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Water supply

Cleaning latrine

06 October 2022

Loroo Primary School pupils enjoy abundance of water

They just love the water!

Vegetable garden

Of water, vegetables and better parenting...

One mother’s story of how access to water is improving the social and economic welfare of families in West Nile

water, sanitation, hygiene, health facilities, Uganda, Kamwenge District, infection prevention and control, IPC, health, maternal health, newborn health

01 February 2022

Not just a latrine

Why revamped Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities are the key to comprehensive health service uptake in Western Uganda

clean water, safe water, WASH, water, sanitation and hygiene in schools, KOICA, UNICEF, Uganda, Kaabong, Karamoja, community water tap

11 October 2021

When one water tap makes all the difference

The community water tap is positively influencing education, health and child protection outcomes in north-eastern Uganda

washing hands

One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs – UNICEF

UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots

clean water, borehole, hygiene related illnesses, water supply, unsafe water

04 November 2020

How clean water has reduced waterborne disease in a village

Diarrhoeal diseases have gone down since this borehole was constructed. Worms would be in that shallow well."

water supply, water source, clean water, safe water, learning, schools, girls education, menstrual hygiene management, Karamoja, Uganda, latrines

Providing water in schools boosts learning and attendance

“While we were out fetching water, classes continued and by the time we returned, the learners would be ahead of us."

covid-19, coronavirus, deliveries, hospital deliveries, maternal health, newborn health, antenatal care, water, sanitation, hygiene

Health Centre registers increased deliveries during COVID-19

"The entire health centre is now connected to water and we thank UNICEF for the support"

floods, clean water, safe water, COVID-19, coronavirus, emergency supplies, water sanitation and hygiene, WASH supplies, Kasese

Karusandara Health Centre III gets safe and clean water

"We had one borehole serving the health centre and the community."

water, sanitation, hygiene, water supply, clean water, safe water, adolescent girls, girls education, burden of carrying water

The water burden is lifted for girls in Adjumani

We share stories from adolescent girls