AN ENGINEERING student is hoping to bring fresh water to Africa with a pioneering project.

Roger Morton, from Poundon, near Bicester, is raising £2,000 so he can go to Uganda to work on a water and sanitation scheme.

The 19-year-old, who is studying at Exeter University, has organised a number of events, including a quiz at the Sow and Pigs pub, in his village.

The quiz, hosted by landlady Ali Gurney, raised more than £300, and a further £100 was donated by the pub’s owner, Brakspear’s of Henley.

Mr Morton needs another £600 to take part in the project, which is a joint scheme between Engineers Without Borders Exeter and New Build Uganda.

It will help improve sanitation and water supplies in the rural Mubende district.

Mr Morton said: “The main aim is to improve attendance and raise the level of education among children in the district, particularly girls.

“It was discovered that when they get to secondary school, almost half of the teenage girls drop out, because of the lack of sanitation.

“The toilets they have at the moment are basically pit latrines.”