This document outlines a project to provide clean drinking water to the village of Nyabushozi in Uganda. The objectives are to construct accessible water dams and partner with the community. Currently, the village lacks natural water sources and rainwater collected in ponds is of poor quality and shared with animals, causing diseases. The presenter grew up in the area and understands the difficulties of walking long distances for contaminated water. Pictures show villagers fetching water from distant wells where cows also drink. Nearly 80% of diseases in the area are linked to poor water and sanitation, so the project aims to change lives by providing clean water and reducing illness.

1. PRESENTED BY ASIIMWE WINNIE

2. MAIN OBJECTIVES
 To provide clean and safe drinking water to the people
of NYABUSHOZI Mbarara in Uganda.
 To construct and provide water dams that are
accessible to all people in the village of Nyabushozi.
 The Project will partner with the community in
NYABUSHOZI to make it a success.

3. Brief history of the Project
 The village of Nyabushozi is located in Uganda, across the border from Rwanda, in the
Mbarara region. It is a region where there are no lakes, no rivers, no water sources.
Lacking access to water from natural sources, the population is entirely dependent on
rain, which has been very meager over the last few years. Moreover, water is not only
required for the people, but also for the domestic animals. And “if the cattle have no
water, they will not produce milk” says Winfred, so finding water is the most important
thing in the lives of the people living there. She explains: “currently, rain water is
collected in small ponds (man-made dams), but it is of very poor quality, shared between
the animals and the population, and therefore the source of many diseases”
 Having grown up from the same area i know how it is difficult to live in this part of the
world because when I was young, I would walk 18kms to reach a place where we could get
water even still the water is shared with cows and other animals this is really hard to
understand but because I lived in the same area I know how life in such place is like.
Many diseases are a result of contaminated water people suffering from Cholera, malaria
with no treatment at times, spending days with out a shower.
 Below are some of the picture I took recently when I visited the Area.

4. Fetching water at one of the wells
about 15 kms away

5. One of the Sources of water in the
Area.

6. This is another water well in the
Area

7. Cows are fed at the same well

8. Lessons learnt
 Nearly 80% of the diseases in this area are linked to
poor water and sanitation conditions. Therefore clean
water will not only save the life of people in this area
but will change them forever.

9. conclusion
 We believe that every support can become part of the
story of water by acting, giving and then seeing the
difference they make.