Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Wednesday handed over 10 hand pump boreholes worth Shs307m to communities in Teso sub-region. The boreholes will serve 4,800 people in districts of Kapelebyong, Katakwi and Bukedea.

The Soroti district Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Salim Komaketch, who represented the Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang, received the boreholes at Angopet Olilia B village, Okungur Sub-county, Kapelebyong District.

Komaketch said Teso has long faced challenges related to water scarcity, adding that many communities have had to rely on unclean water sources which lead to health issues and affect overall community well-being.

Damon Ansell, the Director of Corporate Relations for Africa at Diageo, UBL’s parent company, explained that their business supports programs that improve the communities within which they operate all over the world.

Juliana Kagwa, UBL’s Corporate Relations Director, said access to clean water is not just a basic human right but also a fundamental necessity for the growth and prosperity of any community. 

“By providing this vital resource, Uganda Breweries Limited has taken a commendable step towards empowering the people of Teso and enabling them to lead healthier and more productive lives,” Kagwa said.

UBL has so far invested over Shs20 billion in water and sanitation projects across Uganda benefitting over 2 million people.

Some of the projects include a Shs335 million piped water supply system in the Buwali sub-county of Bududa district that has benefitted over 2,000 residents, the construction of 37 boreholes in the Acholi sub-region and the implementation of a Shs1 billion water and sanitation project in Bulangira, Kibuku District in partnership with Water Aid Uganda.

Similarly, in 2022, UBL commissioned 20 boreholes estimated at Shs560m to communities in the Northern and North-Eastern sub-regions of Lango and Teso that have since benefitted over 9,000 people in the districts of Oyam, Lira, Kapelebyong, Katakwi and Bukedea.