areas through the support from MMM. |
| To support MMM efforts of empowering the rural communities to be self-reliant by
participating fully in the implementation of the sustainable water and sanitation programs
in their areas. |
Community Involvement & Personal Achievements as a Field
Officer:
With the support from MMM, the following are my achievements:
| Maximized community participation and involvement though sensitization
meetings and personal contacts with influential community leaders so that they can
participate fully. |
| Facilitated the formation of the community-based institution, such as the
Zone Management Teams (ZMTs), responsible for the implementation and sustainability of the
program by maintaining the wells. |
| Strengthened the sustainability of the program through assessment of
knowledge gaps among community-based institutions and trained them to ensure they have the
knowledge and skills to run the program efficiently and effectively. |
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What is the impact of the
Shallow Well Program?
| Increased community participation and involvement in the water and
sanitation program in the impact areas, hence community self-reliance. |
| Water born disease cases have been reduced in the impact areas. |
| Reduced time spent gathering water |
| Increased enrollment and class attendance in primary schools because
children are healthier and less time is needed fetching water. |
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Future needs include:
| Yearly courses for village team members to ensure they efficiently carry out their
activities, such as repairing and maintaining the wells in their area.. |
| Yearly surveys to verify the functionality of the wells. |
| Refresher courses for FOs in community development. |
| Continue raising funds for new wells and capacity building. |
How you can help:
| Adopt a Field Officer: $10,000/year (this includes salary, fuel, food & lodging
while working in the rural areas) |
| Pray for the Field Officers and the Shallow Well Program. |
| Tell others about MMM and its programs. |
Mr. Banda has already been 'adopted' but other field officers are still
available.
Send any donations for support and/or correspondence to Mr. Jordan Banda
to: |
Marion Medical Mission
1412 Shawnee Drive
Marion, IL 62959
618-997-5365
tommylogan@aol.com
http://marionmedical.org |
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