St. Joseph’s Primary School, located in Nawankonge Village, Iganga District, Uganda, currently has 629 students (286 girls & 343 boys). The school has had a severe lack of safe water for many years, as the nearest water source was a community well that is two-thirds of a mile away. Because the well is also used […]
Bulumwaki Primary School is located in the Iganga district of eastern Uganda and currently has 733 students (346 girls & 387 boys). Their typical water source had been a hand-dug well that produced no water during the dry season. This presented major challenges for the school; they urgently needed a deep borehole well to provide […]
Ongai Primary School, located in Okura Village, Nwoya District, Uganda, currently has 577 students (265 girls & 312 boys). The school has had a severe lack of safe water for many years with the nearest working well being over a mile away. The route to the water source is also alongside and requires crossing, a […]
The District Health Office had identified Mabo Kunda and Sakala as having the highest rates of waterborne illness in the district. These communities in Zambia relied on the local school’s hand pumps for water, but the pressure of so many users resulted in constant breakdowns and conflict between the schools and the communities. Many people […]
The new rainwater collection system at Kakinzi YMCA Primary School in Uganda has been successfully completed! Our implementing partner, Ugandan Water Project, erected a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, the crew placed the tank on the base, made an overflow hole in the top of the […]