Diarrheal illness is the #2 killer in the world.

Almost 3 million people worldwide die annually from water-borne diarrheal illnesses.

1.9 million of the 3 million annual deaths are children.
It kills 5,000 children every day.

Rural Health Care Foundation is a Non Profit Organization And Community based Organization which operates in the Rural Areas of Uganda,The Organisation is Registered with th District Community services with an intetion of improving the Health status in rural areas Of Uganda ,The implementers decided to work with rural poor and disadvantaged groups were especially the orphaned children, widows and infected groups (people with HIV/AIDS). Most of families in the Rural areas were affected by HIV/AIDS and other epidemics diseases which left behind many orphaned children lost both parents or single.
Most of the Rural people with HIV/AIDS lack Home Based care Services while they are to poor to cater for them selves while they are infected

PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE:

To promote reduction in transmission of HIV/AIDS among the community through behavior change.
To train HIV/AIDs orphans in vocation skills to achieve quality life and make them self reliant.
To support and advocate for disabled people especially women and children and give them skills to sustain them selves .
To promote food security and modern agriculture.
To support infected and affected people with HIV/AIDS( HOME BASED CARE)
To improve house hold income levels especially to women and youth
To support Rural Communities to improve on their water hygiene and sanitation services


Headline:

INTEGRATED WATER, HYGIENE AND SANITATION IMPROVED PROJECT

Category:
ENVIRONMENT

Country*:
UGANDA

Citizen Journalist:
Walusimbi willy

NPO/NGO/CBO Name:
Rural health Care Foundation

Web Site:
www.ruralhealthcarefoundation.freeservers.com/

Sub Categories:
water,Health solutions to the poor and Disadvantaged communitis
Challenge:
HIV/AIDS,Home based care of HIV/AIDS,Orphans and volunarable children,widows,poor hygiene practices ,food security etc.

Expertise:
No special experience is needed - just enthusiasm and a love for
community! Skills that could be valuable include teaching, counseling, nursing, construction, agricultural management, and many others.

Results/Impact:
PAST ACTIVITIES AIDS campaign awareness through film shows, seminars/workshops and sensitisation in Bagezza sub-county. 18 community home based care were trained in home based care, counselling and equipped with bicycles 24 community counselling aides were trained in counselling and all of them were equipped with bicycles 50 infected families received kits.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES Water hygiene and sanitation in Bagezza sub-county and constructing water sources Women vocational training skills in tailoring Home visits to the infected families

PROBLEM STATEMENT Kiyuni and Bageza rural sub-counties in general has very low level of safe water coverage of less than 10% as compared to the existing population particularly in the parishes which were chosen , It is observed that majority of the people in community use unclean water from unprotected sources. The protected water sources in the two parishes are at 6%. The baseline survey revealed a very poor and pathetic sanitation in the community, with many homes that do not have any form of latrines, while rubbish and water disposal is very poor. There are so many bad hygiene practices in the area. Well wishers can help by making donations or raise fund on our behalf at the moment we lack funding to solve the above problem

Tactics:
12 water sources protected in one year,6 shallow wells constructed,6 sprig tanks,Safe latrine coverage raised from the present 18% to 35%,Management structures to protect outputs put in place e.g 24 water source users committees,Increased community concern/belonging towards the project ( water, hygiene and sanitation)

Your Help: help by making donations or raise fund on our behalf


Educate:
Volunteers give freely of their time and expertise in order to make a difference. Volunteering can help you:
make important networking contacts learn or develop skills gain work experience build self-esteem and self-confidence improve health help you meet new people feel needed and valued make a difference in someones life express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization Whether it is important to you to solve a community problem, advance a worth cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise.


Donate:
a small donation saves life through protection and construction of awater source one shallow well costs $2328.6 we need over 12 shallow wells and one spring tank cost $1164.6 we need to construct 10 spring tanks and one ordinary spring well cost 600.3 we need 18 any contribution is highly appreciated for more info contact us.

Write:
an article inthe Organisation,Charity news ,Environmental journal or local news in your country.
Organize: Fundraising campaigns,on water,hygiene and sanitation or vist the area to see how you can help.

Contact:
RURAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
Wausimbi willy Project Resource Director, DR Senoga Dickson Director P O BOX 10635 kampala Uganda phone +256712446912,+256752521813,+256712832787 Email rahecafo@yahoo.com

We need your adise and help to solve the above problem