The 2026 International Team
The May 2026 team of volunteers are from 5 countries and 4 continents. The Volunteers traveling from Australia, Argentina, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States will also be representing Japan, Ecuador and India.
We are looking forward to arriving and engaging with the students and communities in Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa. The volunteers will spend the day at The Agape Orphanage while also visiting four schools in the Lilongwe and Ku Chawe areas that have received new boreholes this year.
The head teachers at the Maming’azi and Kachiswe schools have planned educational enrichment activities with the volunteers to engage the students and classroom teachers during their visit. Funds donated by Salesforce and the volunteers were used to repair the roof at the Kachiswe school and to build a new borehole to bring water to this school of 500 students and the nearby area. The roof project also included solar lighting for three of the classrooms. The first building to have lighting in this community.
The volunteers plan to enjoy a safari at Muvuu Camp after completing their work at the orphanage and schools. Some volunteers will have the opportunity to also visit Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Jordan and Egypt before returning home.
Jon Neustedter
USA
Diana Cannon
USA
Paul Walker
Australia
Girish Venkitachalam
USA
Julia Neustedter
USA
Sachiko Ushihara
USA
Michael Sharp
Australia
Pamela Wieleba
United Kingdom
Jaijai Lewis
USA
Philip Garrett
Argentina
Anjan Kaur
Australia
Francesca Margherita Anni
United Kingdom
Joey Coleman
USA
Sarah Ramnath
Canada
Vanessa Lascano Fierro
Australia
Volunteering with Wash for Life
You can volunteer in various capacities from home or in Malawi. Your time supports the mission of bringing water to communities in Malawi so more girls can stay in school to further their education.
Salesforce Volunteering and Giving programs enable Salesforce employees and their friends a unique and personal experience to make a difference in the lives of many.
A big “Thank You” from the kids of Nkhukwa Primary School
Your Donation Makes The Difference
Donations to Wash for Life directly support the orphanage and schools that the volunteers serve.
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The Amazing 2025 Team
The Salesforce team volunteered at The Agape Orphanage, a local farm & visited five schools from Lilongwe to Zomba. Each of these schools recently received a new borehole with direct access to water due to the generosity of donors to Wash for Life. The volunteers had an immersive hands-on experience with the learners in the classrooms at Nkhukwa Primary School and in collaboration sessions with their teachers.
The July 2025 team traveled from cities across the United States & Canada. See here for more from their adventure and the impact they made for the communities they visited.
Denise Francis
Atlanta
Cori Hansen
San Francisco
Anusha Katta
Philadelphia
Maria Bustillos
Vancouver
John Chavez
Seattle
Farone Rasheed
New York
Jon Neustedter
Milwaukee
Julia Neustedter
New York
Hear from the 2025 Volunteers
🎧 Listen to the Kindness Chronicles Podcast episode here:
Future Volunteering Opportunities
We will be planning another volunteer trip in Malawi in 2026 and 2027. The week of activities will be structured similarly to the experience noted above. Learn more here and please contact us for additional information.
Questions or Feedback
Contact us at contact@washforlifeinc.org with any questions about supporting Wash For Life via volunteering or donating to the cause.