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Uganda: Reliable Water Access Improves Women's Empowerment

New-water-supply

In many households, children (especially girls), are kept out of school so that they can collect water, and other related chores.

In Mukono, the creation of a borehole well will put a clean, sustainable source of water in close proximity to approximately 3,000 beneficiaries.

The goal of this project is to put in borehole wells in five sub-counties. There are no sources of water in the vicinity.

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Restoring Hope for Women and Children in Uganda

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Through its Restoring Hope for the Marginalized Programme, EACO has provided 70 grandmothers and 270 vulnerable children with support tailored to their specific needs.

In EACO’s community, 74% of members of the general public earn less than two dollars a day, 71% of widows earn less than one dollar a day, and most orphans generate no income at all, the Vocational Life Skills Program meets an urgent need in the community – and has succeeded in making 80 community members financially independent.

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EACO - Uganda

Location and Team

EACO (Empower and Care Organization) is located on Kayunga Road in Ggulu A Kitete, a rural village located within Mukono Town Council, Mukono County, Mukono District, Central Uganda Region.
The community in which EACO is situated is largely rural, with most people making very low incomes through agricultural activities. Read more.

Map of Mukono

Contact Us

Shadrak Kyobe, Director
Empower And Care Organization
Mukono District Kayunga Road
Ggulu A Kitete Village

Tel: +256 774 310 393
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Women in Uganda

Women in Uganda

In Uganda women face a wide range of challenges including discrimination, low social status, lack of economic self sufficiency, and greater risk of HIV/AIDS infection.

More than 27 million out of a population of 32 million people live in rural Uganda, the majority of whom have not been shielded from the harsh realities of poverty.

Lack of access to water and sanitation is already exposing rural women…

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