Infrastructure
in Uganda can be broken down into the three general areas of transportation,
electricity, and water systems. Roads are the most commonly used form of
transportation and as such, deserve the most attention as they are necessary
for people to have access to work, groceries, and any other resource outside of
their home. Unfortunately, the roads in Uganda are highly congested, unpaved,
and sometimes difficult to navigate. This makes travel time in Kampala and
other areas inefficient and slows development in little ways on a day to day
basis. Access to electricity is inconsistent, and some areas lose power for
days or weeks at a time without any means of recovering it without a personal
generator. Water sanitation in Uganda is in an equally poor condition, and
unlike in America, it is unsafe to drink water from any kind of tap or water
fountain. This means a heavy emphasis on water bottles as the only safe access
to water, which creates a large amount of plastic waste, often left on the side
of the road.
By the way this is Quinn, not Kaitlynn, thanks
Also whoops my questions are...
ReplyDelete1. What kind of specific developmental benefits do you think would be possible if roads were in perfect or near perfect condition?
2. Do you think that the construction of central water sanitation facility would be a good use of government and/or private resources?