Project financed by: Africa Mission-Cooperation and Development

In collaboration with: district water office, water development directorate, Karamoja districts, Diocese of Moroto and Kotido.

Program duration: 1983- ongoing

The intervention has the general objective of improving the living conditions of the population of Karamoja, through the restoration and maintenance of accessible sources of drinking water through the creation of a sustainable well maintenance and rehabilitation system

General objective: to improve the living conditions of the population by increasing access to drinking water.

Specific objectives: to increase of available and operated water sources, formation of water management committees, improvement of hygiene and sanitation at community level (encourage the formation of local communities for a controlled and sustainable management of water infrastructures in nine districts of Karamoja)

Activities:

·  Rehabilitation of existing boreholes

·  Training of village committees for the management and maintenance of boreholes

·  Training of pump mechanics for the maintenance of manual pumps.

·  Awareness raising campaigns on personal hygiene in rural communities.

·  Participation to bimonthly and quarterly coordination meetings, on regional and district level.

You can read the Summary Sheet of the project in 2021 by clicking here

From 1983 to 2002, 700 wells of drinking water were rehabilitated with 1,050,000 beneficiaries reached.
These are the results achieved from 2003 until today:

2023
Rehabilitated wells: 63 boreholes (thanks to private donors, AMCD funds and in the "Hunger Emergency" project and in the "Agriculture and livestock farming for the future" project financed by CEI)
Direct beneficiaries: 39.856

2022
Rehabilitated wells: 51 boreholes (thanks to private donors, AMCD funds and the "Hunger Emergency" project)
Direct beneficiaries: 41.476 people

2021
Rehabilitated wells: 22 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 20.745 people

2020
Rehabilitated wells: 30 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries:  16.887 people

2019
Rehabilitated wells: 38 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 26,658 people

2018
Rehabilitated wells: 20 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 11,073 people

2017
Rehabilitated wells: 220 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 116,427 people

2016
Rehabilitated wells: 100 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 32,272 people

2015
Rehabilitated wells: 100 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 37.547 people

2014
Rehabilitated wells: boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 4,450 people

2013
Rehabilitated wells: 22 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 21,667 people

2012
Rehabilitated wells: 60 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 53.187 people

2011
Rehabilitated wells: 151 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 119.114 people

2010
Rehabilitated wells: 60 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 58.362 people

2009
Rehabilitated wells: 124 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 158,951 people

2008
Rehabilitated wells: 140 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 129.168 people

2007
Rehabilitated wells: 143 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 128,450 people

2006
Rehabilitated wells: 70 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 72,232 people

2005
Rehabilitated wells: 58 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 84,000 people

2004
Rehabilitated wells: 31 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 40,500 people

2003
Rehabilitated wells: 18 boreholes
Direct beneficiaries: 24,000 people