Why Water in Uganda?

“Clean water is so basic, yet profound”

Jeff Golby was just 25 when the “idea” of clean water being a way to help those in need, took a hold of him. “It was so basic, but so profound,” says the CEO of Acts for water. He goes on to say, 

“I saw videos where entire communities were transformed through something I had taken for granted all my life, and I knew I wanted to do what I could to be a part of extending this gift onward to even more. “

The UN has declared water poverty one of the most important global crises facing humanity today – and we would agree however it doesn’t really take an organization like the UN to “declare” it, does it? You just know it to be true – how can you thrive when you spend 6 hours a day walking to and from a swamp, only to get sick from the water you’ve worked so hard to collect? 

At this clean water charity, we’ve been working to get really good at doing just one thing, in fact we believe we’re among the best in the world at it when compared to other water charities.

We focus on building Gravity Flow Systems which is similar to how we get our water here in Vancouver. It is a sustainable water system that takes clean water from aquifers high up in the hills and channels it down to the villages below through buried pipes. We then pair this with community education so that the clean water can be leveraged to have the maximum impact at home, and in schools. The combination of tools and training is what produces real change.

“It’s one thing we’ve done well over the long haul. And it’s making a big, big impact.” -Jeff

You can read more about our approach HERE. For over 30 years our method has involved partnerships between our all Ugandan staff, hundreds of local volunteers and a community people like you. We would love to continue bringing water accessibility to Uganda with the help of world changers like you.