Many people in Uganda don't have access to clean drinking water. In the end of august 2022 we finished building our borehole well. More than 200 people around our community now have access to clean drinking water. Our well works with a pump and is built in a way that it is protected from any possible contamination. We thank everyone who supported this project and made this success possible.
Where was the community getting theie water before?
Right now the village has few wells, all of them pretty shallow and for that reason easily contaminated. These wells are owned by the landowner but used by everyone in the village. With all the people using these few wells, there are often queues and crowds by the wells which is again highering the risk of contaminating the water. Some people also fetch water from lakes or smaller puddles.
What is the situation with water in Uganda?
Our work with this village and organisation started with helping a young boy with serious health issues. The cause for these issues was unclean drinking water. The bacteria and germs burdened his liver, that burdened the heart and it’s vessels, created inflammations and many other problems. 20 000 children die of diarrhea in a year in Uganda. A lot more die out of other health issues caused by contaminated water.
People’s only option is to boil the water to get rid of germs. For that they use charcoal or firewood. That needs forests to be cut down. A lot of people can’t afford to buy enough charcoal or firewood.
What is our plan?
We are planning to drill a borehole well which could offer clean and safe drinking water for their entire community in the area. We are also planning to build a rain harvesting system which offers more regenerative solution for the need of water on dry seasons.
What we need for that?
Right now we already own half of our land, but need to pay the other half by the end of this year.
What's the budget?
Drilling a borehole well costs around 8000 EUR.
Rain harvesting system costs around 3000 EUR.
You can read more about the situation in Uganda, Bugiri here and if you have any questions about this project, feel free to ask us via e-mail or Instagram.
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