Health
The Challenge Natural water sources are scarce and are often shared by people and livestock resulting in high levels of contamination. This project was delivered in two of the most poorly served districts of Togo, Naki Est and Ogaro, where access to clean water is only currently available for 26% of the population. How are…
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Agriculture
In Burkina Faso, subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the foundation of the national economy. The productivity of this farming system depends mainly on rainfall, which has fast declined in recent decades. As a result, an increasing number of rural households are facing chronic food and nutrition insecurity. How are we helping? We are working…
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Roughly two thirds of Uganda’s rural population lack access to safe water. Poor sanitation and hygiene is a cross cutting health concern in all rural Ugandan Villages. Diarrheal disease is responsible for 17% of all deaths in children under five in Uganda today. The Challenge Amach Sub County in Lira District has the lowest WASH…
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Education
Deaf people in Uganda are often deprived of their rights, because of the negative attitude of many hearing people. Deaf people are called kasiru meaning a fool or stupid. They are often victims of injustices such as rape, torture, mob justice along with other tragedies. This barrier between the deaf and the hearing has existed for many years. The deaf in Uganda are often thought of as curses, sinners, a waste…
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Irise Girls in Control The project aims to support adolescent girls to engage in school more effectively as they enter puberty via engaging local people in income generating and training opportunities to create sustainable “girl friendly” schools. The work has three strands: Education: practical and responsive education about menstruation and puberty for boys and girls through…
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Dining Hall and Security Fence Bon Samaritain is an Orphanage in Benin, West Africa which looks after 70 children who face difficult situations including physical abuse, trafficking, children accused of witchcraft and children in conflict with the law. This project provides children with a modern dining hall and the construction of a boundary wall to…
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