It starts with a drop: of money, time, and compassion which Drop turns into wells, sanitation, and education creating a ripple effect that improves health, empowers women, and uplifts economies… building into powerful waves of change – that make the world a better place.
We’re working to eliminate poverty and water related illness on three fronts
WATER & SANITATION
In addition to wells, we install flush latrines at schools, and provide materials to teach students about proper sanitation.
This information then spreads throughout the village, further reducing sanitation related illnesses and deaths.
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
Any development project is only life-changing if it stays working for a long period of time. With this in mind all of our work is designed with sustainability in mind.
understanding how and why projects fail key in solving sustainability issues.
GENDER EQUALITY & EDUCATION
While water and sanitation are undoubtedly important, education has always been the most important way to help people move themselves out of poverty
With this in mind Drop in the Bucket started an education program that provides secondary school scholarships to girls in South Sudan and Uganda.
FEATURED PROJECT
LATEST NEWS
Today is Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday. This is an opportunity to redirect your attention away from the constant stream of consumerism and focus on those in need.
Ogago Health Center II – Where the Security Guard has to Fetch Water.
Ogago Health Center II – Where the security guard has to leave her post to fetch water every day. When Christina Owila applied to be the
Drop in the Bucket is Drilling Wells for Health Centers in Uganda
Around the world, millions are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. And in rural Uganda communities have the added challenge of living without access to clean water.
August Drilling Updates
The COVID-19 crisis has had an enormous impact on the whole world for most of this year. And here in Uganda, life has also been
An Update from our Director April 2020
We have had complete support because people here know that clean water not only saves lives, it also helps fight COVID-19.
Some tips for effective hand washing
While we are in no way experts in viruses, we do have some experience in hand washing, having taught hygiene and sanitation at schools in Africa for more than a decade.
