Safe water well in Bosoke Yate Kataba (Muketuri)

Drilling a 71-meter-deep well in the village of Bosoke Yate Kataba has given the whole community a safe source of drinking water close to home. A hand pump makes it easy to draw water and ensures everyone has access.

The project directly improves life for farming families and, above all, eases the daily burden on women and girls, who used to spend hours fetching water from distant sources. We also carried out a thorough water quality analysis to make sure the water is safe to drink.

Alongside the infrastructure, we set up a Water Committee made up mostly of women from the community. The committee runs, maintains and cleans the well, sets the rules for its use, and manages a fund for basic maintenance and to pay the person who looks after it.