Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Schools - Uganda

Impact: 200 Served

Project Phase: 
Community Managed
Implementing Partner Monitoring Data Unavailable
Initial Installation: Oct 2013

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Community Profile

Upon completion of the project, our partner in the field reports...

When the Living Water Uganda team arrived, 30 families were dependent on a hand dug pond with stagnant water to sustain their most immediate water needs.  This water source was located 4 kilometers away from the community, was shared with livestock, and would dry up during the dry season.  Because of this, families were suffering greatly from diarrhea and severe dehydration among other preventable water related illnesses.  The team was pleased to learn of the community's use of a covered pit latrine as this will help prevent further spread of disease in the area.  Most subsistence farm or raise livestock to support their families.  There is a Primary school with 200 students, 80 boys and 120 girls, located in the community whose students, teachers, and administrative personnel all have access to the new, safe water source.  During the team's stay, an equal gender 10 person water user committee was formed, a bank account opened, and a fence and soak pit constructed.  The Water User Committee (WUC) has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Living Water Uganda.  The WUC has identified and recruited a borehole caretaker.  Community awareness regarding the need to collect an  Operation and Maintenance fund to maintain the borehole was raised at the dedication and during other preliminary meetings with the community and elected Water User Committee.

During the hygiene education, Living Water Uganda team members addressed: Hand washing, how to properly transport and store water, disease transmission and prevention, how to maintain proper care of the pump, as well as signs and symptoms of dehydration and how to make Oral Rehydration Solution.  All of these lessons are taught in a participatory method to help community members discover ways to improve their hygiene and sanitation choices, and implement community driven solutions.

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Abundant water is often right under our feet! Beneath the Earth’s surface, rivers called aquifers flow through layers of sediment and rock, providing a constant supply of safe water. For borehole wells, we drill deep into the earth, allowing us to access this water which is naturally filtered and protected from sources of contamination at the surface level. First, we decide where to drill by surveying the area and determining where aquifers are likely to sit. To reach the underground water, our drill rigs plunge through meters (sometimes even hundreds of meters!) of soil, silt, rock, and more. Once the drill finds water, we build a well platform and attach a hand pump. If all goes as planned, the community is left with a safe, closed water source providing around five gallons of water per minute! Learn more here!


Contributors

Project Underwriter - For All Mankind
Eternity Baptist Church
H.R.E.'s REACH: Project Water
DST-HCAC Walk on Water2013
Laura Cole's Fundraising Page
Luciana Villalta's Fundraising Page
Laura Joseph's Fundraising Page

And 1 other fundraising page(s)
2 individual donor(s)