Our Partnership with Drink Local Drink Tap

In Uganda, settlements for internally displaced people (IDPs) are often overcrowded with limited sanitation facilities, enabling diarrheal diseases to spread quickly. Women are especially vulnerable here, as entering the bush to handle their hygiene leaves them at risk of sexual violence.

One Day’s Wages partnered with Drink Local Drink Tap to bring increased access to sustainable water and sanitization facilities to the people of the Bukompe IDP settlement in Uganda. Two latrine facilities with private bathing areas were constructed, giving safe and accessible facilities for over 2,000 people.  With nearby sanitation facilities, women now have more time to focus on income-generating activities or education. Community members were trained to maintain the latrines and will contribute direct costs for annual upkeep.