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A woman carries a bucket on her head outside of Mangochi, Malawi, on Feb. 18, 2026. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
By John Fredricks
4/3/2026Updated: 4/3/2026
People walk on a roadway outside of Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 17, 2026. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

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)

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)

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 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 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)

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 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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 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 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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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)

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 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)

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)

People use a road in Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 25, 2026. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

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John Fredricks is a California-based journalist for The Epoch Times. His reportage and photojournalism features have been published in a variety of award-winning publications around the world.