Water

Almost 90% of Uganda's population lives in rural areas, mostly in scattered settlements. The people there are very poor, mainly without their own income. There are hardly any jobs and only one primary school. Often the children live with grandparents or relatives because their parents have died. The catchment area of our projects includes three villages, with a total of about 450 families or 2,352 people, of which 1,600 are children under the age of 15, 17% of whom are half- or full orphans.

The main focus of the Association is therefore on solidarity with children, young people and families with difficult living conditions.

It is still often necessary to fetch water from very far away. This is largely the task of the children, who have to carry heavy canisters. It happens again and again that a child drowns. Additionally, the quality is sometimes extremely poor, as the water comes from stale ponds, but is used for drinking. If it is not boiled thoroughly enough, it repeatedly leads to serious illness or even death. Water scarcity outside the rainy seasons leads to poor harvests and makes farming impossible.