Bwindi, Uganda

In partnership with Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy

Bwindi Community Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital in Uganda that offers preventative and curative services to 120,000 people and serves the population in the 3 sub-counties of Kayonza, Mpungu and Kanyantorogo in Kanungu District. The hospital began with a mission to help the Batwa pygmies who were displaced from the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest after it was made a National Park in 1991. Since leaving the forest, many Batwa have lived in extreme poverty and are affected by the health issues that poverty brings. There are few other decent health services nearby in this extremely remote area and people sometimes walk for more than a day to get to the hospital.

Our partner Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP) has been a longtime supporter of the hospital, and identified it a high priority for water treatment due to the effects of endemic water safety issues on the health of patients and students at its nursing school. Beginning in 2019, 501CTHREE worked with the AKP and the hospital to design a self-contained system that could remove harmful bacteria from the water - one that could be locally-built and maintained by hospital staff.

While the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the installation for a while, the system was commissioned at the end of 2021 and will now provide clean, safe water to the hospital, nursing school, and surrounding community for years to come.

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About AKP

Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy is dedicated to positively impacting lives and livelihoods in the communities where its guests travel. AKP is equally committed to ensuring guests learn about its philanthropic investments as an integral part of their travel experience. From Africa to Asia, Latin America to the Antarctic, AKP is working with partner communities on education, health care, conservation and enterprise development projects.