Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Schools - Uganda

Impact: 120 Served

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

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This is a project we were able to do in cooperation with our partner and Attack Poverty.  Upon completion of the project, our partner in the field reports...

When the Living Water Uganda team arrived, 120 community residents were dependent on a river and water catchment system located one kilometer away from the community to meet their water needs. As is common in this area, students and surrounding households share their water source with cattle and other livestock. Because of this, families were suffering from typhoid, malaria, diarrhea and severe dehydration among other preventable water related illnesses. During the team’s stay, community members assembled a water committee consisting of 5 men and 5 women who assisted the team with the water project whenever possible and provided meals for the team. This water committee is also responsible for collecting a well maintenance fee of 100 Ugandan Shillings per 20 liter jerrican. Most residents farm to earn a living and sell what excess produce they have at nearby markets. Others raise livestock, mostly cattle. Before leaving the community, the team provided the water committee with a Living Water Uganda contact number in case their well were to fall into disrepair, become subject to vandalism or theft.

The Living Water Uganda team had an opportunity to meet with thirty year old community member and farmer, Emmanuel Musiimwe, who stated, "We thanks Living Water for this blessing because in our cell, the nearest water source has been a shallow dam which usually dries up two weeks after the dry season starts, forcing us all to travel 3.5 kilometers to another open dam."

During the hygiene education, the Living Water Uganda team addresses: 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!


"We give thanks for this blessing because in our cell, the nearest water source has been a shallow dam which usually dries up two weeks after the dry season starts, forcing us all to travel 3.5 kilometers to another open dam."

Emmanuel M. - Farmer

Contributors

MI Water's Fundraising Page
Tim Hwang's Fundraising Page
Sara Burke

And 6 other fundraising page(s)
2 individual donor(s)