After the successful completion of two large holistic community projects in Busera and Nakivumbi the local team revisited the projects to carry out an in- depth evaluation. This has shown vast improvements in the health and wellbeing of both communities and increased school attendance of mature girls due to new washrooms. The team have also … Read more
Favour has a background in technology, having a PhD in Machine Learning from Oxford University and Computer Science degrees from Imperial College London & the University of Zambia. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of a financial technology company. Favour was born and grew up in Zambia. He has seen first-hand the hardships people … Read more
In July the first part of phase two of a project to provide Rain water Harvesting (RWH) and new latrines with washrooms for mature girls at two schools in Ndhiwa Kenya was completed. The second part is to provide RWH at another school which is currently in progress. This project was made possible with donations … Read more
We would like to say a big thank you to a new supporter: The Iganga Reunion and Jubilee Celebration Group for their donation of £1,628. It was handed to trustee Barbara Lucas at the Rebuilding Lives Exhibition at New Walk Museum in Leicester. This will fund the protection of a spring water source in the … Read more
Introducing our new Trustee Elaine Rudman. Elaine has spent her working life in local government and currently manages a regulatory services department in NE England. In 2018, Elaine assisted a Water for Kids project in Kenya, funded by colleagues at her Department. Seeing first hand the challenges faced by such communities and the life changing impact of direct … Read more
A huge thank you to The Randal Charitable Foundation for donating £19,300 to fund the The Nakavumbi Community Holistic Safe Water Project. Nakavumbi is located in rural Iganga District, Uganda. It has a population of 1007 people and a school of 500 pupils. This community is vulnerable to diseases; without access to safe water and sanitation villagers are … Read more
Earlier this year, Harmony committed to provide two safe water systems wiith Water For Kids in Uganda 2021 and work has now been completed at the first spring in the Wainha Community. Feedback from some of the parents shows that due to the reduction in gastro illness, they have seen a reduction in the costs … Read more
Jean-Louis Button has completed his mammoth ride of the British Isles coastline – just some 10,000kms around some very testing terrain! Jean-Louis has also exceeded his target fundraising total – and it is still coming in raising £3000 for his chosen 3 charities of which we are lucky enough to be one. Just amazing! Thank … Read more
Since May this year we have completed spring protections in the communities of Meeru, (funded by Harmony), Mwingunda, Wainha and Suuna (see above before and after photos). As well as this, we also have three springs in progress at Bukyega, Kyondo and Wairama. The Busera Holistic Project is continuing and near completion as restrictions allow and, … Read more
For the past 3 years Water for Kids have been working in the remote region of Mwanjabantu, Zambia, near the border with Mozambique. During this time, we have drilled 11 boreholes in some of the most water challenged communities and trained hygiene promoters, water committees and pump menders in all of the communities to ensure … Read more