Health:


Clean Water

All of the common diseases of sub-saharan Africa are prevalent in Uganda; malaria, measles, tuberculosis, and the latest plague of AIDS. In the 1980's Uganda had the world's highest percentage of AIDS victims, but with early acknowledgment of the disease and aggressive educational programs, Uganda is one of the few countries to turn the tide on this deadly disease, though it is still taking its toll.

Contaminated water, however, is actually the number one killer of those in developing countries. Access to clean water and proper sanitation remains a major obstacle to improving the health of most Ugandans. When illness strikes, those in rural Uganda have little hope for assistance. Health care is nearly non-existant because there are so few clinics and both travel to them and medicines, if available, are expensive.

Adopt Uganda is seeking ways to improve access to clean water in the districts we are serving. In the Bugiri District large ponds have been dug where underground water is contaminated. In this area people were traveling up to 20km to carry enough water for their family's use.

Community trainings are also being conducted in rural villages of each district of southeast Uganda so that behavioral changes in sanitation and hygiene, accompanied by clean water, will mean an improved quality of life.

All these components are necessary for there to be healthier, more productive communities.

Many more ponds and boreholes are needed.