Our Projects

Lifespring operates in the Bukedea District in Eastern Uganda, around half an hour's drive from the town of Mbale and four hours from the capital Kampala. In Bukedea, poverty is deeply rooted in subsistence farming and a critical lack of infrastructure. Families struggle with severe water scarcity and limited healthcare access, trapping the community in a cycle where environmental shocks frequently jeopardize food security and economic stability.

Access to safe water supplies in Bukedea is critically inadequate, and although there is an annual rainy season, there is minimal reliable water storage infrastructure. Many rely on unprotected open wells, ponds, and seasonal streams shared with livestock, exposing thousands to recurring waterborne diseases like typhoid and cholera.

In Bukedea many villages sit atop a low water table, making the drilling of deep-borehole wells prohibitively expensive for local government budgets. Consequently, the burden of water collection falls disproportionately on women and children. It is common to see young students trekking several kilometers to fetch water, a chore that leads to missed educational opportunities, assaults, accidents and fatalities on dangerous roads. 

Prior to LifeSpring building a water storage tank at Ongatuny school, students had lost their lives on the roads whilst fetching water for their class. Our rainwater collection tank provided an on-site water supply, ensuring children no longer had to risk their lives in this way.

At LifeSpring, we are deeply committed to improving water access for schools and communities. To read more about our projects, take a look at Water Tanks and Impact.