“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

REad More

One of the most important tasks for our work in Uganda is to conduct in-country site-visits at our project schools that have received boreholes. These visits offer us the chance to see the borehole in place and to learn how the borehole has impacted the lives of the students and staff at the recipient school. […]

Borehole Wells

April 26, 2022

In-country Oversight

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REad More

Busaana Secondary School is located in central Uganda in the Kayunga District.   The school is in a rural area 50 miles from Kampala, and serves families in clustered villages with very high illiteracy rates.  Nevertheless, this school has a goal to promote science learning.  The region has one of the highest rates of population growth, […]

Borehole Wells

December 8, 2021

New Borehole at Busaana Secondary School

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REad More

Some of you may be curious about how we get a borehole drilled at schools in rural Uganda.  The work is done by our drilling company DRACO Ltd., which is located in the capitol city, Kampala.  Typically, 20 local Ugandan workers are employed for the drilling and borehole construction.  The company transports the drill rig […]

Borehole Wells

August 27, 2021

How is a borehole drilled at the schools?

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REad More

A new borehole was drilled in March on the campus of Buhehe Senior Secondary School in the Busia District of eastern Uganda.  Busia District is located at the border with Kenya, and is near the northern section of Lake Victoria.  This school was established in 1990.  Recently, after administrative changes, the school has nearly doubled […]

Borehole Wells

August 27, 2021

New borehole at Buhehe Senior Secondary School

New borehole at Buhehe Senior Secondary School

REad More

A new borehole was drilled at the end of 2020 on the campus of The Vision Secondary School in the Lira District of northern Uganda.  This school was established in 2012 in a region of Uganda that is still struggling to recover from years of civil unrest.  After peace came, local citizens and parents worked […]

Borehole Wells

April 12, 2021

New borehole at The Vision Secondary School

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