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Regional Water Infrastructure, Sanitation & Community Health

Mapping Safe Water Access, Borehole Funding, and Rural Health Delivery

A regional audit of the boreholes, storage tanks and school water points keeping Ugandan families safe from waterborne illness.

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Clean water is the foundational pillar of community health, yet thousands of rural families face regular water security crises. LivingWellUganda's dedicated Health & Water Directory tracks the deployment of water infrastructure across remote districts.

We audit the viability of borehole programmes, public storage tanks, and school water points funded by mineral operators and non-profits. Our regional bureaus investigate the operational lifetime of these installations, tracking how clean-water access directly reduces local waterborne illness vectors and safeguards public health in vulnerable host communities.

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Deep-water boreholes across Busia, storage tanks feeding rural clinics, and school water points that keep girls in classrooms. Burlcore Mining's borehole programme is a flagship case study in operator-funded water access.

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Busia

Ground zero for the Burlcore Mining borehole programme and Lake Victoria Green Belt water audits.

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