“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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In June, we travelled to Uganda to visit schools that had received new boreholes.  This was a very special trip because I was accompanied by my daughter and my four grandkids!  It was amazing to share with them all that I love about Uganda. Each one assimilated, absorbed, and embraced the culture in their own […]

Borehole Wells

August 23, 2024

Trip to Uganda June 2024

Rugashali students and Grupta Family

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We want to present to you our new logo and tagline! The logo was designed byJen Johnson Graphic Design of Indianapolis, IN. Our new logo presents our name, and our focus: clean water and education, as a book. But notice that the book image also gives a feeling of a sunburst, reflecting our success and […]

Quench and Connect News

May 10, 2024

New logo and tagline

New Quench and Connect Logo 2024

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A new borehole was drilled last month at St. Edward Kkingo Secondary School in the Masaka District of central Uganda.  The villagers in this peri-urban region work as small-scale peasant farmers or traders in small road-side shopping areas. In the past, 205 students learning at this school had to walk to a valley one kilometer […]

Borehole Wells

May 10, 2024

New borehole at St. Edward Kkingo Secondary School

Students at borehole in Uganda, St. Matthias Mbuye

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A new borehole was drilled at St. Matthias Mbuye Vocational Secondary School in the Rakai district of southern Uganda, near the border with Tanzania. The local rural area has typical villages with farmers and pastoralists who support the school. There are 618 students studying at O Level at the school. This school is rather unique […]

Borehole Wells

May 10, 2024

New borehole at St. Matthias Mbuye Vocational Secondary School

Students at borehole in Uganda, St. Matthias Mbuye

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A new borehole was drilled early this year on the campus of Bata Secondary School in the Dokolo District of northern Uganda. Most of the people in the region are peasant farmers.  The school was founded in 1983, as a government-aided secondary school, as part of a government pledge to provide secondary education to vulnerable […]

Borehole Wells

August 17, 2023

New borehole at Bata Secondary School Dokolo District

Students getting water from a borehole in Uganda