Namantooke Spring Source Uganda
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...Continue reading→
Eilidh Naismith our new trustee
I’m Eilidh, one of the newest Trustees of Water for Kids. Growing up in suburban Glasgow, I aspired to become a doctor, which was fuelled by my early experiences of caring for my late father, who suffered from severe mental illness and later working as a community carer. These experiences deepened my understanding of the...Continue reading→
Charles Shachinda joins Water for Kids
“Over the course of my life’s endeavours, my personal ethos has broadly come to embody the realisation that some of the best gifts we can ever give or receive in life are to serve a purpose bigger than ourselves. At the very best, this can integrate some of life’s highest ideals, such as the promotion...Continue reading→
Monitoring Remote Projects in Zambia
Sustainability is important to Water for Kids, so Kennedy Mulele, our project manager appointed by the Zambian Institute of Environmental Health, went on a grueling trip in May to monitor our remote projects which were carried out in the last three years. Over 9 days he traveled right across Zambia and back, more than 2000...Continue reading→
Wasimba and Hands of Hope School
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...Continue reading→
Handwash and girls washroom at Kalasa School
The 1,103 pupils at Kalasa school can now wash their hands. Older girls have a washroom, which will ensure they can go to school when they have their period. There are also three water points for the 757 people who live nearby. We are very grateful to officers at Mwansabombwe Town Council, in remote northern...Continue reading→
Soap Making
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...Continue reading→
Hari Shukla raises £2500 for Water for Kids
Hari Shukla raised £2,500 for Water for Kids to celebrate his 90th birthday. Thank you so much Hari! This is enough to help bring safe water to two communities in Uganda. Hari says “Water for Kids is a charity close to my heart, providing clean water to communities in Uganda, which is where I was born and spent many...Continue reading→
Watch the Makumba Secondary School video
Water is now flowing from 12 taps for the 1102 pupils at Makumba Secondary School In Mwanzabombwe, Zambia. There are also four taps for the local community of 890 people. Many thanks to the team who have completed the project in record time!
Thank you Muzimiro Bidondole
In 2003 as part of the Commonwealth Fellow scheme operated by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the first EH professional from Iganga in Uganda visited the UK. Muz visited various local authorities in England, but he stayed in the East Midlands and formed a link with Peter Minhinnett who was involved with Water for...Continue reading→
Misisi Mini Hospital
Water for Kids working with the Zambian Institute of Environmental Health has installed a solar powered water reticulation system to the Misisi Mini Hospital in the south west district of the city of Lusaka. Misisi is a maternity and child health clinic providing a service for the local community. More than 1100 babies are delivered...Continue reading→
Spring sources update
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.
Namantooke Update
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...Continue reading→
New Trustee Beverley Salmon
Beverley is a former architect and international development specialist who has worked closely over the past 15 years with charities, social enterprises and NGOs on resilient buildings and providing access to safe water and sanitation for schools, housing and hospitals. Beverley has previous experience developing projects in both Zambia and Uganda, along with other countries...Continue reading→
Season’s Greetings
Dear Supporters and Friends, As Christmas approaches and we reflect on the past year, we are filled with gratitude for the generosity, encouragement and partnership you have shown to Water for Kids. Because of you, more communities now have access to clean, safe drinking water, bringing better health, hope and opportunity to countless children and...Continue reading→
Annual Report 2024/25
We are pleased to share our Annual Report for 2024/25 with you. It has been another very successful year for Water for Kids, a year of life-saving impact for communities gaining access to clean water for the very first time. In 2024/25 we helped more than 39,000 people in communities across Zambia and Uganda get...Continue reading→
Leave a Lasting Legacy Transform Lives for Generations
At Water for Kids, we believe clean, safe water is the foundation for health, education, and brighter futures. Thanks to our supporters, communities across Uganda and Zambia are gaining reliable access to water – but the need is still great. One powerful way to ensure this work continues for years to come is through legacy...Continue reading→
Namantooke Holistic Project in Uganda to Go Ahead
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...Continue reading→
John Machin, New Trustee
John is a Director of one of our long time Corporate supporters ‘Machin & Toplass’. He qualified as an EHO in 1992 and has experience of working in local government and in private practice. His more recent work has enabled him to travel to some parts of the globe to help make environmental health improvements....Continue reading→
Solar powered water system at Kafumba School
Kafumbe School in a remote area of Northern Zambia now has a solar powered water system bringing water to taps including two mass handwashing stations. The primary school only had one hand pump providing water for 1043 pupils. Having taps for handwashing, drinking, cleaning and gardening makes a huge difference. A shower room was also...Continue reading→
Bubogu Holistic Project almost complete!
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...Continue reading→
Goodbye to Tom
We are sad to see Tom Jackson step down as a Trustee of Water for Kids after many years of commitment and dedication. He is a hard act to follow. He was instrumental in the success of over 100 spring protections and a few large holistic projects in Uganda, working alongside Barbara Lucas (Trustee) and...Continue reading→