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Water stories from around the world
Your support is making a difference for families and communities who lack access to water for drinking, washing and farming.
Karamoja, Uganda. Teko Anna collects water from a river. (Credit: David Mutua/CAFOD)
In Uganda, CAFOD partners are supporting people to get water in their homes so they can drink, wash and keep themselves healthy.
Why CAFOD works in Uganda
Twenty years of conflict between the Ugandan government and the armed militia group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) caused extreme suffering in the north of Uganda as people fled their homes for crowded camps and were torn apart by the abduction of their children.
People have moved back to their homes, and some of our work involves helping them to get back on their feet again with seeds, tools and training.
Drought and the remoteness of the northernmost points – Karamoja in particular – have had an impact. Karamoja is the country’s poorest area - communities in this region are in the majority farmers and need water. Karamoja, in recent years has seen drought every two years.
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News from Uganda
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Mar
2021
Seven things we've learned about water in the driest parts of Uganda
Our local experts have been working in one of the driest parts of Uganda to help over 70,000 people access clean, safe water.
13
Feb
2021
Romero’s legacy: Using radio to fight coronavirus
On World Radio Day, see how your support is helping us to broadcast trusted information to the most vulnerable people in Latin America and Africa.
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Oct
2019
Fighting period stigma in Uganda
When local experts from our Church network set up a health group at Nadim's school, they explained that periods are normal and nothing to be ashamed of.
What we do
CAFOD is the official aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
With your help, we reach out to people living in hard-to-reach places, in war zones and those who are discriminated against.