In October we agreed to protect 3 spring sources with funds from the Peter Stebbings Trust. Springs at Busambira, Bulubandi, and Wamulongo are all now complete and a total of 2265 people no longer collect water from contaminated pools. The photo shows excited children at Busambira collecting water.
Work has gone well on our holistic project at Namatooke. The borehole is complete and has been handed over to the village. The school of 937 pupils and 11 teachers now have access to clean water during their day, and the community of 1335 no longer use a contaminated source of water. The new girl’s … Read more
We are delighted to announce that the Randal Foundation is supporting our new holistic project in Namantooke, Uganda, enabling 1,335 people to access clean water for the first time. For years, the community of Namantooke has depended on a shallow, contaminated well – a daily struggle that’s led to illness, lost school days and countless … Read more
We are very excited to let you all know that the work on the Big Give Campaign funded project in Bubogu is nearing completion. A borehole was drilled at the local primary school, providing the school and the community – approximately 1600 people – with access to clean water for the first time. Women and children … Read more
Protecting spring water sources is one of the most cost-effective solutions used by Water for Kids to provide clean water. We were very fortunate to receive a grant from the Rotary Club of Leicester Impact Group to fund the protection of the Kazalabulwe spring in Iganga. The Kazalabulwa Spring is in the Nawangingi sub county … Read more
Protecting spring water sources is one of the most cost effective solutions used by Water for Kids in providing clean water, and in the last year 28 projects have been completed in Uganda, in addition to some larger projects. Uganda is a very green country and has many artesian springs where water bubbles up and … Read more
Thank you to everyone who supported our Big Give Christmas Challenge. We raised a fantastic £22,187 in total, made up of online donations and matched funds by our pledgers and our Big Give Champion Dormywood Trust, enabling a community of 1600 access clean water for the first time. Work is now beginning in Bubogu to … Read more
WfK recently completed work to protect Namantooke spring source at Wamulongo village near Iganga. Water was being collected from a pool where animals and people waded in causing contamination. WfK funded the construction of a dam so that artesian water can be collected safely. The spring water now comes through a pipe in the dam … Read more
During 2023/24 the Uganda team delivered a large holistic project which helped the community in Wasimba make changes to the health of the village and improve educational facilities. A borehole was provided for use by the school and the community. Handwashing training was carried out including how to build and use tip taps, a low … Read more
A keypart of the work of WfK is health education, and helping people make the link between improved hygiene and reducing disease. Following the COVID pandemic costs have risen in Uganda, as elsewhere, and it has become apparent that the cost of soap had risen greatly. This threatens to undermine efforts to encourage handwashing. We … Read more