Over 21 million people in Uganda are living without basic access to clean drinking water. The vast majority of people rely on water boiling to purify their water and prevent water borne diseases like diarrhoea, typhoid, and cholera.
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Project impacts and benefits
- Good health and wellbeing – 99.1% of project households reported an improvement in their health after the introduction of a Safe Water System (SWS).
- Gender equality – project households reported a time savings at least 2.46 hours/week after the introduction of the SWS; female beneficiaries may use time saved collecting fuel or purifying water to pursue other education or economic activities.
- No Poverty – More than 30,000 households received a SWS.
- Decent work – 61 individuals were employed during the distribution, monitoring, and evaluation of the project.