Project details
Obiya West, Uganda
Uganda
Clean drinking water for the hospitals
Donation of 2 AQQAcubes for filtering polluted water
900 people are cared for per day in the clinics
The project
Since 2010, the Münster-based association Lightray Uganda has been active in Obiya West and Olet, in the district of Gulu, in northern Uganda. The association's goal is to ensure basic medical care and nutrition thanks to donations. In addition, the association creates access to school education.
In 2011, a medical station with training area was opened on the outskirts of Gulu. In the meantime, the project has been expanded to include a maternity ward, a preschool, a primary school, as well as a children's and mothers' crisis house. Unfortunately, however, there is a lack of clean drinking water for the association's hospitals.
So far, there is no supply of hygienically safe water. There is no clean drinking water, neither for the infirmary nor for the maternity ward. Although water is available on site, this water has an elevated level of pathogens, as tested by Lightray through an independent laboratory.
The water used comes from a borehole and has been proven to make local people sick. Since there are pregnant women, sick or injured people on site, the situation is even more dramatic. Which is why we must help as quickly as possible.
Project implementation
Every day, about 900 people are cared for in the facilities of Lightray. It is planned to deliver two AQQAcubes to the north of Uganda until the end of April 2020 and thus provide people with access to clean drinking water. The project has successfully been completed.
Donations
WeWater gUG
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
IBAN: DE90 3702 0500 0001 6026 01
BIC-/SWIFT: BFSWDE33XXX
Please state first and last name and purpose of your donation.
Costs
Our anticipated costs for this project are as follows:
| 2.546,60 € | 2 AQQAcubes |
|---|---|
| 800 € | Round-trip airfare for a WeWater staff member |
| 600 € | Transport costs AQQAcubes |
| 50 € | Visa WeWater staff |
| 0 € | Transport costs AQQAcubes and WeWater team in Uganda (covered by Lightray e.V.) |
| 0 € | Board (covered by Lichtstrahl e.V.) |
| 3996,60 € |
3000 € of the costs were covered by the Wilo Foundation. Many thanks for the support.
Impressions
Sustainability
The sustainability of our work on this project is ensured by the following three points:
- Training (filter handling and hygiene)
- Filter protection
- Long-term project monitoring
The people are trained on site in the use of the filters and familiarised with the technology. Hospital staff are trained in the subject of water hygiene. This is to further avoid contamination of water sources. Hospital staff continue to monitor the effectiveness of the filters and are available as contact persons for questions about filter usage.
Not only because of the Covid-19 pandemic are functioning hygiene measures are extremely important. But the current situation has prompted WeWater to produce a digital video manual on the use, cleaning and maintenance of our filter solutions. With this, potential problems can be solved quickly and efficiently without the needing local presence of our Berlin staff members.