Our new programme – bringing clean water to more schools in Uganda
Following the success of our first rainwater harvesting programme in Ugandan schools, we are now delivering our second tanks programme bringing clean water to over 7,000 pupils at 10 schools.
Scroll down for Key Project Facts, About our new Uganda Programme, Photos and Programme News.
Key Programme Facts
37 rainwater harvesting tanks
Providing clean water to
7,000 pupils and staff
at 10 schools
Community
Support
Supported by our local NGO partner in Uganda – Masaka District Land
Care Chapter
Sustainable Development Goals
Supporting SDG 6 (water), SDG 2 (hunger), SDG 4 (education), SDG 3 (health) & SDG 13 (climate)
About our new Uganda programme
We are thrilled that our first two year water harvesting programme in Ugandan schools completed in July 2025! You can find out more about this programme here.
There are many more schools in the Masaka region in need of clean water. Following extensive research to identify schools with the most need, we commenced a second new tanks programme in November 2025. We are delighted to once again work with our local partners ‘Masaka District Land Care Chapter’ (MADLACC) and our local expert local engineer.
Progress to date
We are very pleased to report that by the end of May 2026, we had completed three phases of our new programme, bringing much needed water to over 5,700 pupils in eight schools!
** This second tank programme will be our final programme in Uganda as WaterHarvest is closing in 2027, our 40th Anniversary year. Although this is sad news, our anniversary feels like an appropriate milestone to bring the charity to a close and we have much to celebrate from our four decades of rainwater harvesting. Find out more here **
Programme News
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WaterHarvest to close in 2027
This is an important update from the Chair of WaterHarvest’s Board of Trustees, Fiona Beukes: Like other UK charities, WaterHarvest has a Board of Trustees (the Board) who act as the governing body, with legal and financial responsibility for the charity. The Board determines strategic direction, with operational leadership of the charity delegated to the…
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Our new school tanks programme is progressing well
We are very pleased to report that by the end February 2026, we had completed two phases of our new programme – bringing much needed water to almost 4,000 pupils in five schools in the Masaka region! Many thanks to everyone who has donated towards our work in Uganda, we are really grateful for your support.
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Our Annual Review for 2024/25
We are pleased to share our latest Annual Review for April 2024 – March 2025. We report much success with our on-going rainwater harvesting programmes in Uganda, Ghana and our final programme in India. We continue to work in remote locations, where climate change greatly affects communities still lacking access to a source of clean water close to their homes or schools.…
