In late 2015, we planned to provide a borehole for Kicwamba Secondary School in Rubirizi Uganda. The school has 910 students coming from families that are mostly subsistence farmers. Gravity-flow piped water near the school was also used heavily by members of the local community, and was sporadic in supply and contaminated at the source of collection. This situation became
In March of this year, we provided a new borehole at St. Matia Mulumba Secondary School in the Kayunga District of eastern Uganda. Formerly, 518 students at this school had to walk a mile to fetch water from an open well that was full of dirt and insects, and located deep in the bush. Parents were ready to send their
Once again we want to share with you some news about Uganda that is not adequately covered by the International press. However, on April 26, 2017 there was an article written for the Associated Press by Jerome Delay that did tell about the great humanitarian work that is being done in Uganda to welcome and shelter refugees from the conflict in South
On September 10, 2016, an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit northern Tanzania and southern Uganda, with an epicenter near Lake Victoria. Dozens of people lost their lives, hundreds were injured and thousands more lost their homes. Unfortunately, this sad event was only minimally covered by the international news services. We just returned from our annual oversight visit to Uganda, where
Earlier this year, a proposal for a Global Grant was funded by Rotary International to provide funds for boreholes at four of our schools! ‘Clean Water’ is a major focus area of rotary clubs at the international level, and they chose our borehole projects because of the impact clean water will have in the rural areas of Uganda. The proposal
This Secondary School is located in the Kibaale District in western Uganda, in a small impoverished town. It was founded by the local parents, and the Headmaster Ntirenganya Vincent leads a dedicated team of teachers who provide O and A level curriculum for 461 students. Getting clean water was a particularly challenging problem at this school, since the nearest source