Kyeyare is a rural community in Buhweju District, Western Uganda. The village has many hills, which makes access to water challenging. People have to go down into the low lying areas and back up the steep hills with heavy containers of water on their heads. Unfortunately, this water is dirty and unsafe and often makes them sick. Many children don’t go to school before 7 years of age, because they are sick. The older ones who later go to school are always absent. Generally, poverty levels in this community are high. Access to basic services is also difficult since it’s considered as a hard to reach place.
There are more than 150 households, and 1 school. The majority of the people are peasants, doing subsistence farming by growing bananas, millet and beans.
Door to door, a local organization working in this region, got to know about the Community Funded Well Program. They introduced it to the leaders in this area. The community welcomed the idea and are now ready to participate in the program.
Pictured: The water source is a pond.
Rose is a teacher at an early childhood learning center in Kyeyare village. Because she has to collect water for her family every morning and evening, she is always late to start her work. Sometimes she is exhausted and can’t teach the children well.