Safe clean water for 6,000 people in rural Uganda

TRANSFORM AFRICA

GLOBAL GIVING REPORT 2 – MAY 2016

We are very grateful to all the donors who have generously given to our water boreholes project for Mubende District in Uganda. Since we started raising funds in October 2015, we have to date raised a total of £4,071 ($7,318.23) and went on to raise £766.57 making a grand total of £4,837.57 ($6,966.10) in the winter Global Giving crowd funding challenge.

With these funds, we have been able to construct 2 more boreholes and completed the first borehole since March 2016. Below is an example of one of the boreholes constructed. This shows our work in water access provision in Uganda, and the impact it is having on the lives of ordinary people.

Manual borehole water supply Mityana and Mubende Districts, Uganda

Beneficiaries expressed their relief as this support came at a time when it had not rained for a long time and access to safe drinking water had become more difficult than before, resulting in many cases of waterborne diseases due to drinking water from ponds and other available unsafe sources.

Testimonies from beneficiaries of the safe drinking water project

11 year old Sebunza says that the construction of the borehole has helped the community to access clean and safe water.

Alice an office attendant at Namungo sub-county also commented that the borehole helped their community in the whole sub-county.

As can be seen above, our projects have the capacity to bring significant changes in the lives of beneficiaries through providing access to clean safe water by constructing water boreholes.  

There have been decreases in waterborne diseases; children no longer need to walk many kilometres to fetch water; women can now spend more time on productive employment; and girls are no more in danger of being abused along the way to fetch water.

However, the work is not yet complete. We still have a target of £14,409 to provide water boreholes for over 3,000 people in rural Uganda. We would be very grateful therefore if you could visit the GlobalGiving website and make a donation, no matter how small. In this way you will be touching the lives of thousands of people in Uganda.

Links:

• Safe, Clean Water For 3,000 People In Rural Uganda

• Safe_Clean_Water_for_3000_people_in_Rural_UgandaTestimonies_Photos.docx (DOCX)

GLOBAL GIVING REPORT 1 – JANUARY 2016

We are very grateful to all the donors who have generously given to our water boreholes project for Mubende District in Uganda. Since we started raising funds in October 2015, we have to date raised a total of £4,071 ($7,318.23) in the winter Global Giving crowd funding challenge.

With these funds, we aim to start working on the construction of the first boreholes in March 2016. We will provide updates on the progress of the project immediately the construction starts. Below are examples of our past work in water access provision in Uganda, and they show the impact of water boreholes on the lives of ordinary people.

 Grandmother Namisango expresses her challenges in accessing clean water

 65 year-old local resident Grandmother Namisango had been collecting unsafe water from the pond for years. This is what she told our project officers:

‘We have been facing severe difficulties in accessing water. Look at this dirty pond for example. People pass over the pond on these dirty logs. Children also bathe here, wash their clothes and also defecate in the pond. When it rains, the excrement floats in the pond and gave us terrible stomach pains. There are also algae in the pond which gave us a bad cough. But we had no option, so we had to drink the dirty water.

 Now with this new borehole, she is able to get clean safe water and does not have to travel far from home. She says: “I am very happy for the new borehole drilled by Biva foundation. I am very thankful to all the donors who have made the borehole construction possible.” 

As can be seen above, our past projects have the capacity to bring significant changes in the lives of beneficiaries through providing access to clean safe water by constructing water boreholes.  

There have been decreases in waterborne diseases; children no longer need to walk kilometres to fetch water; women can now spend more time on productive employment; and girls are no more in danger of being abused along the way to fetch water.

However, the work is not yet complete. As stated on our campaign page, have a target of £19,495 to provide water boreholes for over 3,000 people in rural Uganda. We would be very grateful therefore if you could visit the GlobalGiving website page and make a donation, no matter how small (https://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/boreholes-for-safe-clean-water-in-uganda/). In this way you will be touching the lives of thousands of people in Uganda.

Links:

• Transform Africa GlobalGiving Project Page
• Transform Africa's Website