Nangobi resides in Nawasenga B village, Uganda. She is 21 years old and a mother of a three year old boy. She was excited to see the UVP crew and was eager to learn how to put up and use a tippy tap. When asked how she felt about the whole process, she said “I am excited and I know I am now able to prevent the household from getting diarrheal diseases.  We have gotten them from bad hygiene like not washing your hands after toilet usage and before eating, they taught us this at the sanitation and hygiene sensitization.” The UVP crew was excited to see that the knowledge they had passed on stuck and was being utilized, and Nangobi was excited that she could now keep her family clean. Nangobi and UVP are thankful to you Shari for your donation!

Mutesi Jamira received a mosquito net thanks to your donation. She asked us to pass on a big thank you, Junghwan.

Mutesi is 30 a year old housewife and mother of 5 chidlren who resides in Nawasenga B village, Iganga district, Uganda. Mutesi says, “I have bought a net because this area has very many mosquitoes and I want to keep my children and myself from getting bit by the mosquitoes, as they cause malaria.” UVP sells the mosquito nets at an affordable price. “I am unable to easily afford those at the market. I just bought more nets for the children and will be putting them up. I am very grateful,” she said.

Namukose Irene resides in Bulamagi village, Uganda.  She is a mother of give and a grandmother to four. She came home to find the UVP crew at work in her compound with one of her daughters. She then approached us and asked us what we were doing.  On explaining to her who UVP was and what hygiene and sanitation measures we were implementing, she was excited and asked us to help each and every individual in her village. “Washing hands goes a long way  to preventing many illnesses,” she said. “This is great! I will teach my grandchildren once they come back from school.” Namukose is thankful for UVP and for your donation Maria!

Kwanguzi Huntington is a 34 year old substistence farmer who resides in Nawasenga B village, Uganda, with his wife and  5 children. On seeing the UVP crew walk in his compound, Kwanguzi was grinning from ear to ear, ready with his hammer and local materials. With the assistance of one of UVP’s interns, Kwanguzi was able to put up his own tippy tap in record time as his wife and one of his children watched. When asked how he felt now that he had a tippy-tap, he said that he was happy because it would improve the hygiene and sanitation of his family and his village.

Kwanguzi and his family are very grateful for the Uganda Village Project and for your donation Benjamin, which is helping improve the sanitation of their family and the village.

Robert is the “Sanitation Prefect” for Bubaka Primary School in Bulamagi, Uganda. When Uganda Village Project Interns went to their school to hold an education sesstion on hygiene and sanitation and build a tippy tap, he was very excited and said it would improve the hygiene of students. After seeing the tippy-tap constructed at the school by UVP interns, he went home with some supplies and built one for his family of 8 that live in Bulamagi Village. The original design of the tap seemed too flimsy to him, so he decided to improve upon it and make it sturdier. The school adopted his design and modified both of the taps built by UVP. The two new tippy-taps at the school will last longer and be more durable, which is essential when it has to serve 600 students! Robert, his family and Bukaba Primary School are very grateful for your donation Marci and Molly, as they will now be more hygienic!

Jomari is a young 7 old boy who lived next door to the Uganda Village Project Intern team in living in Nawansega B village. From watching the interns build tippy taps in the village, Jomari went ahead and constructed his own miniature tippy tap.  Though not strong enough, the interns were impressed with his genius. He asked them to come to his house and teach his family how to construct a tippy tap . His parents were grateful to UVP, their donors and the interns, and said that Jomari could learn a lot from the interns about sanitation and hygiene. This will allow Jomari to bring up a generation that will change the face of hygiene and sanitaiton in Nawasenga B village. UVP and Jomari thank you for your donation Julie, and for allowing a great change in Nawansega B’ Village

Betty Nabirye received mosquito net thanks to your donation. She asked us to pass on a big thank you, Subash.

She is married with 5 children and resides in Bulamagi village, Iganga District. Her children have fallen sick monthly from Malaria.

After the harvest season, she saved up enough money to buy nets after attending one of the Uganda Village Project’s malaria education sessions. She realized that she has been spending money on malaria treatment, but was not taking preventative measures, which is why her children kept falling sick.

She is excited that the Uganda Village Project and their donors have started working in Bulamagi  because they provided her with an opportunity to buy mosquito nets at an affordable price and protect her family from malaria!

Nabirye is a 45 year old mother of 6 who resides in Bulamagi Village, Uganda. On seeing the UVP team walk into her compound she expressed her gratitude and said she had been waiting for us. She further explained that she had a tippy tap once that was put up by another organization, but she did not know how to remake it. As with all other clients, UVP teaches its beneficiaries how to use the tippy tap, and doesn’t just do it for them. Together with Nabirye we made a tippy tap that she could now easily repair if it were to break. Nabirye says that “with grandchildren around, it is good to have a tippy tap because it keeps them clean and healthy and now I will be able to replace it.” Nabirye is thankful for UVP and for your donation, James!

Kakaire Arajeb is a 32 year old produce seller who resides in the Bulamagi village of the Iganga District with his wife and 3 children. One of their children died two years ago from diarrheal disease. When asked how he felt now that he had a hand washing device, he said that he was happy because it will improve the hygiene and sanitation of his family.

“I lost a child from diarrheal disease, the doctor told me it is caused by drinking untreated water,  contaminated food and also due to lack of hand-washing – all related to hygiene and sanitation. With the tippy-tap it is better than holding a jerrycan and is easier to use,” he said as he intently watched Ruth our Village Health Team sanitation focal person show him how to use the tippy-tap (Kakaire-extreme right).

Kakaire and his family are very grateful for the Uganda Village Project and for your donation Dennis, which is helping improve sanitation for their family and the village.

Safina Gatumbwe is a 36 year old mother of 7 children. She resides in Nawansenga B village, Iganga District in Uganda with her husband and children. Our baseline survey of Nawasenga B village indicated that the village had only one tippy tap, reflecting the poor state of sanitation in the village. When our crew got to her house Safina and her family were ready with local materials. Her children crowded us, eager to learn how to build a tippy tap. When the tippy tap was complete and working, Safina showed each of her children how to wash their hands and they were all excited.  She expressed her gratitude to Uganda Village Project and their donors for assisting her community in putting up tippy taps in her village.  She is happy that now her children will be able to easily clean their hands. Thank you Romeo for providing Safina with a tippy tap for her family!