Uganda

Awach Latrine Project – Uganda

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion, scroll down below. Location Awach Village, Gulu, Uganda Community Description Awach Village is about 40 KM from Gulu. Despite a decade of conflict between government forces and the […]

Mayuge District Rainwater Harvesting Systems Project – Uganda

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion, scroll down the page. LocationMayuge District, Busoga Region, Uganda Community DescriptionBusoga district. Mayuge town is still quite rural, even by Ugandan standards. While it is mid-sized, it is […]

6 Tanks in Mabira Forest – Uganda

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Mabira Forest, Uganda Community Description Mabira was gazetted as a forestry reserve in 1932, and has been designated an Important Bird Area, with high rates of biodiversity and vulnerable species. Despite official protection, encroachment by sugar plantations […]

Usuk Secondary School Pump Project – Uganda

Location Usuk, Katakwi District, Uganda Community Description Usuk Secondary School is a government-run school located in rural northeast Uganda. Water is generally obtained from boreholes. There is currently no electricity in the area. The school has approximately 700 mixed boarding and day students in 6 different grades. Science classes are mandatory for the first 4 […]

Conclusion of Teso Honey Refinery Rainwater Catchment Project – Uganda

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Joanna Groepper. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater collection system to provide water for the refinery and for crop irrigation. Joanna reports: Way to go team! The support staff at the Teso […]

Conclusion of Blessed Day Care Latrine Project – Uganda

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Clouse. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a 3-stall latrine at the day care center. Emily reports: The Blessed Day Care Latrine Project has been completed successfully thanks to Water Charity and the […]

Teso Honey Refinery Rainwater Catchment Project – Uganda

Location Soroti Town, Soroti District, Teso Sub-region, Eastern Uganda Community Description Soroti is the largest city in the Teso sub-region of Uganda. The population is about 50,000 people, and agriculture is the main economic activity. Some place Soroti in eastern Uganda, but the Teso culture has more in common with northern, Nilotic tribes than southern […]

Blessed Day Care Latrine Project – Uganda

Location Kijura, Masindi District, Uganda Community Description Kijura is a suburb of Masindi town, located in western Uganda, and consists of a main trading centre and several rural villages. Kijura has been plagued with turmoil for many years. It is a congested area, with many disadvantaged families which produce many children. Kijura is known around […]

Water Tank Program – Uganda

With the implementation of our 5th water tank project in Uganda (our 13th project overall in Uganda), we introduce our latest large-scale Water Charity program. Water Tank Program – Uganda will be a concentrated effort to raise funds for and implement an ongoing series of water storage tanks in the country. The need for water […]

Rwenkobwa Trading Center Tank Project – Uganda

Location Rwenkobwa Trading Center, Ibanda District, Uganda Community Description Rwenkobwa, a trading center in a remote part of western Uganda, has no clean water for its residents. The water pumped and sold out of its shallow wells is not only unsanitary — it is brown. Only the richest in the area can afford rain water […]