In Obiya West and Olet near Gulu in northern Uganda, around a six-hour drive from Kampala, residents had previously relied on drinking water from a borehole that was contaminated with bacteria and caused serious illness. To address this severe health problem, a drinking water treatment project was launched in early 2020 with the financial support of the Wilo-Foundation.
As part of the project, two mobile water filters – so-called AQQACubes – were installed on site to purify the water and make it safe and suitable for consumption. In order to train residents in the proper use of the mobile filters as planned, despite the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, WeWater produced dedicated training videos. These explained the commissioning, installation and site selection for the filters, their general mode of operation, as well as their maintenance, cleaning and disinfection. In this way, local people were instructed in how the mobile filters function and how to use them, helping to ensure the most sustainable possible supply of clean drinking water.
