Ngor Garang Tong is a 5th grader at Salva Kiir Primary School, in Aweil Town, which is in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. His school is one of several in the area where we have recently worked on projects. …
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Gillian Akullo is 13 years old and is in 5th grade at Ating Tuo Primary School, in Alebtong, Uganda. Gillian had been suffering from severe diarrhea for two years and recently her symptoms began getting worse. She says her mother …
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Juliette Alum is 18 years old and attends Omoro Secondary School, in Alebtong, Uganda. She hopes to be a teacher one day. Juliette is thankful for her many opportunities, as she realizes that most girls in her culture do not …
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Charity Atem is 16 years old and is a student at the Alela Modern Primary School in northern Uganda. Drop in the Bucket has been working at the Alela Modern Primary School for several years now and has spent time …
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Kenyi Openi is 14 years old. He has three brothers and one sister, and is in 7th grade at Jalimo Orphanage Primary School, in South Sudan. Kenyi says that the well Drop in the Bucket drilled has changed his life. Before the well, his family was …
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Nambi Masitulah is in class P6 at the Makonzi Boarding School which is in the Mubende district of western Uganda. When we first met Nambi, she was drinking from this water hole. Before the new well, all of the pupils at the school were …
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Tada Swalo is 12 years old. He has two brothers and two sisters, and is in 7th grade at Jalimo Orphanage Primary School, in South Sudan. His favorite class is Social Studies and he wants to be a pilot when …
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Annet Poni is a 16-year-old, 7th grade student at Adire Primary School, in South Sudan. She lives with her parents, her sister and three brothers. Before we drilled the well at Adire Primary School, the entire area was getting their drinking …
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Salume goes to the Amononeno Primary School in the Alebtong District of northern Uganda. She loves school and her favorite subject is English. Salume wants to be a nurse when she is older and is very happy that the school …
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This is Oscar. Oscar is 8 years old and lives at Mother Theresa’s school for disabled and disadvantaged children. This school/orphanage primarily looks after deaf and blind children. It also is home to many children born to mothers who were …
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