By Tanwe Shende | Director of Partnership
"Water is life!" -Harriet, community member of Waluga Village in Mukono District, Uganda.
Since the inception of the WASH Project in August 2013, our partnership has been hard at work developing various aspects of the project in anticipation of the June 2014 implementation. The GlobeMed at UCLA chapter is in the process of fundraising through various events on campus, grants and individual giving campaigns. Mpoma Community HIV/Inititative has been equally active, gathering information about the construction costs of the new sources of water. Both partners have maintained a dialogue regarding the development of the Sanitation and Hygiene curriculum, set to be taught starting June 2014.
The WASH Project, when implemented, will be coupled with a village savings program to promote a savings culture wtihin the community. By doing so, we anticipate an increase in the amount of long term care for the sources of water as we hope to emopower community members to take ownership of their sources. We plan to do this by having community members remain responsible for all repairs needed on the water sources after construction.
This project will help the community progress towards a more prosperous future, so please support GlobeMed at UCLA and Mpoma Community HIV/AIDS Initiative as we aim to put life back into our partner community through the WASH Project!
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