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The Lifeline News Brief: July 25 – July 31

What We’ve Been Reading This Week: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More. WHO and IOM Warn That Member States Must Take Action to Ensure the Safety and Health of Migrant and Displaced Populations Many migrants and displaced people live in crowded conditions where physical Read More

The Lifeline News Brief: July 18 – 24

What we’ve been reading this week: the latest in clean cooking and renewable energy innovation, clean water and sanitation, sustainable development and much more. Coronavirus Infections Accelerate in Africa Aside from frontline workers, the most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus are refugees, migrants and people who have been forcibly displaced.

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Stanford and our Lifeline team draw on their field research in Uganda for this article about meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19 and the long-term implications for rural operation. & maintenance.

Meet Rebecca Apicha: Lifeline's Senior Program Officer, Environment

All of our work here at Lifeline is made possible by the incredible passion and drive of our team. We’re proud to introduce you to the talented individuals who power our work and mission.

Introducing Brian

I have known since my high school days that I want to enter the development/humanitarian aid field. My first direct exposure to a global crisis and its effect on individual lives occurred during a class fundraising project to assist refugees from South Sudan.

Introducing Nupur

I am currently an international student from Kenya and a rising senior at the George Washington University studying International Affairs (IA). Reflecting on my past three years at university, I have had a few epiphanies.

Prioritizing COVID-19 Safety while Maintaining Basic Needs

COVID-19 has undeniably interrupted our everyday lives in multiple ways – how we work, who we can see, where we can go. For some, COVID-19 also poses a risk to other essential services, like access to water.

It’s a Record: Lifeline Hits Milestone…

Lifeline reached a new milestone at its factory in Lira, Uganda, producing 12,000 efficient household cookstoves in the month of February alone. Production capacity has doubled in recent months to keep pace with the growing demand for efficient household energy products across Uganda.

Lifeline Relaunches Partnership with charity: water

In March 2020 Lifeline relaunched its partnership with charity: water to continue improving access to safe, clean drinking water sources in the Apac and Kwania Districts of Northern Uganda.

Lifeline to Develop Mobile Payment App for Water User Fees

With support from the Stone Family Foundation, Lifeline has partnered with local Ugandan software firm OMNItech, Ltd., to develop a mobile payment application for submitting water user fees.