In 2015-16 QCP UK raised £80,000 to bring clean running water to the hospital and village of Abeka. 

 

Clean water continues to be supplied to the hospital and village of Abeka. This has reduced by 95% the incidence of preventable water borne diseases, including typhoid and cholera. Women no longer risk violence on perilous journeys to fetch dirty water from Lake Tanganyika. A local management group collects subscriptions from those people who receive the clean water and uses this money to fund maintainance and coordinated repairs.

 

But people from the neighbouring village of Mukwezi were still suffering from the same illnesses. QCP raised funds and, in 2025, started work to extend the clean water supply to Mukwezi. In April 2025 the water was connected and people in the village can now access clean water.

 

This short video was made from clips sent from the Congo and celebrates this life-saving achievement. Thank you to all our donors!

 

 

 Clean water