Clean Water Changes Everything.
World Water day is on the 22nd of March.
Celebrate it with Us, by making a donation towards a shallow well to advance the health and well-being of Uganda’s most vulnerable families and communities.
In Uganda 8 Million People Lack Access to Safe, Clean Water
People in rural areas draw their drinking water mainly from surface sources such as ponds, rivers and lakes.
These sources are often watering holes for livestock, downhill from latrines, and catchments for mudslide debris – all dangerous contaminants that can contribute to life-threatening illnesses like diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery and hepatitis.
Over 70% of all diseases treated in Uganda stem directly from a lack of clean water or poor sanitation and hygiene techniques.
Over the years, we have carefully tracked the incidence of waterborne diseases among the communities we partner with. When it comes to waterborne illness, whether or not a household has experienced diarrhoea in the past month is a key indicator of whether or not our Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (W.A.S.H.) efforts are effective.
Some of the consequences
Children are dying
Contaminated water and poor sanitation have strong links to the transmission of life-threatening illnesses like cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, and typhoid. These waterborne diseases kill more than 3 million people every year.
43% of those deaths are children under five years old.
School days are lost
Children are often pulled out of school because they are sick with a waterborne disease that can cause illnesses like diarrhoea. Missing school because there is no clean water or proper sanitation available means that students are loosing out on education that expands their perspectives and gives them tools to succeed in life.
In Uganda, over 25% of students will drop out of school because of water-related illnesses.
Girls are in danger
Girls often dropout of school after Grade 6 because schools don’t have private latrines where they can relieve themselves safely or manage their menstrual cycle.
When girls stop pursuing their education, they are often married too young.
Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for 15 to 19 year-old girls worldwide.
Please Invest in a proven solution to one of our world’s greatest challenges.
Through this program, Volunteers get a chance to help a community through the creation of shallow wells, water collection points, bore holes and water filtration systems.
Volunteers may help fundraise towards this cause because the communities may not afford the costs of construction.