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Right now, 1 in 3 Ugandans live without reliable access to clean water—affecting their health, education, safety, and opportunity.
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Clean water slashes disease by up to 85%
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Girls stay in school longer when safe toilets are available
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Communities gain time and resources to grow
Women and girls no longer have to walk long distances to collect water.
Everything starts with water. We begin with Gravity Flow Systems, the most sustainable, drought-resistant, economical way to provide clean water to villages and communities in Uganda. We’ve built more of these than any other NGO in Africa.
To ensure clean water reaches its full potential, we conduct a 12-month comprehensive water, sanitation, and hygiene training program (WASH) in homes and schools (where we also build latrines). By completion, communities achieve the country’s highest hygiene and sanitation levels.
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Reduce fetching time from hours to minutes
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Engage from day one to build trust & ownership
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Taps, latrines, & education to boost attendance
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Soap-making, safe food storage, hygiene
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Long-term monitoring for system functionality
Located in the hills above the villages we work in, these clean water springs bubble up from underground at a flow rate of 0.7 to 3 litres a second.
Anywhere from 4,000 up to 25,000 people will have access to clean water from one of our Gravity Flow Systems.
Reservoirs of up to 20,000 litres control water pressure and provide emergency supply in the event of a temporary reduction in water flow.
Tap stands are often located in front of schools and clinics, strategically placed so no village member has to walk more than 500 metres to reach clean, safe water.
Each system uses between 5 and 90 kilometres of pipeline which is buried three feet underground for protection.
This crisis is real—but so is the solution. And it starts with you. When you give monthly, you don’t just bring water—you help end water poverty for good.
Give Monthly or Fund a Project
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Spending of funds is confined to the Board of Africa Community Technical Service Society’s approved programs and projects. Each contribution directed toward an approved program or project will be used as restricted with the understanding that when the need for such a program or project has been met, or cannot be completed for any reason as determined by the Board, the remaining restricted contributions will be used where most needed
Official receipts for Income Tax purposes are issued once per year. You may also receive your receipt earlier upon request, please contact us.
You can easily cancel or change your monthly donation by giving us 15 days notice and contacting us.
A pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account can be sent to ACTS each month. It’s quick, easy to set up, and there is no need to remember to write a cheque or buy postage! You can change the amount at any time.
If you would like to cancel your payment, or have any other trouble making a transaction, please call our staff and we will be happy to assist you.
To change your mailing address, please call us at 778-855-4352 or email info@acts.ca with your new information.
When you make an online donation, you should receive an email confirmation message. If you do not receive an email confirmation, please contact us. Be sure to check your junk mail for the email confirmation as well. Receipts will be mailed to the address you have provided.
You can give online, by mail, or by phone at 778-855-4352. Learn about more ways to support us here.
Your donation helps us build sustainable solutions to water shortage and provide convenient access to clean, safe water for people in rural Uganda.
If I’ve given to support a specific project, what happens to my donation if the fundraising goal has been met, or if the project is discontinued?If a donor chooses to restrict a gift for use in a particular program or project, we will honour that restriction.
However, if the need for such a program or project has been met or cannot be completed for any reason as determined by the organization, we will use the remaining restricted contributions where they are most needed.
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