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New Country. New Project.
Same Problem.
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Nabuklaua, a sub division
of the impoverished Bugiri District, lies in Eastern Busoga in South
East Uganda. It is an agricultural society where only 26% of the population,
of 80,000, have access to clean water. The rest rely mostly on open
seasonal ponds for their water needs.
The ponds are highly contaminated with EColi and other water born
contaminates spreading intestinal disease throughout the community.
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The government accepts 10-20 counts
of E-Coli per 100 mm. Water quality analysis of the pond water in
Nabuklau shows an average of 1,000 counts of E-Coli per 100mm.
Donate For Life, working in partnership with the Busoga Trust, an
experienced and effective charity dedicated to providing clean water
to the area is planning to construct a number of new wells with the
aim of reducing the E-Coli count to zero. Work on the first three
wells is about to commence. |
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The cost of each facility will
be approximately £2,000 and each well will serve around 500
people, effectively meaning clean water and all of its benefits
can be provided at a cost of just £4 per head. The ongoing
maintenance of the wells is paramount as according to national statistics
in Uganda only 30% of newly created water sources remain operational
due to the lack of maintenance and training.
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The Busoga Trust has set up a fullsupport
program for each of the wells. It trains pump mechanics who, with
the well caretaker and the well management committee, are responsible
for each installation. They are backed up, if necessary, by the Diocesan
well maintenance team to ensure long term sustainability. Each water
source will be communally owned and the whole community is trained
in matters of health and hygiene in order to obtain the full benefits
of access to clean water.
Helping Uganda and the continent of Africa achieve at least the minimum
living standards is an essential task for the world. Providing clean
water, the most basic of needs, simply helps to restore the most common
right of all human beings.
It is worth remembering that today and every day, 6,000 children worldwide
will die of a water related diseases. In context this is approximately
one Tsunami per month. |
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