It targets schools and the neighboring communities and was launched by the LC5 chairman, Col. Okello Engola at Amua Primary School in Minakulu Sub County, Oyam district.

The Uganda Red Cross Society vice-chairman, Mr. Robert Ssebunya, in the presence of the German Red Cross project coordinator/water and sanitation for northern Uganda, Harry Van Putten and district officials, last year opened four boreholes and protected springs.

Putten said Minakulu; Ngai, Otwal and Iceme sub-counties had each got one new borehole.

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Scarcity of water sources main challenge for rural communities

Access to safe water remains a big challenge in most rural areas of Uganda. As Danish Red Cross prepares for a water summit to discuss challenges faced by rural communities in accessing safe water, a team of Danish journalists were in Uganda last week to assess the situation and make a report that will be a basis for the discussion.

During a field trip to some of the rural areas of Kabarole and Bundibugyo, it was discovered that residents fetch water from seasonal streams which are shared with animals. Explaining the hardships they go through, a resident of Kibuuki 1village, Rwebisengo Sub County in Bundibugyo, also a participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) member said they only access water during the rainy season.

Below she puts it in her jerry can for home use. Right: A man drinks water from a hole.