Lango Safe Water, Uganda
Location
Uganda
SDGs Certified
4
Solution Type
Energy Efficiency
Project Type
Carbon Reduction
Fact File
🚰 Having a reliable supply of safe and clean water has enabled Harriet, one of the recipients of the Safe Water Project in Lango, to start up a shop business which she uses to support her family.
💬 She says: “The project has highly changed my life and greatly improved on my health and personal hygiene. I spend my free time at the shop, doing house chores and other activities. My children are also able to go to school early and during the weekends they help me with garden work. Being able to have my own business has made me feel more empowered as a woman and also depend less on my husband”.
Partnership &
Certification
About this Project
The Problem
Over 21 million people in Uganda are without access to clean water. Communities often rely on unsafe wells, lakes and other open water sources that are highly susceptible to contamination. Community groups own many existing boreholes across Uganda that have fallen into disrepair because maintenance programmes have been poorly managed or have proven too expensive.
The Solution
The Lango Safe Water project aims to resolve this issue by restoring existing boreholes and providing training for their continued maintenance. In addition to improved access to clean water, this will serve to reduce the emissions associated with boiling water to sanitise it. The initiative also addresses gender inequality and has become the first ever Gold Standard Gender Responsive certification project.
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