3 CARC centers open 

 
Overwhelming community response!
We are having the communities of these IDP camps respond in large numbers to every program offered in the 3 CARC centers. It is a case of having the right solution at the right time, now we are needing partners to come along on this journey.

Meet Connect Africa 

 
It is our great pleasure to introduce you to the Connect Africa Team. The team is comprised of several leaders from different churches who come together for the sole purpose of serving others in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. meetconnectafrica

You Tube Video 

See the work of Connect Africa on YouTube in this 8 minute video made in 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79EbMZaK_G0

Atiak CARC opens June 2009 

 
Standing in front of the 15,000 Lt rainwater harvesting tanks in July, we are excited that the CARC center in Atiak is finally open and operational as a BSF factory. Samaritans Purse UK, Wine to Water, Newman FF, and Calgary Rotary all had a partnership in getting this strategic center opened on the Sudan border. Here's the saga...

Tex and Val in Africa 

 
Tex and Val are now Africans! They have moved into the house next door to Trev, a 5 bedroom house with sit down toilets! Click here to see his pics.

First Aid Kits 

 

It's been a 5 year journey from a small beginning to becoming a fully functioning part of the Connect Africa Vision. The First Aid project trains local leaders and releases village first aid kits into needy communities, enabling the local community to be empowered to impact the health problems...more

Busia Dec 2009 

 
We had a great response from the Busia area as almost 500 leaders and politicians came to a BSF filter conference. We are getting requests from Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and the west Kenya area to run a week long BSF training and bring along some of the other appropriate technologies we have.

Rain Water Harvesting 

 
A cost effective solution to water challenges in Africa is to harvest the abundant rain in locally produced tanks made of ISSBs. We just finished building 11 tanks during 2009 in the former IDP camps, training community leaders in a hands on solution to the problem

Tychon Family Move 

Just getting the roof on the house at the Hub that will be the base for the Tychon family in this next season. We arrive April 7th and have a few months of work to make the place fit for a family

Bio sand Waterfilter training 

 
2009 saw the facilitation of 3 BSF conferences with over 600 BSF waterfilters produced by the Connect Africa team at the 4 centers in Uganda. Effective community training has led to a great demand for these locally produced waterfilters. With the IDP camps being disbanded, the household BSF waterfilters are the best solution for treating groundwater sources.

Rocket Stoves 

 
The Connect Africa Rocket Stove factory is running at the Opit CARC center. Martin and Sylvia are teaching IDP Camp leaders to build there own "green" tech stove designed by Connect Africa. Recycled 45 Oil drums are worked into the portable stove and reduce the use of firewood.

The CA Hub 

 
The perimeter wall at the Hub is finished, with lots of work still to do as the center emerges out of the jungle.