Solar Links Initiative has installed lighting in communities in Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi
Villages which have benefited are in Karamoja, Lira, Amuru and Agago Districts in Northern and North-Eastern Uganda, in Sembabule District in Central Uganda, Iganga and North Mbale Districts in Eastern Uganda and in the Ssese Islands as well in Kajo Keji District in South Sudan and Buruuri, Makamba and Bujumbura Provinces in Burundi. Communities which are particularly marginalised by energy poverty are selected. Identification of, and liaison with, CBOs and other community leaders, currently in Uganda, is ongoing with the purpose of replicating this project in their subsistence farming communities either as a stand-alone project, or part of their existing development programme.
Communities with which Solar Links Initiative has partnered are detailed in the map below with a particular focus in Karamoja, in Kaabong and Karenga in the North and Namalu and Nakapiripirit in the South. Most recent partners are in Lira and Bulambuli Districts.