Ryan's Well Foundation Blog

July 27 - or "Ryan's Day" - marks the anniversary of the day Ryan visited his first well at Angolo Primary School in Uganda.

Before Ryan's well was built in 1999, Jimmy and other local children would spend several hours every day searching for water - water that was often not even clean. The new well not only meant access to safe water, but time they could instead devote to attending school and helping their families.

As with our other projects, we've continued to monitor Angolo Primary School over the years. It's been wonderful to see the impacts of our work to both the school children and community.

Angolo Primary School - Over the Years...

2000 - Ryan visits his first well and meets his brother, Jimmy	2005 - As people return to the area and school after several years in camps, the well is refurbished to once again provide safe water.
2006 - Ryan visits his well again. Angolo is one of 73 schools taking part in the "Health & Hygiene Pilot Project" teaching students and teachers how to improve hygiene practices, handwashing and sanitation through music, drama and dance competitions and classroom studies.	2007 - In partnership with H20 Africa, Ryan's Well provides Angolo with a new latrine block. Since then, two more latrines have been constructed by other groups.
2007 - There are now 800 students attending Angolo Primary School	2010 - Visiting Angolo again, there are now 1030 students and 17 teachers at the school. The well is functioning and continues to provide safe water to the children and area residents. Photo courtesy of Lesley Marino, 2010