Empowering Communities with Clean Water: Sustainable Well Projects in Uganda

Clean water access in rural communities saves lives

A rural farm scene with two children sitting by a muddy pond, surrounded by green crops and trees under a partly cloudy sky. Before UCSS arrived, muddy, disease ridden water was the only source of hydration for many in rural eastern Uganda.
Children playing around a UCSS water well outdoors on a sunny day with trees in the background.

Water is the lifeblood of equitable, sustainable, and thriving rural communities. We remain deeply committed to providing safe and dependable water—nurturing the well-being of our communities and strengthening surrounding regions. Not only do we drill water wells that allow thousands of people access to safe, clean, drinking water, but we train local people so they have the tools they need to maintain and repair the wells. With every drop, we honor our responsibility to the environment and future generations through thoughtful, sustainable, and visionary stewardship.

Many People Lack Access to clean water

in developing countries like Uganda

A group of people walking along a grassy riverbank, showing the only source of water available with water lilies in the foreground and trees under a clear blue sky.

Many of the issues communities and families run into include:

  • No local plumbing

  • Far distances to water

  • High instances of water borne disease and death

  • Dirty water in shared agriculture spaces

  • Lack of maintenance at wells that are drilled once and abandoned

We are Focused on Creating

Sustainable water projects in Uganda

Four workers wearing blue safety helmets operating the water well drilling rig and other industrial machinery outdoors amidst green trees and plants.

Through the of training local teams we are creating Water sustainability for future generations.

The Results?

  • Water projects empower rural communities to work together and build healthier lives

  • Trained local teams maintain water wells and have a trade

  • Local community access to clean, safe, water at a close distances

  • Significant reduction in water related illness and death

  • Wells serve as a source of community information. Where teams can disperse important health and community information.

Bring Clean Water. Empower Communities.

Help UCSS provide safe, sustainable water solutions to rural Uganda. Every well drilled means healthier families, stronger communities, and a brighter future.