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bobi, uganda |
These are the first 6 wells built and rehabilitated by charity: water. The money was raised through $20 donations at the charity: water launch on September 7th, and then sent to Northern Uganda, where 31,638 internally displaced persons struggled for clean water. |
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bobi, uganda
20 years of war displaced nearly two million people in Northern Uganda. Seeking solace from Joseph Kony’s rebel soldiers, they gathered in camps for safety. Bobi is the largest IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camp in the Gulu Province. When I visited in August, I found 31,638 people living there. They drank from only one working well. The people of Bobi were dying of thirst until we did something about it.On September 7th, charity: water threw a launch party at TenJune in NYC. More than $17,000 was raised, mostly through $20 donations at the door. On October 24th our partners on the ground in Northern Uganda used those contributions to begin work in Bobi. The rehabilitation of 3 broken hand pumps and 3 newly constructed wells were completed in November. Water committees were formed and trained to maintain the new water sources. The wells have transformed the lives of the 31,638 men, women and children living there. Bobi, one of the most hopeless and depressing places I’ve ever visited in Africa, now looks to the future with hope and health.
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