WASH Campaign

WATER TANK #1 IS COMPLETE THANKS TO YOU!

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WE DID IT!

Thanks to our generous donors, with the administrative support from Equal Aqua Uganda, and construction by The Ichupa Upcycle Project , our first ecobrick water tank is up and running with harvested rainwater!

Check out this video for the whole story:

Now, the kids at Wells of Hope School AND the residents of Rwakobo Village have access to safe water!

WHAT’S NEXT?

This was the kick-off project for our WASH Campaign. Our 2021 goals are ambitious – but that’s good, right?

  1. Ecobrick Water Tanks
  2. Pit Latrines with Handwashing Stations
  3. Deep Water Well
Gideon, school Director, checks out the growing tank

Ten Eighteen has 3 missions in Uganda: vulnerable girls and teen moms, water/sanitation/hygiene for Rwakobo, and food for three schools. In short, FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, AND EDUCATION.

It’s supporters like you, and our partners in Uganda, that allow us to accomplish this big mission, one small step at a time. We are so thankful!!

Boy in Rwakobo village

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ECOBRICK TANK WORK KICKS OFF OUR WASH CAMPAIGN IN RWAKOBO!

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Yesterday was the official KICK OFF of our multi-year WASH Campaign. A WASH Campaign brings water access, sanitation, and hygiene to a community — and we are kicking off with a 10,000 liter water tank made of upcycled ecobricks for Wells of Hope School in Rwakobo Village.

Created in partnership with Equal Aqua Uganda, the Ichupa Upcycle Project, and Celebration Tabernacle Church in Mbarara, this project is exciting in so many ways!

  • It brings ample clean water to the students and staff at Wells of Hope School for washing, cooking, and (with purification like boiling) drinking.
  • It shows our commitment to this extremely poor and isolated village of nearly 3,000.
  • It involves the students and community by showing them how to fill the bottles with sand and use them to construct a tank.
  • It is a step towards a culture of upcycling and recycling the enormous amount of plastic waste in Uganda.
  • Equal Aqua will also be providing some Skills classes to the community.

We will have more updates, and are so thankful to YOU for your donations that have been this possible!

EVERYONE DESERVES CLEAN WATER!

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