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Our impact

What we measure today, and what we aim to change.

Our theory of change in short: the figures we measure today and the notes on how we check them. Open the full version to see every step. Measured and intended results are kept apart.

Our impact aim Every household, school and health centre along our main lines has safe, metered water close to home, from a service that is paid for, run and repaired locally for the long term.

What we produce

Measured
Active kiosks
5
Household yard taps
25
Litres sold
5.0 million
Kiosk-days open and recorded
99.8%

How we measure it

  • Measured today: litres sold, kiosk-days open, daily meter readings approved by a supervisor, and routine water samples.
  • Not yet measured: health, time saved and household cost outcomes. We report outcome figures only when we can verify them.
  • Check our records and ask for our latest water-quality test report.
See the full theory of change

  1. What we put in

    • A borehole checked by a hydrogeologist
    • Solar pumping, treatment and a 10,000-litre tank
    • A main line, kiosks and a local team
    • Funding from customers, grants, debt and equity

  2. What we do

    • Build and connect kiosks, yard taps and institutions
    • Treat, purify and routinely test the water
    • Meter every sale and reconcile it daily
    • Operate and repair each system

  3. What changes for people

    Intended
    • Families use safe water from a tap close to home instead of unsafe sources or a long walk
    • Schools and health centres have water on site
    • The service keeps running when a tap or pump needs repair

  4. What lasts

    Intended
    • Water sales cover running costs, and any surplus funds more connections
    • More households and institutions are served from the same source
    • The same design is repeated in new systems

What has to hold true

  • Customers keep buying by the metered litre at a price they can afford.
  • Kiosks stay open and every day's records stay checked.
  • The water stays safe, with routine sampling by our water quality officer.
  • Funding is found to build each new system.

Our story so far

  1. April 2024 Kitgum Municipality Our first kiosks start selling safe, metered water.
  2. May 2026 Paicho, Gulu District Three kiosks open, followed by household yard taps along the main line.
  3. Next Awach, Gulu District A complete new system needs funding to start. It uses the same design and the same local operating model.