In Nangunga, Uganda, families used to walk for hours each day just to retrieve unsafe, unclean water. After listening to the needs of families in the village, Feeding Villages worked with our partners in Uganda to rehab an existing water well. 

This water well project has changed the lives of hundreds of people, especially women and young children who are tasked to retrieve water daily for their families. Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene, given their direct impact on infectious diseases like cholera and dysentery, are important for preventing malnutrition. We know this rehabbed water well will significantly improve the overall health of the community.

Our local partners did a great job in rehabbing one of the main wells in the village of Nangunga (Ngogwe) so families can now more easily retrieve clean, safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene. Here’s what they did:

💧Our well water experts first worked to deepen the shaft to tap into a larger reservoir below the surface.

💧They sealed the well with a cement cap to protect the underground water from debris.

💧They installed a heavy duty hand pump to more efficiently draw water to the surface, making the action of collecting water less difficult for the women and children who are generally tasked to do so.

Why bother with clean water?

24 million Ugandans lack access to clean water. And, unsafe water sickens millions of Ugandans each year with low-income, rural communities being disproportionately at risk. When a person suffers from intestinal worms, dysentery, cholera, or other disease spread by unsafe water, nutrients are not absorbed and do not make it where they need to be in the body. With improved access to clean water, the people of Uganda can continue building towards a brighter, safer, and healthier future.