Background

It feels so good to run the water and have that cold shower after a long day of work, but that is not the case here in most parts of Uganda. According to the Water and Environment sector performance report (FY 2015/16), in 2014/15 water access in Uganda stood at 65%. During the same year, however, the equity index was reported at 162 persons per water source. Put differently, this means that even though on average two-thirds of Ugandans had access to water, access to improved water sources varied greatly from sub-county to sub-county by an average of 162 persons per water source.

The Busoga sub-region receives the third-lowest total water and environment release per capita, yet it accounts for the fifth-lowest equity index in the country.

• Our Focus

  As Light Africa, we felt the need of working with Kamuli District in this sub-region so as to alleviate the need. Currently, we have built 4 water wells and these serve over 200 people. At the end of 2020, we made a valley dam and this has improved access to water in the community and made lives better.

  You can contribute to making a well. Each well Cost $10K

The Summary:

Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 78% under the age of 30, representing significant development potential. But however, this has not been tapped in effectively and it is attributed to so many factors: Slow economic growth and small formal labor markets, high population growth rate, lack of sufficient experience and skills, lack of decent work, the rigid education system, rural-urban migration, limited social networks.

As Light Africa Ministries, we are doing our best to equip our young people through formal education but then we realize that we can do more to equip them for their future.

• Solution:

  We are crafting out a Vocational program which will not only equip our students and community with skills, but gives them an opportunity to create their own jobs and depends on how aggressive someone is- they can make a fortune out of it.

  Our Program mainly focuses:

  • Tailoring
  • Brick Making
  • Baking
  • Hair Dressing
  • Welding.