"Clean water flows with education for a better future"

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

--- Margaret Mead

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Educational Tools
Science teaching tools at Tropical High School

Tropical High School, in the Iganga District of southeastern Uganda, received a borehole from Quench and Connect in 2020, during the pandemic. The borehole is functioning on campus, and when parents sent their children back to boarding school after three consecutive government COVID lockdowns, the enrollment nearly doubled since this school offered clean water to returning students.  Head Teacher Kato

Newsletter August 17, 2022
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Borehole Wells
New borehole at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School Akanyo

A new borehole was drilled in the Spring on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in the Nebbi District of northwestern Uganda. The local community is largely peasant farmers, who have little income. The school was opened five years ago in an old church to give parents an alternative to another school in the district, which is very

Newsletter August 17, 2022
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Uganda News
Food insecurity in Uganda

Typically, Uganda has two good rainy seasons and farmers can easily grow food.  In the past two years, this has changed.  People in some regions in Uganda are struggling right now with supplies of food and rising costs of crops such as maize and beans.  We are hearing of the troubles particularly from our schools in the northern half of

Newsletter August 17, 2022