As you entered the blog, you saw a photo of a little boy getting a drink of water. That photo was taken by the CHCC team that visited Uganda last September when they visited a community water hole. Our team went to that same water hole today. What a difference! World Vision has tapped into the artesian spring and piped fresh flowing water into a concrete conduit. People collect water at the constantly flowing water pipes, the run-off flows down the conduit and provides water for a rice field. The site was just completed and has only been open one month, and World Vision staff tell us that already, skin diseases among the children have measurably decreased. To reach the site, we walked along a narrow path through the bush, meeting people carrying water containers all along the way. About 150 families, or approximately 1,000 people depend upon this water source with some walking three to five miles to get their water. Sheryl
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