Adding Running Water, Toilets, and Showers

The village has decided that its next priority is to install modern plumbing at the school and supply water facets for the village to fill their water containers.  There will be sinks and toilets at both the lower and upper campuses.  The Dorm will get showers! 

The project is estimated at $36,000 USD.  As of July 1, 2026, $31,132 has been raised.

Funds raised so far!

Third Building Reverse Timeline:

June 2026:  Final water tower going up. The village water faucet is now open.

The water project isn’t finished, but it’s already making a difference for the village. Instead of using a hand pump to fill their water containers, they just put the container under the faucet, and it gets filled! They put the containers in a line to mark their places as they wait.

June 19, 2026: Villagers lining up their water containers to fill at the new water faucet.

June 19, 2026:  The line of containers represents villagers waiting their turn at the faucet.

June 19, 2026: The line is growing fast. The faucet fills the containers faster than the hand pump did.

 

The whole village helps when needed.

June 11, 2026:  The final water tower is put in place.
June 15:  Preparing the first water tank to be raised	Almost there!	Success!

April – May 2026:  Water tanks installed on the first tower. More supplies arriving

More funds arrive, and we have been able to continue the project.

 

April 16, 2026: Installing the water tanks on the first water tower

May 28, 2026: The truck with supplies for the next tower is loaded in Kampala, but breaks down.  The supplies eventually arrived in Mubaku.

May 30, 2026:  The first water tower is being tested, and the people are excited to get water without having to use the manual pump.

March 2026:  More Water Tanks arrive, and Construction is paused

More materials arrive.  We are awaiting more contributions to continue the project.  One of the wells had to be dug deeper to reach clean water, which exceeded the budget by over $2,000. Due to more labor, bricks, cement, and a more powerful pump to raise the water further.

 

The second water tower is about to be raised

Two more water Ttnks being delivered to the school

Rough construction finished for the Teacher and Visitor Bathroom

February 2026: Upper Building Wall and Roof Finished!

The upper bathroom building and roof are complete, and the upper septic tank is complete. Focus is now on the interior plumbing work. We will next purchase tiles and 15000-liter water tanks for both upper and lower water towers.

The sitting and squatting toilets have arrived, and they will be installed as funding becomes available.

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Upper campus building walls and roof completed

Rough plumbing was completed in the upper school campus building

The upper campus septic pit is completed

 

January 2026:  Construction Continues and Supplies Purchased!

On January 8th and 9th, materials to build two additional water towers, along with plumbing and building supplies for the toilets and showers, were delivered, and construction continues.

January 31, 2026:  Backl Side of the toilet Building	January 31, 2026: Plumbing of the toilet building is ongoing, and the windows for the toilets are done	January 31, 2026: Second Well is almost completed
January 31, 2026: The septic tank is getting its cover slab next.	January 27, 2026: Septic Tank Under Construction	January 26, 2026: Lower Campus Water Tower is up!
January 17, 2026:  Welding of the first of two water towers underway.	January 10, 2026:Walls are going up for the Staff and Visitor Toilet	January 9, 2026: Bricks for restrooms and septic delivered
January 9, 2026: Gravel for septic delivered.	January 8, 2026:  Supplies Unloaded!	January 8, 2026:  The water tanks arrive

 

December 2025:  Construction Starts!

Construction starts, and fundraising is in full swing.

Septic pit excavation begins, and we encounter water as it had recently rained hard	As the ground dries, digging continues.	Foundations for Staff and Visitor Toilets
To save money, the villages dug the trench for the water pipe from the water tower, which you can see in the back of the picture.	Villagers have installed the water line that will feed the upper campus and cover the pipe.	The first running tab at the school!