About us
WASH INTERNATIONAL TRUST (WASHI), (TR/INC:7689) was registered in 2019 as a charity in Malawi. It is founded on the principle “Don’t Destroy the World, Preserve It: Genesis 2:15” and is working towards the global agenda of ending WASH poverty in Africa, building the resilience of communities and strengthening their self-supporting capacities.

WASHI seeks to improve community access to clean, safe drinking water and provide climate-smart irrigation technologies to economically empower women and youths in vulnerable communities. The demand for WASH and resilience building in rural communities is real. WASHI is a practical voice at the family level in strengthening the delivery of WASH services as a safety net against climatic shocks. The Trust’s MaTech technologies can be easily maintained by local communities without any outside technical assistance using locally available materials and Geospatial information and Digital mapping in its programming to enhance decision making. The Trust will establish a WASH and Climate Change technologies innovation centre for the youth to showcase their creativity in developing low-cost, adaptive and easy to maintain technologies for peri-urban and rural Africa.

Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) is a constant throughout for such innovative interventions that will allow tens of thousands of families to be served with low cost and high impact WASH and Climate Smart Technologies whose return on investment can be easily measured. The WASHTECH innovations will continually be rigorously tested, documenting evidence to measure effectiveness and disseminate information for feedback and learning.
Our Mission
To increase WASH access and environmental resource management to strengthen resilience coping mechanisms and improve the quality of family life in rural and peri-urban areas regardless of religious affiliation, gender, ethnic and racial identity.
Our Vision
To see families and individuals have access to WASH and build resilience across vulnerable regions.
Core Values
Our work is driven firmly by operational excellence grounded upon Equality and Respect, Family Care, Transparency and Accountability, Love and Justice, and Passionate Stewardship.
The Secretariat
Elizabeth Maneya

Directs administrative operations, manages partnerships, oversees programmatic execution, and ensures general legal and financial compliance across the trust.

Executive Director

Executive Director

pmaneya@washinternationalmw.org

Kennie Mboma
Directs engineering applications, supervises the testing and rolling out of community technologies, schedules field timelines, and coordinates technical operations.
Program Manager

Program Manager

kmboma@washinternationalmw.org

Secretariat
Monitors performance indicators, gathers project assessment data, and tracks information on community programs and high-impact field setups.
M & E Officer

M & E Officer

monitoring@washinternationalmw.org

Secretariat
Manages proposal designs, coordinates donor communications, and works to secure financing portfolios for environmental and clean water initiatives.
Resource Mobilisation & Dev. Officer

Resource Mobilisation & Dev. Officer

development@washinternationalmw.org

Secretariat
Coordinates target site setups, handles community logistics, and manages execution workflows between the technology center and local project boards.
Project Officer

Project Officer

projects@washinternationalmw.org

Secretariat
Facilitate grassroots community engagement, run local training workshops, and assist in establishing village-level self-reliance operations.
Field Officers

Field Officers

fieldops@washinternationalmw.org

Secretariat
Manages financial reporting, internal controls, corporate budgets, and general procurement accounts alongside office administration tasks.
Finance & Administration Manager

Finance & Administration Manager

admin@washinternationalmw.org

Board of Trustees
Rev. Fr. Francis T. Matumba- Board Chairperson
African Director for Global Teams. Master’s Degree in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice from VID Specialized University (Oslo, Norway, 2015), Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration (2010), and a Diploma in Theology from Uganda Christian University (2008).
revfratmatumba@gmail.com
Dr. Bertha Sefu- Vice Board Chairperson
Commissioner for Gender, Women’s Rights and Corporate Services with over 20 years of experience in human rights and civic engagement. PhD from Columbia Commonwealth University and an MSc in Strategic Management from the University of Derby. Chairperson for Child Rights Directorate in the Malawi Human Rights Commission. bertha.sefu@gmail.com
Mrs. Maggie Mzungu- Board Treasurer
Nutrition Lead for Feed the Future Malawi. Development practitioner with over 20 years of technical experience in livelihood development and nutrition networks. BSc in Agriculture and a Post Graduate Diploma in Agriculture Extension and Rural Development from the University of Malawi. maggie.mzungu@gmail.com
Haig Sawasawa- Programmes Chairperson
Agricultural consultant holding an MSc Degree in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (Sustainable Agriculture) from the University of Twente (ITC, 2003) and a BSc in Agriculture from LUANAR (1991). Over 15 years of experience in the application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management and Agriculture. haigsawasawa@gmail.com
Charles Zimunya- Trainer & Coach Chairperson
Certified John Maxwell team trainer, teacher, speaker, and coach. Over 30 years of experience as an educationist, marketer, and entrepreneur. Holds a Diploma in Education and a BA in Development Administration and English from the University of South Africa, focusing on sustainable development, community leadership, and local knowledge systems.
charliedox599@gmail.com