Project Report
| Aug 3, 2021
The impact of safe water on schools
By Achilles Wasswa | Executive Director / Project Leader
Due to COVID 19 pandemic all schools has been closed in Uganda to prevent the transimmission of COVID 19 to school children. Today in a conversation with District Education Officer for Lyantonde has appreciated the role of providing water purifiers to schools in improving the quality of school enviroment that has led to improved students academic performance in the National examinations. According to the Uganda National Examiniation Board's results "the schools that were supported with water purifiers have performed relatively better than those students in schools without safe drinking water " the District Education officer (DEO) has said. The DEO continued to report that the district was ranked the 10th best performing among 112 district in Uganda in the 2020 National examination results. He has a suggestion that all schools should have such an enviroment with safe drinking before they reopen for children in this era of COVID 19 pandemic. He attributed this, to the role played by the performance of students in the school with safe and clean drinking water this project( Sanitation Facilities for Rural Schools in Uganda) has provided. This project has reached out to 8 schools only and our plan is to reach out 32 more school with water purifiers. We want to appreciate GlobalGiving foundation and her partners for thier contribution towards this impact.
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May 22, 2019
OCE is appreciated for water purifiers to schools
By Wasswa Achilles Kawooya | Executive Director/ Project leader
The district Khazi (Moslem religiuos leader) Hajji Ssentala Mubarak for Lyantonde District has appreciated Organisation for Communuty Empowerment (OCE) for providing water purifiers to schools. In thier monthly review meetings for April 2019 at their headquarters in Lyantonde, the district Khazi was happy to inform the gathering that Kyabuuza Moslem Primary was among the few schools that have been supported with a water purifier for safe and clean drinking water for children and a water dispenser for hot and cold water for teachers of Kyabuuza Primary school. "Our schools in the recent past have not been benefiting from development projects, am happy for the facility OCE has constructed for our children at Kyabuuza Primary school, I want to encourage the management and administration to make good use of this facility". Hajji Mubarak said. This is the third school to benefit from this project with a water purifier. We thank all donors who have donated to this project through GlobalGiving foundation. We look forward for a continued cooperation.
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Feb 21, 2019
Improved students academic performance in National exaninations
By Wasswa Achilles Kawooya | Executive Director/ Project leader
Implementation of sanitation facilities for rural schools in southern Uganda has led to noted improvement in school enrollment and students performance in National examinations of 2018 for schools benefiting from this project. According to Sr. Nakayiza Rose, the Deputy Head teacher of Kaliiro Primary school. "Installing sanitation facilities and water purifiers have helped to improve attendance, and hygienic practices among all pupils, much has been noted in improving the students academic performance in the national examinations, our school was among the best performing schools in the district. We got 7 students in grade one, and 29 students in grade, we attribute this achievement to availability of safe water and sanitary facilities for the girls whose attendance and retention rates have been increased. They no longer feel pressured to be absent during their menstrual cycle" Rose Said. One more water purifying system has been installed for Kyabuuza primary school in Lyantonde. This brings us to a total of two primary schools that have been supported with water purifying students. We are grateful for our partnership with Global Giving that has seen us reaching our to such vulnerable children in a rural setting.
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