This is a my attempt at sharing some more photos and stories from Uganda. It is a weak start but these will get better! No matter how long my trip – whether it is 1 week or 8 weeks – my “luggage” is always the same. One single backpack. I tease my trainees that come … More Where is my pillow?!
I have been quite the slacker in terms of keeping you all updated on what I have been doing lately regarding water-related projects. Sorry! I travelled to Grand Rapids, MI for an international development conference a few weeks ago. I took a course for certification in disaster response building inspection for earthquake and flood damaged … More What can YOU do with a bicycle tire?
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
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
How Many Cows 