International Day of the Girl Child 2021
International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated each year on October 11th. The aim is to shine a light the many challenges young girls face around the world and promote equality and human rights for all.
Water and Sanitation: October Updates from Drop in the Bucket
We installed a motorized solar water system that provides water to not only the dorm, but also taps for the surrounding community and a church-run school next door for about 60 disabled children.
Happy World Water Day!
No matter how often you hear it, it’s still hard to believe that in 2021, one in every ten people on the planet still lack this basic necessity.
February Drilling Updates
Latigi Health Center II is a new facility, built in a recently updated building that houses both the healthcare facilities and staff quarters. But Latigi does not have running water. The only nearby water source is a well that broke down several months ago.
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. This year has brought many changes to all of our lives but one thing remains the same. There are families in Africa that need clean water. And here at DROP we […]
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 When Christina Owila applied to be the security guard at Ogago Health Center II, she knew her job would include creating a safe and welcoming space for anyone seeking care at the center and potentially heading off any would-be […]
Drop in the Bucket is Drilling Water Wells for Health Centers in Uganda
Water Wells for Health Centers in Uganda Around the world, millions are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Rural communities in places like Uganda have the added challenge of living without access to clean water- This is where our work drilling water wells can make the difference between life and death. Especially when talking about rural health […]
August Drilling Updates
The Difficulties of Working in Africa During Covid The COVID-19 crisis has had an enormous impact on the whole world for most of this year. Working in Africa during Covid was always going to be challenging. But here in Uganda, life has been at a standstill. Schools have been closed since March and gatherings of […]
World Refugee Day 2017
Today is World Refugee Day. Drop in the Bucket’s team spent the day in the Palabek refugee settlement in Uganda where we are working to provide clean water to the 31,000 South Sudanese who have fled their homeland because of famine and conflict. More than three million people, or a third of South Sudan’s population, have […]
Check out our latest Video
Award winning music video director Nathan Karma Cox recently came out to Uganda to check out our work firsthand. He put together this video with graphics from our friend Rodrigo Gava. The music is a remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song “Under the Earth” that they were kind enough to give us to use […]