WATER
W.A.S.H.
Water & Sanitation + Hygiene
Tukutana Water projects produce thousands of gallons of purified water daily. The safe, accessible water is enriching the lives of more than 83,500 widows, orphans, refugees, and vulnerable people in Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
🔹 VIDEO: A Tukutana-constructed well in Nyanganya, Uganda means the children no longer miss school to retrieve drinking water from mud puddles.
Impact
73,500
villagers and refugees provided with safe, accessible, drinkable WATER.
65
TUKUTANA WATER systems completed in Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
428
Water + Sanitation & Hygiene {WASH} trainings conducted in schools, rural villages, and refugee settlements.
Tukutana Water Solutions
Research
When determining where to implement Tukutana water projects, our team evaluates a community’s existing water sources, the distance people must walk to access water, and the feasibility of installing a water system in the area.
Mobilize
Tukutana’s field staff and partners collaborate with local church leaders to form working groups that mobilize communities and manage each water system. A Covenant Agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) is signed with church and community leaders prior to the commencement of construction.
Survey
Tukutana collaborates with government officials, church leaders, health inspectors, and drilling contractors to identify the most viable drilling locations in remote communities that receive Tukutana water projects.
Construct
The massive rig and the thrill of striking water attract hundreds of villagers to watch us drill. They stand for hours in scorching heat, captivated as the machine bores through the earth and our crew installs a pipeline up to 100 meters deep.
working together … with hope ®️
Cast
After successfully tapping into viable water, a hand pump or water tank is installed on a cement platform with a drain.
Test
Tukutana utilizes best-of-class crews, rigs, and components for each water system we construct. Our projects are inspected by the Ministry of Health and the Uganda Water Commission. All Tukutana water projects are registered with the Uganda Revenue Authority and the Department of Health and Sanitation.
Teach
In addition to providing water-source management instruction, our national staff conduct Water, Sanitation + Hygiene (WASH) classes for Tukutana WATER beneficiaries.
Dedicate
Following the completion of each water project, the recipients gather to worship and give thanks to God for His provision. Pastors share a message with the hundreds of villagers in attendance. Government and health officials give speeches, and people dance and praise God.
UGANDA
Since 2016, Uganda has welcomed more refugees than any African country. One million South Sudanese, who fled civil war in their homeland, live in western Uganda. In addition, over 600,000 Congolese poured into the country in 2023 to escape violent rebel groups who pillaged their homes and took countless lives. Due to the influx of displaced people, only 29% of native Ugandans and refugees in the West Nile region have access to clean, safe water. Tukutana and our devoted partners are helping to address this crisis by providing wells for Ugandan churches along the South Sudan and DRC borders. Hand-in-hand with strategic, experienced water experts and local officials, we equip pastors and elders to meet their congregants’ and communities’ needs.
"I want to assure the community here that I’ve been monitoring this new water source. The water quality is good. I took samples. We have many organizations drilling without permits and operating illegally. Tukutana has followed the proper procedures and their wells are legally registered in the national water database. Tukutana has obeyed the authorities. They have been cooperative and have formed a very representative water committee to ensure the well is maintained for years to come.”
— Nalubega Samuel, Water Commissioner
Uganda
SOUTH SUDAN
Seven years ago, a leading East African health official urged Tukutana to expand our water initiative to South Sudan. This country faces food and water scarcity, conflict, and displacement. Only 10% of South Sudan’s population has access to safe water. Tukutana welcomed the opportunity to meet both physical and spiritual needs in this underserved region.
With Tukutana’s generous partners, we have completed more than a dozen water wells in the Yei District and in northern Bahr el Ghazal. Tukutana water systems in South Sudan are producing safe water, and reduci illnesses for more than 12,000 people every week.
As in Uganda and the DRC, with every water project Tukutana implements, our staff spend months on the ground. They minister to villagers and refugees, and equip local churches to better serve their communities. Tukutana outreach in South Sudan includes health training, sustainability training, Bible studies, discipleship, and evangelism.
"Our children may now attend school because they will no longer have to travel far to collect water from small, mud creeks shared by livestock."
—Aluba Akol
South Sudan
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
In 2020, Tukutana expanded to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where we partner with Water is Basic, Transform DRC, and local churches to quench both spiritual and physical thirst. At the request of the community members we serve, rather than drilling boreholes in the DRC, we construct above-ground rain-catchment systems.
To enable the large tanks to collect rain, the systems are attached to structures with roof gutters. Our crews do this by building a church with each water tank we provide. This method bridges our water projects with church planting and congregational growth. Using state-of-the-art Sawyer water filters (designed to last 40 years!), Tukutana has provided 21 DRC water projects that yield hundreds of gallons of purified water each week in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, and vulnerable communities.
"We thank the Lord for providing us with safe drinking water that will help thousands of our people suffering in displaced persons’ camps.”
—Rev. Theophile Kanyabugoyi Mmanirarora, Director, TransformDRC (Water is Basic + Tukutana partner)
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Tukutana Water Project Locations
UGANDA 🇺🇬 : Bugadunya💧Kolir 💧 Mbale 💧 Iki Iki 💧 Onybai 💧 Bolisa 💧Kanyumu 💧 Nakalama 💧 Lukhange 💧 Ipurege 💧 Kumi 💧 Karamoja 💧 Wasu-Sissaala 💧 Buwala 💧 Ngalankalu 💧 Konko 💧 Kisanja 💧 Nyanganya 💧Aruku 💧 Kululu 💧 Mpanga 💧 Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement 💧 Kululu 💧Kamwenge 💧 Kitwetwe 💧 Rumogi 💧 Midge 💧 Bwere 💧 Kaglorwe 💧 Kaghora 💧 Rutshuru 💧 Mundongo 💧 Museyenene 💧 Nyakiyumbu 💧Bunysiwa 💧 Kaghorwe 💧Nyamabukatu💧
SOUTH SUDAN 🇸🇸 : Yei 💧 Nahr Yei 💧 Marakonye 💧 Tikasu 💧 Bahr el Ghazal 💧 Aweil 💧 Gholyil Rar 💧Dorcheng Dong 💧 Ajogog 💧 Maker
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) 🇨🇩 : Kamurama 💧 Kibriga | Ngobera 💧 Burambo 💧 Rulimba 💧 Kibumba 💧 Kibriga 💧 Katenga 💧 Buhumba 💧Mwenga 💧 Provide du Maiema 💧 Ntondo 💧 Tubimbi 💧Tshibeke 💧 Marakonye 💧 Bulenga (IDP Camp)💧 Muja (IDP Camp) 💧 Kibati (IDP Camp) 💧Kanyaruchinya (IDP Camp) 💧 Kinogo (IDP Camp) 💧 Munigi (IDP Camp)
