Physical Health Uganda Project #47702

Refurbished Water Wells Save Lives in Uganda

by Bridgit Water Foundation

Project Report | Feb 21, 2024
Winter 2024 Uganda Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

BridgIT continues to work hard to bring safe, clean water to rural villagers in Central Uganda. Since 2015, BridgIT has built over 300 projects in the Mukono District such that have brought potable water to over 700,000 people. When we started in 2015, only about 40% of the people in Mukono had access to safe water, whereas now over 95% of people have accessible well water near their homes. So BridgIT is moving on to the adjacent Kayunga District to replicate this success.

BridgIT’s well refurbishment fundraiser on GlobalGiving had an excellent quarter. Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to raise $4,500, which is enough to refurbish 3 broken water wells. In other words, thanks to your philanthropy, members of 500 households will no longer have to walk miles to collect dirty surface water. These approximately 3,000 people greatly appreciate their repaired well. Thank you so much.

Access to clean drinking water changes everything:

Water in the village means women and children have less than 500 meters to lug water, whereas before it was miles
Community health improves immediately
Household economies improve because medical expenses drop and women can use the time saved in productive work
Children can spent more time in school improving educational outcomes
Gender equality improves when women can work and girls can attend school instead of walking miles for their daily water needs

The math is clear on these refurbished wells. It only costs about US$1.50/beneficiary to provide Ugandan villagers with potable water that greatly reduces the risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery and diarrhea. Together, let’s repair more broken wells in the Kayunga District!

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Nov 6, 2023
Fall 2023 Uganda Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

Ugandan women collecting contaminated water.

#GivingTuesday is a BIG fundraising day for BridgIT Water Foundation. BridgIT's goal is to raise $25,000 to bring potable water to about 15,000 people.

This year GlobalGiving will "Move a Million" by providing US$1.2 Million in incentives to its nonprofit partners that receive online donations:

WHEN: Between 19:00:00 on November 27th - 18:59:59 Eastern Standard Time on November 28th.

DETAILS: Donations up to US$2,500 per unique donor per organization will be eligible to receive incentive funds, and incentive funds will be allocated to each organization based on their percentage of all funds raised during the #GivingTuesday event.

HOW: BridgIT strongly encourages its generous supporters to donate online to its projects on GlobalGiving on #GivingTuesday by clicking on the links below:

1. Refurbishing Water Wells Saves Lives in Uganda, Project #47702, provides safe, clean water to rural Ugandan villagers whose wells have fallen into disrepair. This project is extremely cost-effective because an average of 925 people benefit from each refurb, which cost US$1,500. This means sustainable water is provided at US$1.62/person.

2. India Water Crisis Well Refurbishment Program, Projects #55561, is another very cost-effective project providing safe, clean water to rural Dalit people in Andhra Pradesh India. An average of 814 villagers benefit from each refurb at a cost of about US$1.54/person.

3. Save Wildlife, Save People w/ Conservation Wells, Project #58312, provides funds needed to refurbish broken water wells in rural Malawi, near the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. This project promotes wildlife conservation because the villagers essentially trade wildlife protection and conservation for safe, clean water.

Please participate in BridgIT's #GivingTuesday fundraiser on GlobalGiving this Tuesday, November 28, EST, so we can benefit from the financial incentives offered by GlobalGiving.

BridgIT is pleased to announce that the Mukono District water wells project is complete, and we are now working in the adjacent Kayunga District. There are so many villages there that need help in the water crisis, so we will continue to work hard to raise funds and refurbish broken wells in the Kayunga District.

Thank you.

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Jul 17, 2023
Summer 2023 Uganda Refurb Wells Interim Report

By Tom Webber | U.S. Development Director

During the past quarter, BridgIT Water Foundation was able to refurbish 2 additional water wells, serving 1,658 villagers in the Mukono District of Central Uganda. Thank you so much to our generous supporter for allowing us to complete these projects and bring the basic human right of potable water to these people.

Recently BridgIT Water Foundation reached 2 major milestones: it completed its 500th unique project worldwide, and it served its 1 millionth beneficiary. It turns out that 1 million of anything is a lot, and providing safe, clean water to 1 million people is incredible. Under the leadership of Founding Director, Wendy Tisdell, the all-volunteer BWF has worked tirelessly to serve its communities in Uganda, Andhra Pradesh, India, Nepal, Malawi, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, Jamaica, and Bolivia.

Testimonials from beneficiaries have been published in these reports, in BWF's Annual Reports, on BridgIT's Facebook page, the BWF YouTube channel, in the BWF Newsletter, and elsewhere. Beneficiaries are universally grateful. Mrs. R from Andhra Pradesh expressed her appreciation for the well in her village:

"We are a poor family. My husband got labour work frequently but not regularly. In case the water is contaminated, we do not have capacity to undergo appropriate medical care. Now we are drinking clean water from the bore-well supplied by BridgIT. Family members and the entire village are very happy."

BridgIT plans to continue this work, and has set the ambitious goal of serving a total of 1.5 million beneficiaries by the end of 2024. Reaching this goal will be challenging, but the need is so great, and so many people are literally begging BridgIT for new and refurbished water wells that we are compelled to work hard to meet their water needs. Thank you to our supporters, and please help us meet this goal through your philanthropy.

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