There he will see for himself how his and Yorkshire Water's fund-raising efforts have helped international charity WaterAid provide clean water and sanitation to some of the world's poorest countries.

This year alone, Yorkshire Water employees like Dave, of Leeds, have helped raise £303,000 for the charity through events, payroll giving and a WaterAid lottery.

Dave, who chairs the local WaterAid committee said that every 17 seconds a child dies because of water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid, which is why WaterAid can really make a difference.

Dave will spend a day with a family with no access to clean water or sanitation facilities in a rural village in Masindi to experience and understand the hardship the people face on a daily basis.

The following day he will go to a second village in the same area that is already benefiting from WaterAid. He will be able to join in with some of the work by helping to build latrines.

WaterAid's work not only helps provide materials to build the necessary amenities, it transfers knowledge to the communities, empowering them to build, operate and maintain the wells, water pumps, and latrines.

Forty per cent of Ugandans do not have access to clean water and 57 per cent do not have a safe place to go to the toilet. WaterAid has worked in the country for 25 years and helped over 920,000 people gain access to safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education.

Dave said: "At 48 years old I have already reached the life expectancy of a man in Uganda - that really does make you think."

For more information on WaterAid, visit www.wateraid.org.uk

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