UGANDA

Lomuchurus Village is home to 3,471 people. The village is located in the Karamoja Region of Uganda. Remotely situated, it is seven kilometers from the nearest source of water. Every day, the community is forced to walk over 14 kilometers to collect water from a local river. This water source is extremely contaminated as it is shared with animals. In the rainy season, due to flooding, the water level rise dramatically and create real dangers for the community; leading the women and children to s ... earch for other water sources. Due to consuming dirty water, many people in this village suffer from waterborne diseases including cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea. In June 2020, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Lomuchurus Village, bringing clean water to 3,741 people for the first time in their lives. A water tower was built, storing a 10,000-liter water tank and installing 24 taps throughout the village. Today, the community is living with access to safe water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and agricultural activities that are greatly improving the quality of life. Read more

In the Mbale District of Uganda lies Lwaboba East Village, home to 2,740 people with a sub-county of 11,000. Located 7km from the nearest source of water, the community of Lwaboba East was forced to walk miles each day to collect water from a contaminated stagnant pond. Women and children would wait up to 5 hours at this water source to collect their water and the dirty water consumed led to many waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and diarrhea. Thankfully, due to the generous donation ... of the Lustman, Perla, Oriana, Elbaum, Miller, Klein and Blumenthal families, in August 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Lwaboba East Village ensuring that the community now has access to clean and safe water for the very first time! With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities greatly improving the lives of the community. Read more

In the Pallisa District of Uganda lies Kamuge Village, home to 2,400 people. Located 5km from the nearest source of water, the community of Kamuge was forced to walk miles each day to collect water from a contaminated stagnant well. This dirty water led to many waterborne diseases among the community such as typhoid, cholera and diarrhea. Additionally, due to the long distances required to fetch water, a woman's day would be all-consumed by this activity and children were often late or missed sc ... hool entirely to help their mothers. Thankfully, in August 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Kamuge Village ensuring that the community now has access to clean and safe drinking water for the very first time! With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities. Mothers and children are no longer spending hours fetching water each day and children can now attend school on time. The water has been truly transformative! Read more

Located in the Karamoja region of Uganda, Aoyalira Village is home to 3,425 people. With no access to clean water before 2020, the community was forced to walk miles to collect water from a contaminated river shared by animals. This dirty water led to many waterborne diseases among the community such as typhoid, cholera and diarrhea. Due to the long distances required to fetch water, a woman's day would be all-consumed by this activity and children were often late or missed school entirely to he ... lp their mothers. Thankfully, in June 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Aoyalira Village, ensuring that the community now has access to clean and safe drinking water. With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities greatly improving the lives of thousands! Read more

Buhehe Village is remotely located five kilometers from the main road within the Busia District of the eastern region of Uganda. The village is home to 2,400 people and is comprised of three sub-villages. The entire community rely on seasonal, contaminated water sources for their daily water consumption. Every day, women and children struggle to search for water for their families, spending hours walking in search of water. This water is dirty and causes people from Buhehe Village to become very ... sick, yet there is no other option. In September 2019, the situation transformed when Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Buhehe Village bringing access to clean and safe water. Today, with taps located nearby everyone’s homes, the community is now living healthier lives and able to focus on income generating initiatives. Read more

Bwikhonje Village is located in Mbale Region, Uganda. It is home to 2,750 people. The village is located three kilometers from the nearest source of water. In order to have sufficient water, women and children walk four time a day to collect water. In the dry season, the well dries up and the community must search for another water source. The water source is a contaminated well and causes many waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera, and diarrhea. Children often do not attend school becaus ... e they need to assist their mothers in fetching water or are too sick from consuming the water. In August 2020, Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system in Bwikhonje Village. The entire community received access to clean and safe water for the first times in their lives. A water tower was built with a 10,000-liter water tank that connects taps throughout the village. Today, the community’s health and hygiene is improving as they now have safe drinking water and children have returned to school as they no longer need to spend their days searching for water. Read more

In the Karamoja region of Uganda lies Loperot Village, home to 6,000 people. Located 3km from the nearest source of water, the community of Loperot was forced to walk miles each day to collect water from a contaminated river shared with animals. The dirty water consumed led to many waterborne diseases among the community such as typhoid, cholera and diarrhea. Thankfully due to the generous support of Jason Hirsch, in June 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Loperot ... Village ensuring that the community now has access to clean and safe drinking water for the very first time! With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities greatly improving the lives of the community. Today, women can rest assured that their children will be clean, and their families will lead healthier lives. Read more

Looi Village, located in the Karamoja region of Uganda is home to 2,306 people. With no access to clean water before 2020, the community was forced to walk miles to collect water from a contaminated river shared by animals. During the dry season, the river would dry up further exasperating the dire need for water within the community. Thankfully, in February 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Looi Village, ensuring that the community now has access to clean and saf ... e drinking water. With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities greatly improving the lives of thousands. Read more

In the Mbale District of Uganda lies Namabasa Village, home to 1,100 people. Located 6km from the nearest source of water, the community of Namabasa Village was forced to walk long distances each day to collect water from a contaminated stagnant pond. The dirty water consumed led to many waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera, malaria and diarrhea. Thankfully, in August 2020 Innovation: Africa installed a solar water pumping system at Namabasa Village ensuring that the community now has ac ... cess to clean and safe water for the very first time! With taps running throughout the village, the water is utilized for drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and agricultural activities and children can now attend school clean and ready to learn! Read more

In Karamoja District of Uganda, 3,417 people in Nacele Village, used to rely on one water source, which they shared with animals. This contaminated source caused diseases like typhoid, diarrhea, trachoma and skin irritations. In most families, the women were in charge of fetching water 2-3 times per day during rainy season. In the dry season, it was much harder as they would walk long distances to wait in line, just to bring back water that would make their children sick. December of 2019 put th ... at suffering to an end. With the instillation of a solar water pumping system, along with taps throughout the village allowing water to flow for generations to come. Now, thanks to Joseph Beyda, the people of Nacele have access to fresh, clean water all day, everyday! Read more