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2025 Wells Drilled with Suubi Drill Team
We are no longer able to drill with DWWD but as well donations are received, Suubi will drill for us.
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KIKAJJO, UGANDA

Joy is 8 yrs old and the only child of her parents.  She is in Primary 2 at Kikajjo Primary School, but she is always absent because she must provide water for her family.  Every morning, afternoon, and evening, she has to move with a group of other children to a spring 3kms away from her home.  It is a scary journey if she has to go alone through the sugarcane plantation, so she would rather miss school and go to the spring with other children.  But because of donors to IFA, SUUBI drillers received the needed funds to drill a well in Kikajjo, home to Joy and about 2000 other people.  Now community members enjoy clean water just a short walk from their homes!

 
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KANGURUMIRA, UGANDA

Kangurumira is a rural and remote village in Kayunga District. The village has a approximately 1,500 people in 150 households.  The majority of the people in the village are peasants who engage in subsistence farming, growing mainly pineapples, maize, sweet potatoes and casava.  Access to clean and safe water is one of the major challenges of this community.  There is no protected water source.  All the people collect water from surface ponds which are far from homes and very polluted.  The pineapple and Maize growers occasionally apply pesticides and inorganic fertilizers to improve their yields, however this practice has very big health risk since these chemicals end up contaminating the surface water that the community uses.  With one school in the village, children are always moving into the swamps to collect water that is needed at school and in their homes.  Many children, especially girls, have dropped out of school because of the hectic labor associated with collecting water.  Through IFA ‘S generous donors, SUUBI was able to drill this well in May 2025. 
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ANANYA KAMDINI, UGANDA

Kamdini is located in Oyam district, northern Uganda.  It’s approximately 300km North of Kampala towards Gulu.  Ananya is a rural community located in the Kamdini area, The village has a population of approximately 2500 people.  Oyam and the neighboring districts were ravaged by decades of civil war.  Even after peace was established, the region continued to struggle with poor service.  Access to safe and clean water is a big challenge to most of the households since the nearest borehole is about 5 km from most homes.  People resort to digging shallow holes that then fill up with surface water, and they collect that for home use.  Many families remain poor because of too many expenses on medical bills due to waterborne illnesses.  Women have little time to work because they are walking around looking for water!  In June 2025 SUUBI was able to complete this well because of  IFA’S generous donors!
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MK HAPPY NURSERY & PRIMARY SCHOOL 

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Drilling a Deep Well for Atiak Village June 




This excellent 3 minute video prepared by Dr. Phillip Odiambo explains why deep water wells are so important.  It accurately portrays the problems AND the solution.
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Drilling at Atiak 
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Atiak children enjoying clean water
Atiak children enjoying clean water
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Water sources for the Bulenge Village
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Water sources for the Bulenge Village
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NOVEMBER 2022 BENEFITS MK HAPPY NURSERY & PRIMARY SCHOOL

Thanks to a recent $4,000 donation FROM THE TARDIO FAMILIES, Deep Water Well Drillers are now able to provide clean, sustainable water for another nursery and primary school, located in the village Koch Ongako in Omoro district,13km from Gulu city, Uganda.  Primary schools start at age six and take students through seven grade levels.  The benefits of a deep water well at a school are many.  Illnesses and missed days of work or school are drastically decreased.  More girls are able to attend school because they fetch their family's water while attending school.  They are also in a much safer environment.   The schools sell "water shares" to families (a common practice) in neighboring villages.  The fees earned by the school from lasting aquifer water will help improve the school and increase wages for teachers.  One deep water well is a catalyst towards sustainability and improved economic circumstances.  
 
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NILE PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL

Currently, 443 million school days are lost each year due to water related issues and collectively, women and children walk 200 million miles a day to collect often dirty and unsanitary water. Due to this, many young people miss the opportunity to gain an education, limiting their career prospects that could have included working in public services. 

Even though this is a secondary school, many of the girls are MUCH older (16, 17, etc) because they have had to miss so much school from fetching water and illnesses such as Typhoid.

 
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DWWD drillers working at Nile school
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Sign post at Nile school where DWWD drilled

DEEP WELL DRILLED, MOTHERLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

This is a Primary school, but as previously mentioned MANY of the students are high school age because they miss so much school from illnesses and getting water.

These students get water from a spring, but it is still contaminated water.  it is so close to the surface  the contaminants from the soil, including toxins and feces bacteria  are in this water. The people cannot walk out of poverty until they first solve their water problem.  Fortunately the school directors of this school understand this and that is why they were willing to invest in our drill team's deep (aquifer) wells that will provide clean water for many decades.  The students are able to fill their families' jerry cans while at school so they are still able to attend.  Not only does school attendance increase, but the whole family benefits from less sickness and death accopanied by  their related expenses.  Student attendance increases and families save money by not getting sick. 
 
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Happy student who now have clean deep aquifer water
Advertising sign added to each pump. they also put up a temporary sign while working for passers by to see.
Advertising sign added to each pump
Crystal clear water from aquifer borehole is as pure as bottled water
Crystal clear water from aquifer borehole is as pure as bottled water
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Motherland school sign
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DRILLING IN SOUTHERN UGANDA

DWWD Team started training with its new equipment March 2021

During  Uganda’s 2021 massive shutdown, all our opportunities for drilling were in Southern Uganda.  SUUBI and  another well-established drilling group requested the help of DWWD drillers and its Village Drill.  Following are some of the locations and projects that were completed.

There are MANY more wells our team can do, according to the donations received to help support grants the villages and schools desperately need.
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 Village drinking water before a borehole
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First completed borehole in Gulu with our Deep Water Well Drillers



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DEEP WELL DRILLED IN MPOMA VILLAGE, MUKONO DISTRICT

This well benefited the health clinic as well as the villagers.
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Deep well drilled in mpoma village mukono district

KIKANDWA VILLAGE, KASAWO SUB COUNTY, MUKONO DISTRICT

This village had two shallow hand dug wells, but like so many shallow wells, they would often run out of water, especially during the dry season.  The other challenge was that these shallow wells were ACROSS from the village on the other side of a busy road.  This made it very dangerous for the children and girls who generally fetch the water to cross amidst so much traffic.  By installing this deep well in their village, they now have access to cleaner aquifer water that will last a life time, and people no longer have to cross the busy road!
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KIWENDA VILLAGE, LUWERO DISTRICT

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Drilling begins!
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Successful drilling; “Move on!”

HELPING THE FARMERS

A farmer requested a deep well in Mityana, a village 40 km from Kampala. Drilling requires several thousand gallons of water.  The water generally is hauled into the site in 1,000-2,000 gallon drums.  Getting access to the water needed for drilling as well as maintaining a large farm is challenging.  Having their own clean water makes animals healthier also. Completed February 2022
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CURRENT PROJECT WE ARE NEGOTIATING NEEDS DONOR FUNDING

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DWWD driller Mike & Chairman Secretary at an Entebbe village.
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Visiting the site of one of their broken down shallow wells.

WHICH IS WORSE?

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Unfiltered sewage and industry chemicals?
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Stagnate muddy waterhole?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DONATE?

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Through donor support IFA is able to offer grants from $1,000 -$3,000, depending on the circumstances of the client. The actual cost for DWWD to drill a deep well is around $4,000, U.S. much less than most companies, even those using the same equipment.  Once we have donors backing a project and the grant application is accepted, the village can also apply for a Community-funded interest-free loan to pay the balance. Drilling begins immediately after the contract is executed.  The village is allowed up to a year to pay back their loan, which can easily be accomplished by diverting part of the money they were paying for purchasing water back into loan payments.  In turn, the village, school or clinic can now sell water shares to neighboring people! Having total ownership of its deep well is a powerful tool for better health, promotes safer travel for girls and children who fetch water, provides a potential source of income and becomes a source of pride regarding their personal sacrifices and accomplishments to get a lifelong deep water well. No people have ever walked out of poverty without first solving their water problem.  What will you donate to help them?
 

Please Donate Today

Every donation, whether great or small, helps cover the cost of digging a well in Uganda and makes a significant contribution to providing clean water for African villages. 
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