Water, Sanitation, and Solar Energy

URF has partnered with Engineers without Boarders to design and implement a clean water supply and sanitation system and a power system for the Hope Academy in Masaka.

Water & Sanitation System
A team of engineering students and professional engineers from the University of Minnesota installed a water system that pumps underground water for use at Hope Academy. The entire system runs automatically and also works in connection with the rainwater catchment system that was installed by the same group. The system provides enough water for the school, which is also shared with the surrounding community during droughts when the wells dry out.

Solar Power System 
The Engineers Without Borders chapter at Virginia Tech designed and installed a solar power system that works in conjunction with the grid power at Hope Academy. This ensures that the school has a constant supply of power. This is critical for maintaining technology and medical equipment at Hope and URF.