Beroya Gospel Fellowship

The BE-WASHED Program

Beroya Gospel Fellowship is working to bring water to Ugandan communities through our BE-WASHED program. BE-WASHED stands for Beroya Water and Sanitation Health Education Development. The program's goal is two-fold: to create community sources for safe water by drilling shallow wells, and to educate Ugandans about the importance of personal hygiene and clean water.

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The BE-WASHED Challenge

In the Magada sub-county of the Namutumba District there are currently 56 safe sources of water serving over 60,000 people. That means there are more than 1000 people sharing one water source and traveling an average of 2km to reach it. 60% of people in the region get their water from swamps, which are often contaminated. Shallow wells, or boreholes, are a much safer source of water, but many are not located in the best spots and often run dry. Currently only 32% of the population get their water from boreholes; the goal of the BE-WASHED Program is to raise that number closer to 75% and to correctly locate and protect the boreholes.

Sanitation and latrine use is the other facet of the BE-WASHED Program. Only 15% of the population in the Magada sub-county of the Namutumba District uses latrines regularly. Open defecation is common, and children's feces is not viewed as a source of contamination. Hand washing after visiting the latrine is not a routine practice due to lack of education and abundant water. Facilities for washing hands are largely non-existant, and therefore secondary contamination of food and water is common. The goal of the BE-WASHED program is to increase latrine-use to close to 60%, and to educate people about the importance of personal hygiene, thereby reducing instances of contamination and illness.

BE-WASHED Project Goals

Provide clean, safe water to households through construction of shallow wells
Organize capacity-building sessions to establish community-based maintenance systems for effective management of the water facilities
Promote the best practices in sanitation and hygiene
Train select members on how to drill wells
Increase community participation in the construction of water sources
Conduct home-improvement campaigns to foster change in hygiene behavior
Increase the quantity of safe drinking water at household level

BE-WASHED Project Impact

The village of Buteme has its first reliable, potable water source in living memory. The water from the borehole is clean and pure, and the borehole is used daily by dozens of families. We need your support to bring the gift of water to more communities in the region.

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