A new borehole was drilled (see picture) on the campus of Trinity College Nabbingo Secondary School in the Wakiso District of central Uganda, near the capitol city Kampala. This school is a large all-girls boarding school with an enrollment of 1700. The campus is located in a peri-urban area, but until now contaminated water was pumped to holding tanks and
In late September, Our Chair of the Board of Directors, Ramona Walker, and I, went to Uganda. We saw big changes that we would like to share with you. We visited seven schools that have received boreholes and teaching tools from Quench and Connect. We attended several dedications of new boreholes and saw science labs and computer facilities that have been set up
In May, this year, our second recipient of a university scholarship, Kayongo David, finished his course-work for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from Makerere University in Uganda. He is a bright and talented student who will graduate in formal ceremonies in November with a cumulative grade-point average of 4.24/5.00, and recognition by listing on the Dean’s list
Recently, a new borehole was drilled (see picture) on the campus of Kabaale Sanje Secondary School in the Rakai District of southern Uganda, near the border with Tanzania. This school is the largest in the district with nearly 3000 students enrolled who come from mostly poor farming families. It is the largest school to ever receive a borehole from Quench
Recently, we received a letter from Mr. Ssewanyana Gerald, Head Teacher at Gayaza Cambridge College of St. Mbaaga, a secondary school in central Uganda that has received clean water and science teaching tools from Quench and Connect. Ssewanyana thanked Quench and Connect for health from access to clean water, and for funding for laboratory equipment, reagents, computers and textbooks. He
We are happy to report that we have provided a water catchment system to collect rainwater at Bududa Secondary School in the eastern part of Uganda. This school has 1495 children who come as day students in an urban area of the Bududa District. The campus area is very congested and so drilling a borehole was not possible at this