POUL DUE JENSEN FOUNDATION WATER Tapping water from a Grundfos AQtap, water dispenser Photo: Poul Krøijer 75% of sales is invested in the future maintenance of the installations. Water for Budaka In 2016, Poul Due Jensen Foundation donated EUR 261,715 to Seniors Without Borders for two water pro jects in the Budaka district in Eastern Uganda. The systems are powered by solar energy, and the water is tapped from four AQtaps in each local community. The Minister for Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris opened the project and called it a textbook project for Uganda. 14 Selling water credits Noola Nakiipa was taken on as a vendor of water credits at the beginning of 2017. She is in her late 30s, married to the chairman of the local water committee and an active and well-reputed woman in the local community. She is a farmer and plays an active role at the local school, where she is responsible for the children's lunches. And she has managed to have nine children herself. She was selected from among four people interviewed. There is no doubt that she is the right person for the job. Her primary task is to sell water credits to nearly 300 families who have bought a card for the four AQtaps. Moreover, she is keeping an eye on the machinery to ensure that everything is in working order. She is also responsible for ensuring that users pay for the water, and for handing over the money to the Seniors Without Borders representative, who takes the money to the bank. For her work, she is paid 10 per cent of the monthly sales. She has a stand-in, and the water committee also employs two guards. All in all, 75 per cent of sales is invested in the future maintenance of the installations. It is no longer necessary to collect water from the nearby swamps, waterborne illness has declined significantly, the school has become more
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