💧 Spring Water System for Nguthe Village, Uganda

The Problem

In Nguthe Village, Uganda, over 1,000 people rely on an aging spring water outlet that is rusted, exposed, and vulnerable to contamination — especially during the rainy season.
Children and women often walk long distances and spend hours queuing for water that is not always safe.

Without urgent action, the community remains at high risk for waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea.

Our Sustainable Solution

Spring water systems tap into natural underground water sources, bringing safe, clean water to the surface without chemicals, electricity, or expensive drilling.

We are upgrading Nguthe’s spring with:

A reinforced headwall for protection
Triple-pipe outlets with basic filters for faster, safer water access
Overflow drainage to prevent contamination
Natural gravel and geotextile filtration for improved water quality
Community training for local maintenance

Total upgrade cost: Only $1,000 USD.

🚰 Real Progress on the Ground

The existing outlet is rusted and broken, risking contamination.

Okwairwoth Saviour, Director of Spring Water Solutions, leading the effort for clean water.

Local residents rely on this spring every day — safe water will change lives.

Meet the Project Leader: Okwairwoth Saviour

Director of Spring Water Solutions, Umoja Greenlands
Branch Operations Manager, Umoja Greenlands Uganda

Okwairwoth Saviour grew up in Nguthe Village and knows firsthand the struggles of accessing clean water.
After completing Senior 3 (S.3), he became determined to find a better solution for his community.

His vision: a natural spring system that provides sustainable, safe, and accessible water without chemicals or heavy infrastructure.

Now as Director of Spring Water Solutions at Umoja Greenlands, Saviour leads spring water projects across East Africa, bringing hope, health, and resilience to rural communities.

Learn more about his work: Meet Saviour

🌍 The Impact

✅ Clean water access for over 1,000 people in Nguthe Village, Uganda.

✅ ~6 lives saved every year, by preventing fatal waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea.
(Calculation based on WHO estimates that unsafe water causes around 485,000 deaths annually. Clean water access can prevent up to 60% of these deaths. In rural high-risk areas, up to 1% of the population can die annually from unsafe water. By providing clean water, we can reduce this dramatically — saving approximately 6 lives per year in a community of 1,000 people.)

✅ Major reduction in waterborne illnesses, especially among children under five, the most vulnerable group according to UNICEF.

✅ Women and children reclaim hours each day — reducing the need for long walks to unsafe water sources.

✅ Better school attendance — fewer children miss school due to sickness from contaminated water.

✅ Community empowerment — residents are trained to manage and maintain the upgraded spring system.

✅ Climate resilience — the system uses gravity and natural filtration, requiring no electricity, pumps, or chemicals.

📊 Quick Impact Summary

1,000 people served
~6 lives saved every year
Thousands of illnesses prevented
Over 10 years: ~60 lives saved

(Sources: WHO Drinking Water Fact Sheet, UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH))

Every $1,000 invested = 1,000 people served and ~6 lives saved each year.
Join us in creating a future where clean water is a right, not a privilege. 💧