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Dembe donates $265,000 worth of solar street lighting

Dembe Group Directors Anil & Adim Damani and Philips Signify representative Martha Osiro presented sample Philips solar lighting to The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Uganda Dr Ruhakana Rugunda. Dembe Group in collaboration with Philips Signify and The Danish Refugee Council have recently donated UGX 1 Billion (USD 265,000) worth of solar lighting equipment to the Government of Uganda to support the cause to fight Covid-19.

The equipment will be installed at Health Centres, Maternity Centres, Kampala Slums (including Kamwokya Slum), The National Ambulance Call Centre, Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement and the Ministry of Health Car Park. The donated Philips equipments have high Lumen outputs, long lifespans and low maintenance costs. In addition to lighting, a Philips Ultraviolet Sterilisation Machine to sterilise Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been donated to protect the Health Workers.

Dembe Group Directors Anil & Adim Damani and Philips Signify representative Martha Osiro presenting sample Philips solar lighting to The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Uganda Dr Ruhakana Rugunda..