Bugwere Clean Water Project — providing clean water wells for communities with no access to clean drinking water.

In August 2025, the DFREE® East Africa maiden tour group visited the Bugwere Kingdom of Eastern Uganda, and were warmly welcomed by His Highness King Geoffrey Wayabire, the royal household and members of the Budaka community.

The group stopped to assess sources of drinking water in nearby villages that relied on open ponds that were a hub of constant activity and persistent illness:

• Livestock waded through the same water that families used for drinking.
• Women spent hours scrubbing laundry on the muddy banks.
• Children played in and drank from the same pool.
• Waterborne illnesses like cholera were commonplace.