Uganda Minister Peter Lokeris sign deal with Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kazuaki Kameda for Community Road Empowerment (CORE).

Uganda has signed an MoU with Japan to empower 150 youth with skills in the Do-nou technology. This MoU will fall under the Community Road Empowerment (CORE). Do-nou is a Japanese word that means wrapping soil in a gunny bag. (Size: Do-nou bag- 45cm x 60cm).

The CORE is aimed at helping youth with skills for road development. It will also create a platform where the young generation can proffer solution to the nation with the Do-nou technology.

Hon. Peter Lokeris witnessed the signing of an MoU between the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kazuaki Kameda and Community Road Empowerment (CORE) to empower 150 youth with skills in the Do-nou technology.

Do-nou is a labour intensive, cheap techique used to maintain community roads. pic.twitter.com/sp4QNLtoAA

— Ministry of Works & Transport (@MoWT_Uganda) January 27, 2020

The Do-nou technology is used to improve rural access road for transfer of good from one location to another. 

Why Do-nou technology?

• Uses locally available materials (Do-nou bags; can use bags left, material put inside the bag; sand, Murram (gravel)
• Manual labour based technology (labour intensive) hence creates employment without both compromising the quality and increasing the cost.
• Easily adopted and applied by the community hence sustainable.
• With regular maintenance the road section maintained using Do-nou technology is durable. It is therefore preferable to maintain it after every rain season.

Do-nou technology Procedure

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