Uganda, April 25 -- Thousands of refugees displaced by conflict from neighbouring countries and host communities are excited about an ongoing water programme that has extended affordable water nearer to the households in the hitherto water-stressed areas.

Local leaders say the intervention has improved access to safe water and offered sanitation and hygiene boost to thousands of households living within northern Uganda's refugee settlements and neighbouring areas.

The Shs106 billion water programme is implemented in phases by the Ministry of Water and Environment through its Water and Sanitation Development Facility-North (WSDF-N) under the "support to water supply and sanitation in refugee hosting communities in northern Uganda project...