Wade Griffith

Wade Griffith Advocate for Community-led Development and leader of Shanta Village Partners

05/27/2026

So much joy…

-The WHY behind the WHY-Just got back from Zambia where completed five (5) water systems bringing life, safety, and hea...
05/21/2026

-The WHY behind the WHY-

Just got back from Zambia where completed five (5) water systems bringing life, safety, and health to southern Zambia.

In these pics, you see the WHY! Children who won’t die from cholera. A 93 year old man turning a spigot for the first time in his life LIFE!

But the WHY behind that WHY is even more important! Why are these projects unlike any other? These projects will last for decades because the villagers invested their time, labor, and money to build it themselves.

We didn’t do a water project; we created five water utilities. The villagers will run these utilities collecting user fees that will be saved for future repair costs. Plus, because they built it themselves, they know how to repair it. This is what REAL looks like. It is community-led, community-built, community-owned, community-sustained. More importantly, this project design allows local people to discover their own sense of agency! They did it! They get to be the hero of their own story!

None of this would be possible without our amazing partners like and These two groups are true humanitarian heroes! We love VAP and HNRC!

To get involved, just msg me! Or, go to shantavillagepartners.org

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04/21/2026

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