Overview:
This two-year project will construct a deep bore well with solar pump and two tanks, and provide filters, WASH education (water, sanitation and hygiene) and tapware to the impoverished community of Buyende, approximately 125 kms east of the capital Kampala. The local shallow wells and swamps are unclean and dry up over the summer. This results in the community having to buy water elsewhere or use unsafe and unreliable sources. It is inefficient and dangerous for a community wanting to break the poverty cycle. Children and women bear the brunt of many hours of carrying water.
Why Support This:
Our partners are experienced in assessing the water needs of the community and have a proven record of delivering effective outcomes. They engage with local authorities, community leaders and organisations to help communities take control of their future and then help others. Unsafe water and poor hygiene practices mean much of the population experiences poor health and lack of productivity. Infant mortality is alarmingly high. This project will enable 7,000 people to gain access to clean water for the first time for $10.30 per person! This district in Uganda is one in which many live on less than $2 per day.
Budget: Total budget $72,058. Year One: $41,200.
Once completed, the community committee will raise a small amount of funds from each household for upkeep and maintenance. All building activities will be carried out by local people who will then have good working knowledge for any maintenance issues. The community has provided the land.
The Need:
Since the brutal leadership of Idi Amin in the 1970s, Uganda has suffered the devastating effects of civil war, HIV/AIDS and rebel conflict, claiming the lives of the parents of more than two million children. There are many disadvantaged families and young people as a result. Uganda has the youngest population in the world, with 75% under the age of 30. Finding ways to economically empower communities will not only help the locals but will help to develop the whole nation.
Expected Life Change:
