Water Project

Mission Statement

To provide a sustainable water source for drinking, horticulture, and agriculture, which in turn supports the community's efforts to ‘grow’ their way out of poverty.

Our Vision

Our vision is to provide five boreholes (wells) in five years. These will reduce illness and mortality rates, as many people for the first time will access clean and safe water for drinking and other issues.

Our aims and project activities

To provide a clean, safe water source, an essential nutrient and building block for life
To provide a safe and reliable source of water for the whole community avoiding the risk of contamination by water borne diseases and affected livestock. Boreholes are safe for all community members to use; both women and children can gain easy and quick access to water, without the risk of accidents and deaths from falling into the water source.
To provide a resource for community members to have opportunities such as irrigation which will improve and modernize their farming techniques.

Target Population

We are targeting the Abayudaya families and their Moslem and Christian neighbors. It will serve 200 to 500 people who have not had clean water for over 50 years

Need and Justification for the water project

The lack of safe drinking water is a major public health issue, particularly in developing countries where around 80% of diseases are water borne. According to a WHO/UNICEF report, nearly 768 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. One issue is the affordability of water purification systems. Many people rely on boiled or bottled water, which can be time-consuming and expensive.

This is true with some of the Abayudaya who still can not access the available two boreholes in Namutumba community due to distance from their homes. Three additional boreholes will cover all our community member settlement locations, as well as helping many of our neighbors in the same locations, hence creating further harmony within the community.

We get water from ponds which are not protected from contamination. Many health issues arise because of dirty water. One of this page's photos shows a girl getting water from a dirty pond near Kategere village where animals also bathe and drink.

Type of water source needed

We need to provide a fully upgraded and integrated water system, beginning with a large storage tank with taps to piped water fed to individual compounds. Because of the lack of rural electricity, we are hoping for a complete solar powered irrigation system for full scale horticultural or agricultural projects. This will enable people not only have clean water but also to practice irrigation farming, especially vegetable gardening, and enable them have a constant water supply.