Bulaza village in Kyankwanzi District just got a solar-powered water system that ended decades of people walking crazy distances for dirty water they had to share with cows. The Ministry of Water and Environment teamed up with UK Export Finance and contractor Nexus Green to drop the setup, which feeds clean water to homes, schools, churches, and small irrigation plots across Kigando Sub-county.
Father Leonard Katsigazi from Trinity Primary School said kids used to get endless diarrhea and coughs from drinking swamp water where cattle also drank, and the school stopped spending money on treating waterborne diseases. Councillor Clever Nsenga mentioned his family used to hike 14 kilometers to wetlands for water, and at least four people drowned in a sketchy pond that formed when they built the Kampala-Hoima Road.
Residents are running washing bays and swimming pools with the new supply. Nexus Green has built over 450 similar systems across Uganda.
Father Leonard Katsigazi from Trinity Primary School said kids used to get endless diarrhea and coughs from drinking swamp water where cattle also drank, and the school stopped spending money on treating waterborne diseases. Councillor Clever Nsenga mentioned his family used to hike 14 kilometers to wetlands for water, and at least four people drowned in a sketchy pond that formed when they built the Kampala-Hoima Road.
Residents are running washing bays and swimming pools with the new supply. Nexus Green has built over 450 similar systems across Uganda.
