Home to 3,080 people who rely on contaminated water
Community members are plagued with waterborne diseases including typhoid, skin diseases, and other illnesses
Most notably, children are drowning while procuring water from the current source
Home to 3,080 people who rely on contaminated water
Community members are plagued with waterborne diseases including typhoid, skin diseases, and other illnesses
Most notably, children are drowning while procuring water from the current source
Neikesa Getulida, a 32-year-old mother is featured below with her 7 children as they collect water from a contaminated source
Serving over 16 villages, the Nansanga Primary School provides elementary school education to 1033 students: 534 boys and 499 girls. Over 600 of these children are orphans or vulnerable youth. The school also serves as boarding for some of these students, and at night time, classes turn into sleeping dorms. During national exams, all students of the upper grade stay at school as well, as succeeding in national exams requires studying extra hours at night.
Innovation Africa’s solar energy project served as the solution for Nansanga Primary School. By powering enough classrooms, we were able to create a huge change in their life quality, as well as present them with the opportunity to study as many hours as they need and reach their maximum potential while staying healthy. This, in turn, presented them with the possibility of dreaming of a brighter future, for themselves and for their families.
Located in Budaka district of Uganda, Nayigumya Village is the main water source for seven surrounding villages with a population of more than 4,500 families. The majority of this community was using a contaminated water source for generations. Community members shared stories of contracting water-borne diseases, diarrhea, skin rashes, and cases of wildlife attacks while women and children attempt to fill their jerry cans. This village had no other access to water for all of its household needs, such as drinking, cooking, bathing, andwashing.
When our team met with the women of Naygumiya and the Chairman of the community, they shared that 1,000 women visit the source daily while waiting in a queue to fetch water. Yet, depending on the family’s needs, women can fetch water up to 5-7 times a day between the hours of 6:30 am to 12 pm.
Installing Innovation Africa’s solar water-pumping system in Nayigumya Village was one giant leap towards escaping poverty and transforming this generation and future generations’ access to better health, livelihood, and education for the children of the community. With more time available, women started new businesses that allowed them to generate an income and bring greater health and prosperity to their families
