Vision Africa News

NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT

SOUTH WEST UGANDA

 EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY APPEAL

UN agencies have stepped up efforts to assist those displaced by the violence: (Photo courtesy of MUNOC)

Fresh outbreaks of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have caused a massive influx of  refugees into Uganda.  Many have been walking for over two weeks before finally reaching the relative safety of receiving camps in  Uganda. The tragic story of Jacquelyn Ingenda Himana is not an uncommon one.    She was interviewed

"I’m 58 years old and now all my children are dead. I lost them one by one, all four of them, over the past one month. The rebels snatched them from their houses. They were grown and had their own children, and all of these children have run to different places. I don’t know where they are.

"My husband died of cholera many years ago, and now my children are gone, so all I have is my niece, who is deaf and an orphan. But we travel together. We went 60km, walking in the day and sleeping in the bush at night. We ran with nothing. I saw so many people being killed that I just left without collecting my things. Even children are being killed.

"I want to go to Nakivale, and rest. There are still people being killed in Congo. How can I go back? I wanted to board the bus to Nakivale yesterday, but there was no room. I hope to leave today. All I want is peace and somewhere to sleep and something to eat."

Over 30,000 Congolese refugees have recently fled into Uganda, and many more are expected to arrive as the conflict continues.  Unfortunately once they have escaped the perils of war they face the risk of potentially fatal diseases such as cholera due to unclean drinking water.  As you enjoy the festive season, spare a thought and a prayer for those whose only wish is for  food, clean water, and rest.

Vision Africa, a Brisbane based Community Development Organisation  with operations in Uganda, is raising urgently needed funds to set up  water filtration systems to purify water from a nearby lake.  In  partnership with Sky Juice Foundation, Vision Africa will set up filtration systems using Australian-made SkyHydrants, with each unit producing 20,000 litres of clean and safe drinking water per day.

You can help by making a tax deductible donation.  Just $15 provides someone with a permanent supply of clean water.  How many people could you help today?

Some of the DRC refugees have been walking for two weeks before reaching the Ugandan border (Photos courtesy of UNHCR)

You can help by making a tax deductible donation online or by an internet transfer.

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(Receipt will be issued by Global Development Group) *Donations in Australia and USA to this approved aid & development project are tax deductible

THE SKYHYDRANT CHALLENGE

BEGIN THE FLOW OF CLEAN AND SAFE WATER TO THOSE THAT NEED IT

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Developed and manufactured in Australia by the Sky Juice Foundation, the SkyHydrant™ water purification unit is intended for affordable community water supply and disaster relief applications for production of clean pure water. The SkyHydrant™ purifies the water without the need for power or chemicals. The units can be a single stand alone installation or manifolded together for higher capacity. The SkyHydrant™ uses no consumables, and the filtration process has no moving parts. The SkyHydrant™ produces no harmful toxic sludges, by-products or direct greenhouse gases. One SkyHydrant can produce 20,000 litres of clean and safe drinking water per day which can meet the needs of 1000 people while eliminating water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid.

Vision Africa in partnership with Sky Juice Foundation (www.skyjuice.com.au) and Global Development Group (www.globaldevelopment.org.au) is launching THE SKYHYDRANT CHALLENGE! You can sponsor a SkyHydrant for $6000 or organise a fundraising event or challenge the people in your network to take THE SKYHYDRANT CHALLENGE together and help Vision Africa bring much needed clean and safe drinking water to African communities. (Check with your employer to see if they will match your SkyHydrant sponsorship)

BECOME PART OF THE FLOW AND CONTRIBUTE TO CHANGING LIVES

$6000 PAYS FOR ONE SKYHYDRANT AND AIR FREIGHT TO AFRICA

Get involved and help Vision Africa provide clean and safe drinking water in Africa. You can sponsor a SkyHydrant or take the challenge to your school, footy club, youth group, work mates, business group, company, women’s group, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Sales Network Group or whatever your people networks is.

*Tax Deductible donation online, please click on:

(Receipt will be issued by Global Development Group)
*Donations in Australia and USA to this approved aid & development project are tax deductible