Layik A Village: From Tadpole-Infested Water to Clean, Safe Water
For generations, the remote community of Layik A in Gulu District depended on a hand-dug waterhole known locally as Wang Oburu. The waterhole was very old and stretched back many generations. For the village it had always been their only source of water. The villagers of Layik A watched as other villages and schools in […]
Clean Water Comes to Lamin Lawino Ogwari
Omoro, Uganda: Lamin Lawino Ogwari village Until recently, the village of Lamin Lawino Ogwari in Omoro, Uganda suffered from a lack of clean water. Members of the the village walked long distances to a shallow waterhole that they shared with livestock. By the time they arrived, cows and goats were often standing in the pooled […]
Bukwaya Uganda – where the well provides clean water to a school and a busy health center
A New well at the Bukwaya Primary School Brings Clean Water to the School and a Busy Health Center II In the village of Bukwaya in Imanyiro, Uganda the Bukwaya Primary School sits just 60 meters from Bukwaya Health Center II, yet the nearest safe water point was one kilometer away. Any time someone at […]
The Surprising Link Between Clean Water and Teen Pregnancy at the Buyubu Primary School
Buyubu Primary School and How Clean Water Helped Reduce Teen Pregnancy Buyubu primary school is in the Iganga District of Uganda. The school did not have a well, so they had to rely on a community well at a local trading center. The school’s headteacher hired a local laborer to fetch water from a well […]
The Surprising Reason Why Children Were Missing Class at Naluko Primary School
Naluko Primary School: Where the local community made students work for their water Naluko Primary School had no water source, so they use a community borehole a kilometer away. The head teacher, Namaganda Mary, spent several years lobbying for a well to no avail. “I approached all of the local authorities. Some promised to help, […]
Clean Water Returns to Laliya Dwol, Uganda
How Access to Clean Water Transformed a Village Laliya Dwol, a community of more than 400 households in the Gulu District of northern Uganda, is also home to one of the region’s top-performing secondary schools. In the school’s early days, the community enjoyed reliable access to clean water from a borehole drilled on the school […]
Clean Water Arrives in Abegu Village in Gulu, Uganda
When Drop in the Bucket completed a new borehole for Abegu Village in northern Uganda’s Gulu District, most of the people celebrating were women. Until now, the community’s only source was an open, muddy waterhole, reached by a narrow, overgrown path. Women Risk Injury Fetching Water in Rural Uganda Local mother Aryemo remembers one terrifying […]
There are always Challenges For an Africa water charity drilling wells in Nwoya, Uganda
Uganda Water Charity Drills Wells in Nwoya Drop in the Bucket is an Africa water charity focused on bringing clean water to rural communities in Uganda, which is in East Africa. Our drilling team recently completed several new wells in the Nwoya district of northern Uganda, helping hundreds of families make drinking from unsafe water […]
Aleng C Village in Uganda now has Clean Water
From Muddy to Clean Water in Aleng C Village In Aleng C village, located in the Nwoya district of northern Uganda, access to clean water was once an impossible dream. For families like Auno Kevin’s, the only available sources were two hand-dug waterholes. Positioned at the bottom of a slope, these dirty water sources turned […]
International Women’s Day: Take Action For A Fairer World
International Women’s Day 2025 Today is International Women’s Day -the world today can feel overwhelming, with challenges that look different from place to place. While circumstances may vary, uncertainty and obstacles affect us all. In many parts of the world, women are still fighting for opportunities that others may take for granted—whether it’s access to […]