Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector in Uganda has been severe. Schools remain closed to date. And while some children in urban areas are involved in online classes, the majority of children in rural areas have not had a chance to access any form of learning since March 2020 when schools closed. […]
“No matter where you look, access to clean drinking water makes a difference in the lives of people,” said Wijesekera. “The needs are clear; the goals are clear. Women and children should not have to spend so much of their time for this basic human right.” We are glad to be working on a project […]
School children in poor, rural schools, often miss class to go fetch water, or to care for sick parents or siblings. If teachers are sick, classes get cancelled for all students! That’s how lack of clean water can seriously effect a student’s academic performance and attendance rates. The lack of safe water can cause even […]
Access to safe water is an essential foundation for good health, but beyond this, it also closes inequality gaps and drives economic and social inclusion, with far-reaching and long-term benefits. For example women’s safety and security increases as a direct result of access to safe, drinkable water in their homes. This is because, 90% (in […]
Healthcare facilities (HCFs) require adequate quantity and quality of water in order to maintain a hygienic environment. These facilities are recognized as ‘environments with a high prevalence of infectious disease agents where patients, staff, carers and neighbors of the health-care setting face unacceptable risks of infection if environmental health is inadequate’. WHO guidelines recommend that […]
For the past 5 years, children and women in this village have endured the burden of walking 2km to collect water. Unfortunately this water isn’t even clean and safe for consumption! Up hill close to their homes, a borehole only needed an investment of not more than $1,000, and a day’s work to be able […]
This is a faster and cheaper way to restore access to safe water for communities that urgently need it. Most of these boreholes breakdown and are never repaired, just because the communities were never trained and empowered to own these wells and to plan for their sustainability! Our refurbishment package not only stops at funding […]
Nsagi Village is now able to access safe and clean water. They previously relied on water from a surface pond that they shared with animals ( cows and goats). The water in this pond was very dirty and many of the villagers often struggled with Typhoid. During some months of the year, this pond […]
School has opened for the 2nd term of the year at the same time we unveil our brand new 5 classroom block. At long last, all our children can have their lessons in a spacious classroom, with a near floor and permanent roof. We are very sure that this infrastructure development provides a conducive […]
Last evening, we installed the hand pump to complete the Well for Njalalwe village. On record, this has been our longest well (not the deepest though!). I mean, it has taken us up to 3 months to get this Well completed! (It usually takes us a month to hand dig and complete a well […]