Today is a big day for the pupils of Nursery & Primary in Adyangowe, Uganda:
The hand pump is now installed and handed over to the school. 5,100 litres of water per hour are now available. The long, dangerous and tiring walks to the water point are now history. Now it is less than 100 metres walk between the school and the hand pump. It is located on the school grounds.
In April 2021, we were on site in Adyangowe to assess the situation. The possibility of providing water by means of well construction and hand pump could be considered.
The children of the kindergarten and school in Adyangowe walked 3.2km 3-4 times a day to fetch water from a heavily polluted waterhole that resembled a pond.
Many of the children got tired on the way and were therefore late or did not come to class at all. Furthermore, at least 50 children were unable to attend primary school and kindergarten every week due to water-related diseases such as diarrhoea, bilharzia and cholera.
The war between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan government troops, which has lasted for over two decades, destroyed basic infrastructure and led to dependence on emergency aid. Many villages still do not have access to clean water.
Moses, the headmaster of the school, the children and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages are overjoyed that they now have a well on the school's property.
THANK YOU to everyone who made this project possible with your support. You are saving lives & giving new hope for a better future for Adyangowe!