THE WORLD BANK FUNDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NWSC AND OTHER PARTNERS KICKS OFF TO PROVIDE FULL SCALE SOURCE PROTECTION SERVICES IN GULU
Written by Ivan Tekakwo Consultancy services for full scale source protection services in Gulu kicked off on 16th June 2022. The water source protection initiative funded by the World Bank and being implemented by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) presents identified activities/interventions needed to mitigate existing and future threats to Oyitino dam and improve […]
NWSC MOVES TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY IN KAMULI
Written by Cream Ninsiima “Amaadhi ti gamala (Water is hardly enough)”, are the cries of the people in Kamuli who went on to lament about getting used to the fact that safe tap water is clearly not for them as they were left with the choice of relying on the nearby unprotected springs and shallow […]
IMPROVING WATER SUPPLY IN APAC
Written by Ivan Tekakwo Access to clean water and sanitation services is central to National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s goal of achieving “Water for All”. In the district of Apac alone, over 89 villages have gained access to clean water with a total network of over 150kms of mains extensions with an estimated 60% of […]
AT LEAST 68 VILLAGES TO BENEFIT FROM DOKOLO WATER PROJECT
Written by Ivan Tekakwo The Dokolo Water Supply and Sanitation Project, funded by the African Development Bank and the government of Uganda, will address water shortage in Dokolo town council, Adwoki and Iguli trading centers, Agwata and Amwoma sub-counties. The UGX14 Billion project, whose implementation started on August 3rd 2020 until November 2nd 2021, was […]
NWSC ON TRACK TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY IN LIRA CITY
Written by Ivan Tekakwo In a bid to improve the reliability and the capacity of water supply in Lira City, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and other development partners are executing several projects aimed at boosting quality and reliable water supply in the City. NWSC Area Manager-Lira, Mr. Gerazio Tukahirwa affirmed that NWSC […]
NWSC EXTENDS WATER TO OVER 12 VILLAGES IN AND AROUND MASAKA AREA.
Written by Cream Ninsiima Life without access to clean safe water is rather unfathomable. To fulfill this basic human need, National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (NWSC) Masaka Area team, under the stewardship of the Area General Manager, Eng. Mujuni has extended water supply services to the 12 villages of Nabinene, Kyanjala, Kyamuhiimbwa, Kagezi, Bukoowe, Kabonera […]
LYANTONDE AND KIRIHURA TO BENEFIT GREATLY FROM NWSC INTERVENTION
Written by Raymond Musinguzi With millions still navigating the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the challenge of clean safe water scarcity, now more than ever, access to safe water is critical to the health of families in Uganda. The Ugandan government through National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) now aims to have clean and improved sanitation […]
NWSC RESTORES WATER SUPPLY TO BUNYANGABU, CONTRIBUTES TO INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION WORKS
Written by John Fisher Sekabira National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) completed water supply restoration works on 2nd June 2022 in Bunyangabu district after almost a week of zero water supply following the recent outburst of River Yerya which destroyed the NWSC infrastructure that serves Bunyangabu service area. The situation of no water supply affected […]
MUBENDE AREA RAISES THE BAR IN NWSC GREEN TREEVOLUTION CAMPAIGN.
Written by Cream Ninsiima The National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s Mubende Area has taken the Tree Planting Campaign to another level by planting 14,000 trees in only a couple of days. The team partnered with the Ntugamo 4th Batallion CMRC of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) and Answered Prayer Nursing School to plant an […]
7000 TREES PLANTED AS MUBENDE AREA JOINS THE NWSC GREEN TREE-VOLUTION
Written by Cream Ninsiima National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s Mubende Area joined the corporation’s Go Green Campaign dubbed “The NWSC Green Tree-volution” and planted 7000 trees as the Area kick-started the second phase of the campaign. The campaign is in line with NWSC’s commitment to plant at least 10 million trees by the year 2023, […]