Raising the village breathes life into 2000 households in Western Uganda
Raising theVillage, a Canadian Non -Government Organisation has come to the help of over 2000 households in Western Uganda through extension of clean water services tovarious villages.
Speaking on
Wednesday at a function to commission extension of clean water to Nyakinoni and
Kihihi sub-counties in Kanungu district, Clement Mugisha , the Deputy programs
Director for Raising the Village said the project would come a long way in
extending water to villages that don’t have protected springs as the only
solution for communities to get clean water.
“We are
focused on fighting poverty through elimination of immediate barriers of
scarcity, access and nurturing income generating projects as well as building
local capacity in a bid to accelerate communities towards economic self -reliance,”Mugisha
said.
“We shall alwayscontinue fighting to meet our target of ensuring at least 80 percent ofhouseholds throughout the country access safe and clean water covering shortdistances while saving time for other household productive work.”
He explainedthat as part of the project, 17 water sources in the villages of Nyamabare,Rwangoboka,Buhumuriro,Nyamiyaga,Rwamahamba,Kanyambeho,Nyakayaga,Kamuswa, Bushogye, Nyakashure,Nyakarambi,Samaria,Bushogye,Mpangangoand Group farm A and B were constructed .
The project, he said is set to benefit 2120 households and a total of 10,000 people at a cost of over shs 50 million.
The Kanungu
District Resident Commissioner, Shafick Ssengooba Ssekandi applauded Raising
the Village for its initiatives to move communities out of poverty.
“We must
thank government for bringing peace and the enabling environment that we are
able to have such organisations to provide services to our people not only in
Kanungu but also other districts like Kisoro,”Ssengooba said.
He however
warned locals against spoiling the protected springs saying it would be an embarrassment
if the NGO returns only to find them in ruins.
“I urge you
people to maintain these projects very well because more is still coming from
Raising the Village. If u fail to cooperate with them well, I will be forced to
ask them to go to my home village in Wakiso, “he warned.
Raising the
Village, is a Canadian Non -Government Organisation empowering communities in
sub –Saharan Africa by providing training and critical infrastructure to implement
and manage self-directed sustainable initiatives.