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The Ugandan government is setting up solar energy projects to provide water and electricity to, especially, rural communities previously bereft of these services.
Last week, the countrys Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department launched the construction of a $2.5 million solar water supply in Rubanda West.
The project is expected to provide clean water to around 44,000 people covering 36 villages.
Administrators told local media that the region has been suffering from chronic water shortages.
Healing Waters International said that at least 7% of Ugandas population rely on unprotected and unclean water sources from the ground for their main water supply.
Thats around three million people gathering water from local ponds and streams, the organisation noted.
"Over half the population doesnt have basic access to drinking water, meaning that people only have access to surface water, untreated water, or have limited access to clean water and must travel for clean water.
"Over half the toilets in the country are not considered hygienic since they dont properly separate human waste. Millions of people still defecate in the open, which contaminates nearby water from rain."
The organisation said that only one in five people have access to functioning handwashing facilities.
"One in three Ugandans has access to hand-washing devices, but not a reliable source of clean water and/or soap."
The organisation said the government is seeking to "work in collaboration with outside organisations to help improve sanitation and clean up the water supply, all with the ambitious goal of completing this by 2030." |
