In 2015, a man saw two children drinking from a puddle in Ghana and built a solar water kiosk; 10 years later, his project supplies 126M litres

• Image: Project Maji Official SiteIn 2015, Sunil Lalvani witnessed two children drinking water from a puddle during a trip to Ghana, an encounter that prompted him to act.
• Drawing on his background in electronics, he deployed Project Maji’s first solar-powered water kiosk, initially as a corporate social responsibility project under his family business.
• Ten years later, the organisation says its work has expanded far beyond that first installation.