Uganda Village Project Friends Campaign
Improve Sanitation in two entire Ugandan Village Communities!
- A little boy in a rural Ugandan village uses a 'tippy tap' to wash his hands
- A household shows its appreciation after a sanitation campaign
- A child in rural Uganda cleans up during a UVP sanitation push
- 17-year old Prossy Zawede dreams of becoming a doctor. The biggest obstacle she faces is paying school fees.
This autumn, one of our major focuses in Uganda is on sanitation. We need your help to bring sanitation improvements to rural households! It may seem hard to imagine that just a few dollars donation through the internet can transform a home thousands of miles away in a Ugandan village, but I assure you - it can!
http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/what-we-do/healthy-villages/hygiene-sanitation-and-latrines/sanitation-story/
The Uganda Village Project team works with the Village Health Team, a group of motivated community members, and ensures that these team members are 'model households' for sanitation improvements as the campaign starts. Then, over a few short days, we organize a grassroots group of students, Village Health Team members, local government officials, and UVP staff to walk from house to house, digging latrines, constructing plate stands, and creating tippy taps for hand washing. All this is done with their own hands and a LOT of community support and spirit!
Just two weeks ago in Butongole village, an amazing *96* tippy taps were constructed during the push campaign. A tippy tap, made from plastic oil bottles, is a simple intervention that can save lives and prevent disease.
It only costs a few dollars to put these improvements together, and by the end of the campaign, we've created an incredible amount of motivation throughout the community to re-dedicate themselves to sanitation improvements, and our teams have taught many families how to construct these improvements themselves. These campaigns make a real, lasting difference! Can you help us with $20 to push forward sanitation in our Healthy Villages?
http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/what-we-do/healthy-villages/hygiene-sanitation-and-latrines/sanitation-story/
The Uganda Village Project team works with the Village Health Team, a group of motivated community members, and ensures that these team members are 'model households' for sanitation improvements as the campaign starts. Then, over a few short days, we organize a grassroots group of students, Village Health Team members, local government officials, and UVP staff to walk from house to house, digging latrines, constructing plate stands, and creating tippy taps for hand washing. All this is done with their own hands and a LOT of community support and spirit!
Just two weeks ago in Butongole village, an amazing *96* tippy taps were constructed during the push campaign. A tippy tap, made from plastic oil bottles, is a simple intervention that can save lives and prevent disease.
It only costs a few dollars to put these improvements together, and by the end of the campaign, we've created an incredible amount of motivation throughout the community to re-dedicate themselves to sanitation improvements, and our teams have taught many families how to construct these improvements themselves. These campaigns make a real, lasting difference! Can you help us with $20 to push forward sanitation in our Healthy Villages?
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