Uganda
Population: 31.7 million
Life-expectancy: 52 years
People without access to safe water: 11.4 million
Primary water issue: access to safe water
Access to safe water helps lift the heavy burden of everyday survival off shoulders. For the 127,000 refugees living in Uganda this means the chance to rebuild their lives.
Source: World Bank 2010
Current Projects
Nakivale
Refugee
Settlement
In Progress
Partner:
In South-West Uganda lies the Nakivale Refugee Settlement, a camp for those who have been uprooted by some of the most horrific conflicts the world has seen. Refugees from Rwanda, the DRC, Sudan and Somalia have all come to call Nakivale home.
UNHCR has embarked on a massive program to bring water to 656 Nakivale households through the extension of a pipeline, the provision of community tap stands and the maintenance of existing wells and pumps. These refugees will have a safe water supply, no longer walk 4km each day and have more water for their daily needs.
For more information on the Nakivale Refugee Settlement visit www.unrefugees.org.au
