Drilling a borehole in gulu africa

DRILLING IN SOUTHERN UGANDA

DWWD Team started training with its new equipment March 2021

During  Uganda’s 2021 massive shutdown, all our opportunities for drilling were in Southern Uganda.  SUUBI and  another well-established drilling group requested the help of DWWD drillers and its Village Drill.  Following are some of the locations and projects that were completed.

There are MANY more wells our team can do, according to the donations received to help support grants the villages and schools desperately need.
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 Village drinking water before a borehole
First completed borehole in gulu
First completed borehole in Gulu with our Deep Water Well Drillers



NABUTONGWA
VILLAGE:
KALUNGU
DISTRICT



 

DEEP WELL DRILLED IN MPOMA VILLAGE, MUKONO DISTRICT

This well benefited the health clinic as well as the villagers.
Mpoma health center
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Deep well drilled in mpoma village mukono district

KIKANDWA VILLAGE, KASAWO SUB COUNTY, MUKONO DISTRICT

This village had two shallow hand dug wells, but like so many shallow wells, they would often run out of water, especially during the dry season.  The other challenge was that these shallow wells were ACROSS from the village on the other side of a busy road.  This made it very dangerous for the children and girls who generally fetch the water to cross amidst so much traffic.  By installing this deep well in their village, they now have access to cleaner aquifer water that will last a life time, and people no longer have to cross the busy road!
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 Installing casing
Kikandwa village water tank
Clean deep water!
Kikandwa village pump station
Preparing the pump area
Installin pump in kikandwa village
Peter is ready to install the pump

KIWENDA VILLAGE, LUWERO DISTRICT

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Setting up Village Drill
Deep water well drillers
  Preparing water input
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Drilling begins!
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Successful drilling; “Move on!”

HELPING THE FARMERS

A farmer requested a deep well in Mityana, a village 40 km from Kampala. Drilling requires several thousand gallons of water.  The water generally is hauled into the site in 1,000-2,000 gallon drums.  Getting access to the water needed for drilling as well as maintaining a large farm is challenging.  Having their own clean water makes animals healthier also. Completed February 2022
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Deep water well drillers in kampala

CURRENT PROJECT WE ARE NEGOTIATING NEEDS DONOR FUNDING

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DWWD driller Mike & Chairman Secretary at an Entebbe village.
Broken down shallow wells
Visiting the site of one of their broken down shallow wells.

WHICH IS WORSE?

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Unfiltered sewage and industry chemicals?
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Stagnate muddy waterhole?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DONATE?

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Through donor support IFA is able to offer grants from $1,000 -$3,000, depending on the circumstances of the client. The actual cost for DWWD to drill a deep well is around $4,000, U.S. much less than most companies, even those using the same equipment.  Once we have donors backing a project and the grant application is accepted, the village can also apply for a Community-funded interest-free loan to pay the balance. Drilling begins immediately after the contract is executed.  The village is allowed up to a year to pay back their loan, which can easily be accomplished by diverting part of the money they were paying for purchasing water back into loan payments.  In turn, the village, school or clinic can now sell water shares to neighboring people! Having total ownership of its deep well is a powerful tool for better health, promotes safer travel for girls and children who fetch water, provides a potential source of income and becomes a source of pride regarding their personal sacrifices and accomplishments to get a lifelong deep water well. No people have ever walked out of poverty without first solving their water problem.  What will you donate to help them?
 
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Please Donate Today

Every donation, whether great or small, helps cover the cost of digging a well in Uganda and makes a significant contribution to providing clean water for African villages. 
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