 MSABI logo | |
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dale Young |
Staff | 73 [1] |
| Website | msabi |
MSABI is a non-governmental organization founded by Dale Young in 2009 in Ifakara, Tanzania. Its projects focus on water sanitation, hygiene, and education.
| MSABI logo | |
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dale Young |
Staff | 73 [1] |
| Website | msabi |
MSABI is a non-governmental organization founded by Dale Young in 2009 in Ifakara, Tanzania. Its projects focus on water sanitation, hygiene, and education.
Engineer Dale Young moved to Tanzania in 2007 with his partner who was conducting malaria research. He founded MSABI in 2009 after witnessing a cholera outbreak that resulted from unclean drinking water. [2] The name stands for Maji Safi kwa Afya Bora Ifakara, which translates to "Safe Water for Better Health Ifakara." [3] MSABI's projects focus on installing water pumps, distributing filter pots, building latrines, and educating people on sanitation and hygiene. [4]
The aim is to combat diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid, and trachoma, which all may be caused from poor quality drinking water. [3]
MSABI partners with Engineers Without Borders (UK) [5] for surveying, drilling, manufacturing, and capacity building projects. [6] EWB UK also provides international training courses at MSABI. [7]
MSABI has provided more than 60 water points and more than 1,400 filters which together serve more than 17,000 users. [1]
MSABI produces and distributes ceramic water filters, which are branded Tembo filter pots. The filters cost the equivalent of $18 USD. [8] They are manufactured by the Upendo Women's Group in collaboration with MSABI. [9] MSABI currently has a production capacity of 3,600 filter pots per year. [10] These filters help remove iron and manganese known to be found in water in the area. [11]
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MSABI is one of the largest producers of household water treatment solutions in Tanzania. In 2014, we increased sales by a factor of 3 compared to the previous year. The market for filters is slowly developing. Filters are available for an equivalent of 18 USD. We are gradually increasing the retail cost to fully capture management and marketing costs and create a sustainable, non-subsidized market.