University of Juba student develops app to track Juba pollution

University of Juba student develops app to track Juba pollution

A third-year student at the University of Juba has developed a mobile application designed to help residents report plastic pollution and track waste dumping hotspots across Juba.

Makur Majeng, a computer science student and founder of Save the Nile, developed CleanNile to improve environmental monitoring by allowing users to photograph waste, automatically capture its GPS location and submit reports for verification.

Once verified, reports appear on a public digital map, helping cleanup volunteers identify polluted areas and providing decision-makers with information to guide waste management efforts.

Majeng said the idea emerged from his experience organizing riverbank cleanups through Save the Nile, which he founded in 2025. He said volunteers often struggled to identify pollution hotspots because they lacked reliable location data.

The project was first conceptualized in 2025, with development beginning in early 2026. Majeng showcased an early version at a Girls in ICT exhibition in April before exhibiting the application at the South Sudan Internet Governance Forum in July alongside his team members.

CleanNile is now available through its official website, https://cleannile.org. Majeng says the next step is to make the application available on Google Play Store, while future plans include introducing artificial intelligence features to help recognize waste in submitted photographs and speed up report verification.

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