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.
Message from Cait: “Cyrus (the other hydromissions associate) seems to be the next one to get ill. He has been sleeping for a couple hrs now. The latrine construction is going well but we’re almost out of healthy people here. I am feeling better though and I plan on returning to the site tomorrow.” Update: … More Another one bites the dust…
Message from Cait: “Sick all day on Friday. Getting sick to my stomach, couldn’t keep anything down and couldn’t sleep. They wound up taking me to the nearest “doctor” who gave me three little white envelopes. One had an “antibacterial” in it ( which I think means antibiotic) and the other two… I’m not so … More Knocked down but not out
Message from Caitlin: “The borehole for the new well at the orphanage reached a dept of 65 ft then collapsed. It took the strength of 7 men but thankfully we were able to pull the drill and 60 feet of extenders out of the collapsed borehole. We decided to refocus our efforts to the old … More Collapsed Borehole and a Sick Day
Message from Cait: “We might have set a Hydromissions record – 33′ in one day! It is at least a record for me & for Cyrus. We have far to go but at least we’re off to a great start!” Update: “David (American Trainee) left yesterday to head back to the states. Washington (Ugandan Trainee) … More Progress…or lack thereof
Message from Cait: Current project is at an orphanage. There is a 50′ borehole with a hand pump but it only produces 120 liters of water per day – not nearly enough for 100 kids! It is so sad to watch those kids work so hard at pumping just to get a trickle of water. … More Drilling for the kids…
Message from Cait: Finally got to Iganga yesterday. We squeezed into a mini van packed with 20 people for a 1 hour ride to Mbale then caught the big bus for the 2 hour ride to Iganga. We had one bathroom break on the way. Here in Uganda that means the bus pulls over and … More What is a Ugandan bathroom break?
Message from Cait: “We’ll finish the latrines by the end of today (thankfully!) & spend tomorrow getting to our next project village. I attempted to plow earlier but the oxen won!” Update: “The sun has set and we’re still working at the latrine site. We are sharing one small flashlight between the 5 men finishing … More Latrines and plowing
Hey! It’s Melissa again. Got a bunch of updates from Cait and of course, there is never a dull moment with her! So, how many cows IS Cait worth? While that is the title of this blog, the question has never been answered. After a quick phone call I had with Cait this morning, I … More Caitlin is being traded for cows….again
Message from Cait: Persevered through hard material all day. Hit water at 15′. Drilled down to case borehole at 22′! Latrine construction next challenge. All is well. Food is good.
Message from Cait: Good day! Reached 9ft depth on our first drill day! I have been able to sleep in my room because I believed the rats wouldn’t come. Not true as I found out today. My comfort – a local said to sleep in socks because they will chew on individual toes.
How Many Cows 