Clean water
Community-owned water systems, designed around geography, maintenance capacity and long-term use.
Explore programme ↗THE MERIDIAN TRUST — WATER & SANITATION
Water, dignity,
futures.
Strong water systems start with the people who will keep them running. We work alongside local organisations to build services that last beyond opening day.
COMMUNITY LED · EVIDENCE INFORMED · FOUNDED 2011
LOCAL PARTNERS. LONG-TERM COMMITMENT.
128400People reached
462Water points supported
86Community partnerships
84% allocated to programmes
01 / OUR COMMITMENT
Not just access.
Long-term ownership.
We combine engineering, public health and economic opportunity. Each programme is shaped with local partners, not handed down from a distant office.
Sanitation
Safer sanitation planned with households, schools and local public health teams.
Explore programme ↗Women’s economic empowerment
Practical enterprise support for women who lead, build and sustain local economies.
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02 / FROM THE FIELD · MALAWI
Maintenance is the part that matters.
In southern Malawi, local water committees are responsible for decisions that make a system usable year after year. Our support includes parts supply, financial planning and hands-on technical training.
The result is more than a working pump. It is the confidence to manage a shared resource on local terms.
Explore the programme ↗03 / HOW PARTNERSHIP WORKS
We stay for the hard part.
Partner locally
Community organisations lead priorities and local decisions.
Build together
We plan systems for real use, not for photographs.
Train & maintain
Local teams manage repairs, finance and operations.
Measure & report
We publish progress and what needs improving.
04 / THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE WORK
Evidence belongs
in the open.
Our annual impact account tracks operations, programme delivery and the work still ahead.
Read our impact approach ↗84%Programme allocation
09%Operations
07%Fundraising
05 / YOUR PART IN THE WORK
Give with purpose.
Choose an amount to see examples of the activities a contribution can support. Costs vary by location and project.
06 / TRUST IS EARNED
Governed responsibly
A board reviews safeguarding, finances and organisational risk.
Audited accounts
Annual financial statements and independent review processes.
Public reporting
We publish indicators alongside programme limitations.
Safeguarding first
Clear responsibilities and reporting routes for partners and staff.
“The important change is that decisions about the water supply happen here, with the people who use it.”
— Thandiwe, community water committee facilitator, Malawi
07 / PARTNERS
Progress takes many hands.
KORA INITIATIVEOPEN SPRING FUNDFIELDWORKS ALLIANCESOUTHERN WATER NETWORKCOMMON GROUND TRUST
TOGETHER, FOR THE LONG TERM
Clean water changes everything.
Support local leadership. Strengthen systems that last.