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Improving child health through chickens in rural Uganda

Poultry management may sound like an unlikely topic for a water and sanitation nonprofit. Typically our sector focuses on improving the…

Aug 12, 2019

Improving child health through chickens in rural Uganda

Aug 12, 2019

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Bottom-up “systems thinking” for sustainable water in rural villages

Clean water sounds simple, but sustainable clean water is quite difficult. In rural Uganda, 45% of wells are broken and just 18% provide…

Mar 8, 2019

Bottom-up “systems thinking” for sustainable water in rural villages

Mar 8, 2019

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Clean water and community: Joyce Akumu’s story in western Uganda

This year The Water Trust partnered with Kimogoro village and Vibrant Village Foundation to improve access to water, sanitation, and…

Aug 1, 2018

Clean water and community: Joyce Akumu’s story in western Uganda

Aug 1, 2018

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What do financial services have to do with clean water in rural Uganda?

In Kanayaranyara village in western Uganda, 350 people began the year without a trustworthy, inexpensive way to save and take out loans.

Dec 21, 2017

Dec 21, 2017

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How a handwashing campaign leads to friendship in rural Uganda

Samuel Ngayo, 14, is a student at Kakwokwo primary school in Kiryandongo, Uganda. Until this year, Samuel had few friends. He is a shy boy…

Aug 21, 2017

How a handwashing campaign leads to friendship in rural Uganda

Aug 21, 2017

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Photo essay: the power of community in rural Uganda

In western Uganda, the Isimba village self-help group has met weekly since January. Each meeting takes at least an hour — the 30 members…

Jul 30, 2017

Photo essay: the power of community in rural Uganda

Jul 30, 2017

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We partner with communities in East Africa to ensure every child can drink clean water, be held in clean hands, and play in a clean home.

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