Women collecting water in yellow jerrycans at a Pii-Maleng kiosk
Collecting water at a Pii-Maleng kiosk
A Pii-Maleng kiosk attendant at her station
Our kiosk attendants know their customers

Reliable · Affordable · Safe Water

About 1,500 people a day collect safe water from our kiosks.

Safe, metered water for homes, schools and health centres in Northern Uganda.

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Kitgum: selling since Apr 2024 Paicho: selling since May 2026 Awach: needs funding to start

Who we are

We are the local company that keeps the taps running.

Pii-Maleng Smart Water Company (PSWC) is a Ugandan company based in Gulu City. We build, own and run small piped water systems in Northern Uganda, and we sell safe, metered water to homes, schools, health centres and small businesses.

We started in Kitgum in April 2024 with 2 kiosks. In May 2026 we opened 3 more in Paicho, Gulu District, and connected the first 25 homes with yard taps. Today about 1,500 people a day collect water from our kiosks.

We run water as a business, so the service does not end when a project does. Customers pay by the metered litre. That income pays the operators, the repairs and the water testing, and any surplus connects more homes.

Every system works the same way: one tested borehole, solar pumps, treatment at source, and a purifier at every kiosk. Every meter is read each day, and a supervisor approves every reading.

A Pii-Maleng kiosk attendant at her station
Our kiosk attendants know their customers

The problem

Most rural water points fail once the builders leave.

Nobody is paid to run or repair the system. A borehole and pump that serve a single tap are expensive to keep going.

Nobody is paid to run or repair the system, and a borehole and pump that serve a single tap are expensive to keep going. When a tap breaks, families go back to unsafe sources or walk further.

Pii-Maleng began as the answer to that: a water service that someone is paid to keep running.

See our answer
A community meeting under a tree in Gulu, February 2026
Community meeting, Gulu, February 2026

Our answer

Ours keep running, because customers pay by the litre.

  • One tested borehole feeds kiosks, homes and institutions.
  • Metered sales pay for running costs and repairs. Any surplus funds more connections.
  • A local team looks after each system, and a supervisor approves every day's meter readings.
See how it works
A Pii-Maleng kiosk with its water tank raised on pillars, serving a trading centre
An elevated-tank kiosk serving a trading centre

How it works

One borehole feeds six kiosks and 200 homes.

Solar pumps lift water from a tested borehole to the main kiosk, where it is treated and stored in a 10,000-litre tank. A main line then carries it to up to five more kiosks, and to homes, schools and health centres along the way.

Standard system design
  • Up to 6 kiosks
  • At least 200 household yard taps
  • School, health centre and institution connections
Borehole Checked by a hydrogeologist
Solar pumping Off-grid panels above the kiosk
10,000L tank On pillars above the main kiosk
Main line Over 3 km, K1 to K6, with a booster pump

This is our standard design. Paicho has built half of its kiosks and Awach has none yet: see what is left to build.

See the proof

Standard design The full design, not the network installed today.

Pii-Maleng smart water system layout Select any part of the drawing to see what it does, from the borehole to the last kiosk on the line.
Pii-Maleng smart water system layout One borehole feeding a main kiosk (K1) with solar pumping, treatment, a 10,000 litre tank on pillars and taps for customers. A one-way main line with one booster runs from K1 through kiosks K2, K3, K4 and K5 and ends at K6, with a school, a health centre and five household connections tapped off the line before and after kiosks. P Borehole 10,000L T K1 Main kiosk Booster School Health centre K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 Household Household Household Household Household

Proof

5.0 million litres sold in eight months, and every litre is metered.

Actual: January to August 2026 Updated
5

active kiosks in 2 districts 2 in Kitgum, 3 in Paicho (Gulu)

25

household yard taps connected Paicho, Gulu District

5.0 million

litres sold January to August 2026

846

daily kiosk meter records each reviewed and approved by a supervisor

99.8%

of kiosk-days open and recorded January to August 2026

About 1,500

people a day collect water at our kiosks (estimate) August 2026, at 20 litres per person per day

Water sold per month (m³)

April to August 2026. Paicho’s kiosks started selling in May.

Monthly water sold in cubic metres, April to August 2026 Kitgum sold 385, 384, 339, 426 and 438 cubic metres from April to August. Paicho sold 0, 467, 445, 468 and 479 cubic metres over the same months. Totals were 385, 851, 784, 894 and 917 cubic metres. 385 Apr 384 467 May 339 445 Jun 426 468 Jul 438 479 Aug Kitgum Paicho
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Water sold per month, by district (m³)
Month 2026KitgumPaichoTotal
April3850385
May384467851
June339445784
July426468894
August438479917

August 2026: 917 m³ sold, about 29,600 litres a day, about 1,480 jerrycans (20 L) a day.

Meet the people

People

Meet the people who use it and run it.

Community voice

A local leader on what the kiosk means

A Local Council I leader at one of our kiosks.

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What is left to build

Paicho is half built. Awach is ready to start.

Awach has a design and a site. It needs funding to drill. Fund Awach.

Kitgum Municipality

Selling water

Kitgum District · selling since April 2024

Kiosks2 operating

Gangdyang · Kony Paco

Gulu Paicho

Selling water

Gulu District · selling since May 2026

Kiosks3 of 6
Yard taps25 of 200

Ogwal-Dire · Corner Laban · Lamin Oyoo

Gulu Awach

Needs funding

Gulu District

Kiosks0 of 6
Yard taps0 of 200

Borehole, solar pumping and treatment at the main kiosk

Where we operate

Kitgum and Gulu Districts, Northern Uganda.

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Records and water quality

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Pii-Maleng staff member taking a water sample for quality testing
Routine sampling by our water quality officer
  • Treated at sourceChlorine dosing and a 5-micron filter
  • Purified at each kioskA mini purifier before every tap
  • Tested routinelyBy our water quality officer
  • Metered dailyOpening and closing readings
  • Supervisor-approvedSales reconciled with cash each day
  • Downtime loggedClosed days are recorded, not skipped
Today Cash, recorded and reconciled
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Connecting a home, school or health centre? Request a connection. Financing a whole system? See financing options. Partnering as an organisation? Talk to our team.

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Finance

How a system can be funded

Each system is a defined asset. Funding can come from a mix of:

  • Customer revenues
  • Grants
  • Concessional debt
  • Commercial and impact debt
  • Equity
  • Blended finance
  • Strategic partnerships

Terms, including how and when a partner may step out, are agreed directly with each partner. Nothing on this website is an offer of securities or a promise of financial returns.

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Contact Us

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Ask us about water service, a connection for your home, school or health centre, or a partnership. We reply within two working days.

Location
Gulu City, Northern Uganda
Serving Kitgum and Gulu Districts

Telephone
+256 766 811 624

Email
info@pii-malengsmartwater.com

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