Construction of a well in the Kamuli district of Uganda, 2003
Digital photograph by Corporal Paul Jarvis, Royal Logistic Corps. One of 467 images taken from two CDs of multimedia, August 2003.
In August 2003, students from Tayforth University Officer Training Corps (OTC) worked in the Kamuli district of Uganda in support London-based charity, The Busoga Trust. Under the leadership of Captain Dave Balmer, three groups of students spent three weeks assisting in the construction of shallow wells, hand pumps and rainwater collection tanks situated close to local settlements. Kamuli is a poor, rural district situated along the banks of the River Nile, some three hours from the capital Kampala. In 2003 it was estimated that sixty percent of the local population did not have access to a clean water supply.
The University Officer Training Corps offers students the opportunity to see and experience life in the Army but the scheme does not commit a student to joining the Army after graduation.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2007-10-8-45-462
Copyright/Ownership
Crown Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2007-10-8-45-462