Busabala is a rural village in Nazigo subcounty, Kayunga district, Uganda. The village has a population of up to 1500 people in about 200 households. The main economic activity in this community is subsistence farming; growing mainly maize , pineapples and potatoes
Like many other rural communities in Uganda, access to safe water in this community is a challenge. There’s hardly any protected water source in the village. People depend on surface water sources like springs and ponds which they share with animals. If they have to access clean water, they will walk more than 5km to nearby boreholes.
To boost their garden yields, most farmers apply chemical fertilizers in their gardens. Unfortunately, these will always find their way to the unprotected surface water ponds. This poses a very serious health challenge for the people.
There is only 1 community school in this village. Many children especially girls at the school dropout at an early age, just because of water challenges.