Areas of focus
Water and Sanitation
Ending the water crisis in Tororo, one community source at a time.
Access to clean and safe water is a huge challenge across Uganda.
Out of a population of 45 million people, 38 million (83%) lack access to a reliable, safely managed source of water, and 7 million people (17%) lack access to improved sanitation solutions — due in part to high population growth that stresses existing water and sanitation services. This is worse among rural communities; in some parts of Tororo District, families spend over 10 hours just to collect a single 20-litre jerrycan of water. Machika Foundation works with communities, partners and government to end the water crisis in Tororo.
What we do
- Drilling community boreholes to provide access to clean and safe water
- Provision of water storage facilities to communities
- Adopting water purification and sanitation mechanisms
- Carrying out community water source protection
- Sensitisation and awareness drives on sanitation and hygiene
Other programs
Quality Education
Keeping rural children in school and learning well.
Economic Empowerment
Sustainable, equitable growth for rural households.
Environment Conservation
Protecting forests, wetlands and the households that depend on them.
Social Development
Investing in people and removing the barriers in their way.