By Gemma Bulos | Executive Director
We at GWWI know that just providing clean water is not enough. In order for our women trainees to expand to other regions, continue to provide value and become self-reliant, they have to show how impactful their work is. This program is not just about bringing clean water, it's about women's empowerment! Because when you uplift a woman, you lift up her family and her community!
Meet Betty. In the past 3 years she's built 100 BioSand water filters, 7 rainwater harvesting systems and 30 toilets (all made out of local materials) bringing clean water and sanitation to over 3000 people in Uganda. She's also earned over $2500 as a WASH technician and entrepreneur since participating in our Women and Water training program where she also learned how to build rainwater harvesting tanks, toilets and produce handmade soap, shampoo and reusable menstrual pads to start her own little micro-business.The BioSand filters that you funded went to schools in Uganda providing clean water to over 1000 students!
This past Nov she attended our training to learn how to conduct community interviews to monitor and evaluate her projects as well as track her impact. Part of the training was to learn how to consolidate the data in Excel. This was the first time Betty ever touched a computer. Now she's going to it to track her effectiveness, garner more financial support and prove how valuable she is to her community!
Your support has made this possible! And Betty is just one story of many! Stay tuned for more updates!
If you want to give the gift of H2ope to your loved ones for the holidays, consider making a donation to Global Women's Water Initiative! We train women to become water, sanitation and hygiene technicians, trainers and social entrepreneurs.
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