United Solar Initiative

In late 2021 we connected with cathy oliver a woman from south carolina who has been supporting a community in lwengo district of uganda for the past 10+ years. She has been supporting mugerwa umaru who founded and runs the ground zero project in lwengo. Its goal is to help the people in lwengo become self-sustaining. He helps them develop skills and businesses that allow them to support themselves and their families. For example, a young lady, who is in a wheelchair due to an accident, makes beautiful baskets. Another man cathy met makes chalk to sell to schools and detergent for washing clothes. A new medical facility mostly funded through cathy's efforts was built in 2022 and United Solar Initiative funded a small Solar system for the facility. The Solar is mainly used for lighting and charging devices.