Writer- Melissa Kyeyune | NGO- Water For People | Country- Uganda | SDG- Goal 6, Clean Water and Sanitation | Year- 2017 | SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation | A piece of Ignatious Epuwat’s company SANQUA Engineering can be found in almost every rural home in Asuret sub county, Soroti district. Originally providing generic construction material, the company was identified and mentored to start offering sanitation products and services under Water For People’s ‘Sanitation As A Business’ approach. The partnership went beyond training. “Water For People gave us a lot of our startup stock,” Ignatious says. This stock includes ring liners, concrete slabs and Sato pans to for improving latrines. SANQUA Engineering has now cornered the market in Asuret and sells products daily to retailers, masons and other individuals. “All 300 of the initial satopans that we were provided with under SAAB, have been bought. That is a huge achievement for us.” Under the SAAB approach, Water Fo...
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