HUGS News
New Water Well Delivers
August 16, 2007 - Helping Ugandans Grow Stronger, Inc. (HUGS) is pleased
to announce the completion of a new water well in southern Uganda.
The borehole and pump were financed through t-shirt sales and donations
from the Halfway There project of Youth with a Mission (YWAM) San Diego.
The timing of this well could not have been better. Southern Uganda had suffered a severe drought that had depleted rainwater reserves. Crop production and construction projects slowed as water became more and more expensive to obtain. The new well has alleviated these problems and eliminated the need to purify drinking water from the storage tanks.
"Our previous attempts to provide a well was met with higher than expected costs for the deep drilling necessary to overcome drought conditions," said Victoria Gibson, President of HUGS. "Now that the well is finished, there is plenty of fresh, clean water for the children in this area."
HUGS would like to thank YWAM for improving the health of the children in southern Uganda by providing this new source of fresh water.
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