The Water Warrior Award recognizes, supports and encourages individuals who have demonstrated great courage, conviction and effort to improve water security for vulnerable communities. Miraji is an exceptional individual relentlessly working to address the water problems facing his community in Tanzania.

in October 2018, Water Witness International and its partners awarded the ‘Habari za Maji’ prize for outstanding journalism for accountability in water management. The Awards attracted 120 submissions from 46 journalists.