Top Grafters help HYT in large-scale project in Bidibidi refugee settlement.
HYT is pleased to be making the most of the skills of a group of South Sudanese refugees, called Top Grafters, as part of HYT’s project delivering 500 household latrines in Bidibidi. Read this post to see how the partnership is working.
Sustainable Construction to Alleviate Water Insecurity and Empower Refugees in Bidi Bidi
One Million Litres Water insecurity is a major issue in refugee settlements worldwide. Bidi Bidi, Africa’s largest settlement, is no exception. Through the construction of rainwater harvesting tanks, HYT is providing a sustainable solution while empowering refugees with construction skills. HYT’s ‘One Million Litres‘ project is installing 50 rainwater harvesting tanks in 50 Bidi Bidi […]
Transforming Community Schools in Koboko
How can non-profits allocate support that truly aligns with a community’s priorities and efforts? One method is identifying and supporting existing community projects, such as schools. Koboko District, in the extreme North West corner of Uganda borders both South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heavily laden trucks inch their way through Koboko’s steep […]
Life on the Edge – Uganda’s Congolese Refugees
It is difficult to imagine the life of a Congolese refugee, in the western world we are far removed from the realities of fighting, fleeing and surviving. In the last 12 months, HYT has provided construction training to 56 Congolese refugees. In the hope of bringing some context to HYT’s work, here is a snapshot […]
Bright future for the kids of Koboko
“Turn right at the three large telephone masts, if you enter the Democratic Republic of Congo, you’ve gone too far.” The journey to Marakulu Primary school takes you down a narrow, potholed track. The green rolling hills create a tangible sense of remoteness. “The children in this community have nowhere to learn. The closest school […]
HYT brings affordable rainwater harvesting to Bidi Bidi refugee settlement.
HYT has built ten 20,000 litre rainwater harvesting tanks in the world’s second largest refugee settlement. The tanks will service over 22,000 teachers, students, doctors, nurses and patients. During our 2019 partnership with Mercy Corps it became clear there was a need to increase water access and security. Despite the area receiving 9 months of […]
Working through the lockdown
Uganda, like the rest of the world, ground to a halt in late March. Although most industries were forced to close their doors, construction and training was allowed to continue, with HYT ensuring our teams were able to live and work safely. Despite all the uncertainty and fear early in the pandemic, HYT’s team at […]
Cisco’s story.
Training to be a builder and helping construct two innovation centres and four trading kiosks in Uganda’s – and Africa’s – largest refugee settlement, Bidi Bidi, was Cisco’s first proper job since he fled his home in South Sudan in September 2016. Until the environmentally-friendly construction and training programme started last May, led by award […]
In the first of a regular series, we tell the story of the award-winning HYT and its ground- breaking work in Uganda.
We begin with the Trust’s recent project in Africa’s largest refugee camp, Bidi Bidi, northern Uganda. Until a few years ago, Bidi Bidi was an empty tract of land in northern Uganda, occupied only by a few scattered villages, whose people eked out a meagre living in the swathes of inhospitable bush. Bidi Bidi is […]
2020 Greetings from HYT
We are pleased to send 2020 Greetings from our teams in Uganda and the UK, thanking you for your wonderful support. We also hope that this year is as successful for HYT as last year was. We thought you would like to see some highlights, starting with how HYT is meeting the UN’s Sustainable […]