Ugandan Wells

In a partnership with the Adobe Foundation, International Lifeline Fund (ILF), Blue Planet Network, and my photo partner Rudi Dundas we documented the impact of clean drinking water on the lives of refugees and other vulnerable people in the Lango Sub-region of Uganda. This is an agricultural region where the main source of drinking water is stagnant pools, leading to high levels of endemic diarrhea and generally poor health.

Step One: Survey the Community to Find Water and Sanitation Health Needs (Copy)

Is the need access to water through stagnant ponds? (Copy)

Sanitary water for this clinic was identified as a vital need for the community. (Copy)

The community is gathered for education. (Copy)

While key members of the community get education the team at ILF gets to work identifying the best place to install the well. (Copy)

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They use electrical current run in the ground, like a sophisticated divining rod to find the water. (Copy)

The drilling team arrives to dig the well. (Copy)

When you hit water in Uganda, you hit water! (Copy)

The community celebrates the drillers' success. (Copy)

When the bore hole is deep enough the well building crew gets to work. (Copy)

Educational opportunities are scarce so children become the main method of water retrieval. (Copy)

Kids always find a way to have fun. (Copy)