Novels in Uganda

Please visit your country's website for up-to-date information on product catalog, prices, services and events. I dream of a water supply system for the whole area so that we can declare it safe Fishing villages on Lake Victoria in Uganda had no access to clean water: the lake was polluted with industrial waste. Such water, getting into the body, leads to the development of serious and even fatal diseases. In 2015, to help the area, the Icelandic government funded projects to improve water quality, sanitation and health (Water, Sanitation and Health, WASH). The Icelandic government worked in collaboration with the Buikwe District, Water Mission Uganda and Grundfos. In one part of the project, in 39 villages with a total population of about 45,000, the team drilled wells to extract clean groundwater and installed pipe systems with water distribution terminals - GRUNDFOS AQtap. After almost two years, the number of waterborne infections began to decline. 83. The Ugandan village of Bugoba (population 10,000) in the Buikwe region is located in a valley in the hills overlook Novels in Uganda ing Lake Victoria. From the town of Jinja to Bugoba, about an hour's drive on an off-road vehicle through the red soil past the sugar cane and cassava plantations. The lake is located at the foot of gentle hills about half an hour's walk from the village. Village resident Annette Kasukia, along with many other women and girls, walked down the hill to fill 20-liter cans of water for cooking and washing. “At first we thought the water was good, we drank it,” says Annette Kasukia. “Then it got bad, and you thought it was probably mosquitoes. People in the village were always sick. My neighbor died of schistosomiasis. His stomach was swollen. did not know that it was all from the lake water. " “We spent a lot of money treating our children and ourselves when we got sick,” says Annette Kasukya, a resident of Bugoba who lived there even before Grundfos Lifelink's water systems were established. "We couldn't generate any savings to improve our lives." Her daughter Hanifa, now six years old, suffered from severe diarrhea. "We spent a lot of money trying to help her," says Annette. "She was severely dehydrated. She almost died." Some villagers thought the water would be cleaner from the depths of the lake. But new dangers arose: the risk of drowning and crocodiles. “The lake turned out to be completely unsuitable for water extraction,” she says. There was also a well, but it was necessary to walk two or three hours along the road in the opposite direction to reach it, while drinking from it was also not safe. Alternatively, water could be purchased from local suppliers for Ugandan shillings 500 (US $ 0.15) per canister. “It was expensive. We couldn't afford such an expense,” says Annette. “We spent a lot of money on treating our children and ourselves. Bugoba villager Annet Kasukya uses her rechargeable WaterCard to buy 20 liters of water from the Grundfos AQtap ATM. "The lake was once a source of clean water, but industrial development and population growth have led to pollution," explains Kigongo Mathias, District Governor in Buikwe. , an increase in mortality, especially among children, they had to pay large bills for medical services, and labor productivity declined. Poverty came to the village, small children were lagging behind in development. Neither the residents themselves nor the district administration wanted to put up with this situation. " https://jiji.ug/36-novels