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Unprotected Flows
By Fredrick Mugira This collection documents the daily realities of water gathering across rural Uganda. Beyond the reach of the piped water networks, communities depend on a fragile network of natural seeps, aging concrete spring boxes, and unprotected surface pools. These visual artefacts explore the intersection of physical labor, water quality, and infrastructure decay. Balancing…
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The Inherited Weight of Water
Fredric Mugira Across rural Uganda, the burden of water insecurity weighs most on children. In places without piped water at home, collecting water is not just a chore. For many children, it shapes their entire childhood. This collection shows what daily life is like for children affected by poor water infrastructure. Toddlers take their first…
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Taps, Tanks, and Padlocks: The Hardware of Water Inequality
Fredrick Mugira This collection shows visual evidence of the physical and economic systems that shape daily water access in Uganda. In cities, rural areas, and commercial centers, water infrastructure highlights growing inequality. Padlocks and meters on shared taps mean that clean water is only available to those who can afford it. The photos show locked…
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If the Nile starts in Uganda, why do millions still carry jerry cans?
Uganda is home to Africa’s largest tropical lake and the source of the world’s longest river. Yet, for millions of citizens, access to safe water is limited not by nature, but by infrastructure, history, and price. Fredrick Mugira The Jerry Can as Missing Infrastructure It is plastic. It weighs nothing when empty and everything when…
A digital museum of water inequality in the Nile Basin
