In late October, photographer Helena Hessle and I went to Uganda. We travelled over 1800 kilometers throughout the country to visit eight schools that have received boreholes and teaching tools from Quench and Connect in the past year. We saw the new boreholes and science labs and computer facilities that have been set up with funds from our donors. Helena filmed personal interviews with Head Teachers and students at each school, who expressed their gratitude to Quench and Connect for clean water, health, and improved science teaching. Some of these videos are included in this newsletter and the rest will be shared with all of you in the upcoming months. Again this year, we saw clear evidence of development in the country. Road construction continues throughout the country, including a major toll road connecting the capitol Kampala to the international airport in Entebbe. This new road cut our driving time in half when we were ready to leave. Electrical poles are being installed by the government at some of the rural schools. And it seems the quality of life for Ugandans is slowly improving. We saw more cultivated farms in the rural areas, evidence of cooperative agriculture endeavors. Piped water is now coming to some rural areas, although without water treatment plants, the quality of that water is not good. Communities are receiving a single pipe in the village to share. All of this progress makes it even more urgent that we continue to provide clean water and educational tools to high school students, who represent the new generation that will guide Uganda through its next phase of development. Will you help more students thrive and learn by sending us a donation?New Borehole at Otumbari Secondary School
