House heads stumble over fallen logs while others hide behind bushes when they see big groups of people moving with Ms Betty Namusisi and Lucy Akoko. The sanitation promoter and health assistant have at times had to use an iron…
It was a beehive of activity as guests exchanged contacts with distributors, suppliers and service providers at the 27th Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) trade fair. The trade fair hosted at the UMA show grounds in Lugogo attracted thousands of people…
Simon Kuuma goes about his work diligently despite teasing by other masons. He came on the receiving end of most jokes during the Market Based Sanitation Implementation Approach (MBSIA) training mostly due to his differently accented Luganda, the mostly used…
Masons, pit diggers and hardware dealers from the districts of Namutumba, Luuka, Buyende and Kaliro are undergoing a five-day training on Market Based Sanitation Implementation Approach (MBSIA), a new sanitation network delivery model. Developed by Uganda Sanitation for Health…
The National Sanitation and Hygiene Business Development Exhibition was held at Lira Recreational Grounds on August 6th and 7th. The chief Guest for day one was Minister of state for Primary Health Care Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu. Dwhile day two…
Always eager and willing to champion the struggle for sanitation are the staffs at Sanitation Solutions Group (SSG). So you can imagine their enthusiasm to work with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – Sanitation for Millions project…
The business of emptying pit latrines and septic tanks begun on a small scale but has grown in leaps and bounds with mostly private gulper entrepreneurs taking the lead. The business however has a big share of challenges and hazardous…
SSG provides emptying services for both pit latrines (lined and unlined) and septic tanks. Depending on the facility that requires emptying, SSG uses either a cesspool truck or a gulper, an emptying technology that is especially suitable for congested urban…