The launch of the water supply system is developed in a partnership initiative between the Government of Uganda, K2 Infragen and UnASDG IGO and is the lighthouse project for the implementation of initial 5.000 units of suchg system across the country.
The local Government Minister Hon. Rapahel Magyezi lauched together with UnASDG Head Director of the Council of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Ambassador Rahiv Goel and Head Director of Office of the EAC Region Hon. Ambassador Mukesh Kumar and UNASDG Ambassador Patrick Mutabwire the first solar powered water supply system.
It s an initiative in collaboration with the Government, K2 Infragen and the Intergovernmental Organization United Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals (UnASDG IGO).
The project enhances community access to affordable, safe and clean water to boost agricultural activities and improves overall livehoods.
Projects were inaugurated by the Minister at Miggade Primary School, Menwu Community in Nansana municipality, Wakiso District and at Bukalango Charismatic Catholic Church.
UnASDG IGO supports the Parish Development Model (PDM) which targets to lift 3,5 million households out of the subsistence economy to the money economy and this value translates into 17 Million people.
It is UnASDG's mission to support countries in ecological and economic development.
The goal is to install 5.000 solar powered water systems across Uganda as initial step to support the achievement of the goals and to support the country with this important project in their national development plans to maximize the long-term benefit to communities.
In the initial meeting between UnASDG Delegation and President Museveni, they discussed pririty investments in Uganda, including the water infrastructure for PDM, the Standard Gauge Railway and the Kampala-Jinja Expressway.
UnASDG hopes, Uganda Government will start with this initial collaboration to support establishing the basics to implement the UnASDG funding and development programs with its affiliated monetary authority and its different investment facilities.
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