Construction of 20,000ltrs ferro water tanks in 20 schools in Kanungu district
What we do
We work in Kanungu district in South Western Uganda, with schools to educate and sensitize children about the value of safe water and proper sanitation and hygiene practices. In the community we establish model homes and WASH champions who promote sustainable water use, good sanitation, hygiene, and conservation of the environment through active community participation in water-related projects.
Project Objectives
1. Increased supply of safe potable water to schools and neighborhood households. 2. Increased knowledge in water sustainable use and management of learners from schools in different districts.
3. Improved sanitation, hygiene and health standards in the schools and households adjacent.
AWEC Core Values
- Integrity- striving to operate to the highest standards of professionalism, honest and transparency
- Innovative- to be innovative in all our work
- Team work- Working as a team to take advantage of our strengths, skills and knowledge.
- Collaboration– with partners of the same ideas
- Accountability; to be answerable to the communities we serve, the donors and the partners for the funds and services.
- Effectiveness to ensure value for money
- Sustainability: by increasing the capacity of communities to become self-reliant in managing their own programs.
Promotion of Climate change adaptation & mitigation interventions
Ecosystems like forests and wetlands perform important functions in the water cycle such as filtering and storing water. Therefore need to protect and maintain the ecosystems