People walk on a roadway outside of Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 17, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Villagers are reflected in dirty water outside of Mangochi, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman collects water in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 20, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Children carry buckets of water in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 19, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Children drink water from a polluted stream in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 19, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Children play in a river outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A child with a swollen belly due to a severe lack of food stands outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman prepares to collect unclean drinking water in the Mangochi District of Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman collects water in the Blantyre Rural District, Malawi, on Feb. 23, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People leave a rural hospital outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Sick patients await treatment at a rural clinic in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 19, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A cholera isolation tent awaits patients outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Cholera medications await patients outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Senior Health Surveillance Assistant Robert Amissi sits near medical records outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Children drink water from a polluted stream in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 19, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People walk over a polluted water channel outside of Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 17, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Health Surveillance Officer Duncan Chikwindile is reflected in a poor water source in the Blantyre Rural District of Malawi on Feb. 23, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People use a road in the Machinga District of Malawi on Feb. 21, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A boy walks into a grain mill in the Blantyre Rural District of Malawi on Feb. 23, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman walks to a river in Machinga District of Malawi on Feb. 19, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A giraffe roams a game preserve in the Thyolo District of Malawi on Feb. 25, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A young woman walks along a road in the Machinga District of Malawi on Feb. 22, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Villagers move past China Aid advertising in the Mwanza District of Malawi on Feb. 24, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman fetches water from a muddy river in the Mwanza District of Malawi on Feb. 24, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People visit a market in the Machinga District of Malawi on Feb. 21, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Students take a break from testing in Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 16, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Children work on a farm in the Mangochi District of Malawi on Feb. 20, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A fisherman paddles his boat on Lake Malawi, Africa, on Feb. 20, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People navigate flooded roads outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A child drinks from a water well built by Water Wells for Africa in the Thyolo District of Malawi on Feb. 25, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A woman pumps clean water with a well built by Water Wells for Africa in the Thyolo District of Malawi on Feb. 25, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Water Wells for Africa founder Kurt Dahlin treks through rural farmland outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A man walks next to a large baobab tree outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A mother and son walk down a road outside of Monkey Bay, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
People use a road in Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 25, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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