Author: howmanycows

My name is Caitlin and I am a licensed Civil Engineer. My passion is to support remote impoverished villages worldwide, showing God's love as I help people gain access to safe drinking water, appropriate sanitation and basic hygiene education. I work in partnership with community leaders to produce sustainable projects.

I saw a wild animal…other than vultures, rats, giant worms, lizards and spiders (finally!)

23 Jul 2012

So, why did we generally walk or take a boda (motorbike) the two-ish miles between our host house and the orphanage in Iganga?…because otherwise we’d spend 30 minutes trying to get the truck through the narrow gate (Isaac hardly ever made it through the gate on the first try so we’d have to push the … More I saw a wild animal…other than vultures, rats, giant worms, lizards and spiders (finally!)

A New Name

22 Jul 2012

Hello Everyone! Yeah for Internet access! Here is a quick story from my time with Jennifer in Soroti and the villages nearby: Jennifer and I were brought to meet with a woman in the village of Obule who had recently undergone surgery. We were brought there by Charles, the pastor of a church nearby. We … More A New Name

Leaving Kampala!

13 Jul 2012

I am leaving Kampala today. I finished my final lab tests with the doctor and have been given a new series of antibiotics to take care of some uninvited guests living in my tummy (gross!). I will be getting on a bus for Iganga in about twenty minutes to visit the site and check on … More Leaving Kampala!

Message from the president! …oh wait, nope, just Cait

10 Jul 2012

Hello everyone! I’m online! I have been loaned a computer and modem and have a little time on it to update you all briefly. First of all, thanks for all of your prayers. I am currently in Kampala resting and recovering. I arrived in a simple guesthouse this morning and plan on returning to the site … More Message from the president! …oh wait, nope, just Cait

Lessons learned

9 Jul 2012

Message from Caitlin: Cyrus does have Malaria.  He just returned from the site and we started him on medication.  He should recover soon.  Washington has recovered successfully because his malaria was treated early. We are really blessed that we were able to conduct this latrine construction differently based on what we learned from issues in … More Lessons learned