Lango College Students Find Relief with New Water Source

L-R Bishop Omara, Okino and Levi Okodi, Presidential advisor and other school staff members at the water facility,

By Patrick Okino

Students of Lango College, one of the country’s traditional and prominent institutions, have found relief after a charity organization drilled a borehole at the school to address inadequate water supply and support irrigation.

The students described the development as a blessing, noting that the school has long struggled with limited water sources. Due to resource constraints, the institution had been unable to meet the growing demand.

Ambrose Ongom, the school’s head prefect, expressed gratitude to the partners, Show Mercy International, for the donation. He said the new borehole would ease the burden of water scarcity, as the school previously relied on only one borehole to serve more than 700 learners.

“On behalf of the students, I am very happy for this donation because we shall no longer face the crisis we experienced before. We shall use the water sparingly to improve our sanitation,” Ongom said during the commissioning of the project on Saturday.

Alex Opio, a Senior One student, also praised the organization for considering Lango College among the beneficiaries. He emphasized the importance of water, saying, “Water is life, and whoever gives water gives life, as the Bible says.”

The school’s headteacher, Sam Bob Okino, said the institution has struggled for a long time with inadequate water supply and had made several unsuccessful attempts to address the challenge.

“Through God’s grace, this opportunity came at a time when the school had almost given up,” he said.

Okino explained that the borehole, which is 68 meters deep, can produce more than 60,000 litres of water daily. This will be used to improve sanitation, health, and agricultural production.

“We have 30 acres of land ready for production, but previously we lacked water for irrigation, and many crops dried up,” he added.

He assured stakeholders that the school would protect and use the resource responsibly, noting that the school farm includes a tree nursery and other crops that require consistent water supply.

The Chairperson of the Board of Governors, Bosco Otulo, said the borehole would help revive farming activities at the school and provide students with practical skills alongside classroom learning.

“Not every student will secure a white-collar job, so it is important they leave school with hands-on skills that can sustain them,” he said.

Bishop Joseph Omara, of the National Fellowship of Pentecostal Churches of Uganda and overseer of Church Revival Ministry, revealed that the donation is part of a broader initiative that has seen 120 boreholes drilled across the Lango sub-region within one year and two months, at a cost of about Shs3 billion.

Omara noted that the organization will continue providing water to learning institutions and communities in the region.