In Uganda, one can pay a small price and have their cell phone charged at a station, like the one shown in the picture above.
Limited access to electric power and cell phones in Uganda are most likely factors for cell phone charging stations like the one above. Actually, many households in Uganda are powered by car batteries. Sometimes batteries are shared between households. A car battery will normally supply one household for about a month. When their battery runs, they can pay 1000 Ugandan shillings (about $1 US) to have it recharged. It will take about 3-5 days for a car baterry charging service to recharge a family's battery. Car battery charging services are not located in every village, so often one will have to pay extra for pick-up and delivery. Because of Uganda's unique power and cell phone situation, it is not uncommon for cell phones to be shared amoung groups of people.
