First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Kataaha Museveni said the new SAWA bag solar technology will provide people at the grassroots level with access to safe and clean water.

“The unique product design of the SAWA bag water purification system utilizes a plastic formulation that utilizes ultraviolet light to penetrate the water and inactivate dangerous pathogens.

Approximately 5.6 million SAWA bags have been distributed to households in vulnerable communities, many of whom already have access to the technology.

“SAWA bag technology comes to us at a time when the need for access to clean water is less pronounced,” Museveni observed of the technology, which is said to be environmentally friendly.

Henrik Jespersen, Deputy Director of the Danish Embassy in Uganda, said SAWA bags and jerrycans provide clean water to hard-to-reach areas with highly stable and sophisticated technology.

“More than 50,000 SAWA bags have been distributed in Kyangwali, Bidibidi and Adjumani refugee settlements. Four solutions have a unique business model to fund their operations through carbon credits and enable sustainability. I will,” he said.

Denmark, together with the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation, recently provided a grant of 340 billion shillings for a water treatment plant in the Wakiso district.

“The West Wakiso Water and Sanitation Project will provide clean and affordable water to West Wakiso households, which covers approximately one million people, including 160,000 in informal settlements,” Jespersen said. rice field.

According to Jonas Pilgaard, CEO of 4life Solutions, SAWA bags, which has an investment portfolio of around 22 billion shillings, were invented five years ago in the Adjumani district.

“More than 150,000 SAWAs are embedded across East Africa where access to safe drinking water is difficult,” he said. monitor.

“Technically a solar bag, SAWA bags are used to improve the microbial quality of water and are relatively safe to drink. It’s a useful technology for communities that don’t have it,” said Minister of State Aisha Sekindi.