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Mulwanda: Update On Cholera Response

August 14, 2014
In June, Water Missions International responded to an emergency aid request in Uganda. Cholera had broken out in the fishing community of Mulwanda on the shores of Lake Victoria. After two people died and more than 100 people caught the deadly disease, local government leaders reached out to Water Missions International asking for help. Staff from our Uganda country program office quickly mobilized a response, installing a Living Water™ Treatment System that filtered and treated the water of Lake Victoria, rendering it safe to drink for all 2,500 people in the community. Immediately, cases of cholera stopped appearing. Children Collect Safe Water Children in Mulwanda, Uganda, collect safe water from their disaster response system. Now cholera has been eradicated from Mulwanda! The people there cannot begin to express their joy and happiness over the difference that safe water has made in their lives. Now that the disaster has abated, our staff has assessed the community’s long-term needs and are currently putting together a budget and a plan for a safe water solution that will prove safe water for decades to come. Our goal is to ensure that the people of Mulwanda never have to fear waterborne diseases like cholera again. As we continue to work with this community, we’ll update you on the status of their safe water project.//

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