• Reference: P-UG-E00-011
• Approval date: 05/10/2011
• Start date: 26/09/2012
• Appraisal Date: 10/06/2011
• Status: OngoingOnGo
• Implementing Agency: MINISTRY OF WATER & ENVIRONMENT
• Location: Districts of Uganda and Central Region

Component (1)

(i) implementation of rural water supply infrastructure, including Large Gravity Flow Schemes (LGFS)

(ii) promotion and implementation of sanitation and hygiene development. Activities include software, construction and installation, baseline surveys, mobilization, community-based planning and monitoring, hygiene and sanitation education, Community Lead Total Sanitation (CLTS), gender awareness and, capacity building at user level for effective use and sustainable operation.

Component (2) implementation of water supply and sanitation infrastructure for small towns and rural growth centres, awareness creation of improved water resources management and catchment protection, capacity building activities and regional sanitation promotional campaigns. Activities will include the construction of public sanitation facilities and household demonstration toilets, training of masons in construction and management, and beneficiaries’ training in implementation and use of toilets. WSDF-C will also conduct regional sanitation campaigns in line with the Improved Sanitation and Hygiene (ISH) strategy, targeting the overall population of the Central Region.

Component (3) capacity building activities for all relevant stakeholders including the MWE, WSDF-C, Water Authorities and Water Boards, and the Districts’ Water Engineer and Health Officer and Water and Sanitation Committees. Capacity building for Local Government by the TSUs, supporting management structures for rural piped water supply systems, supporting private sector involved in water and sanitation, stakeholder mobilization and training during and after construction of the water supply and sanitation systems, and raising awareness of the different types of ecological sanitation. The proposed programme will also support annual technical and financial audits as well as support sensitization and training on procurement for districts’ officers in line in line with PPDA capacity building strategy. The programme will treat water resources management as a cross-cutting issue and environmental and social issues in all districts. It will also provide support to the sector studies, including tracking and value for money studies.

same as the sector goal

Uganda has recognized the cross-benefiting of access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation on other MDGs, and has in the last decade made substantial progress in terms of increasing coverage. Significant progress was achieved raising coverage to safe drinking water from 42% in 1991 to 65 % in 2010 and access to adequate sanitation from 51% in 2001 to 70% in 2010. In spite of this progress, there are still great disparities in the national coverage of potable water and improved sanitation across and within districts and region, affecting some of most marginalized and poor in the country.

Several rural sub counties located in areas classified as water stressed, have coverage rates of less than 50%. Likewise, the current coverage of water supply and sanitation in Uganda’s Central Region remains low and is constrained by the rapid population growth and increased urbanization. Of the total of 208 small towns and Rural Growth Centres (RGCs) in the region, currently only 20 have piped water supply systems. In addition, a total of 53 town councils/town boards exist in the region, 23 of which do not have piped water supply systems. Limited funding has been highlighted as the major obstacle to improving service delivery.

In addition, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), 75% of the country’s disease burden is considered preventable through improved hygiene and sanitation, vaccination, good nutrition and other preventive measures. Furthermore, the availability of safe water, safe human excreta, solid and liquid waste disposal facilities, health care, waste management and good personal hygiene are also considered as major determinants of environmental health outcomes in Uganda. To support Uganda in achieving its MDGs particularly those related to health and education, strategic interventions are thus required in the water and sanitation sector.

The rationale for the Bank’s involvement in the Water and Sanitation Sector (WSS) in Uganda is also built on the extensive experience the Bank has acquired in the sector in Uganda and in the Region. The Bank is among the largest DPs involved in the sector and the proposed WSSP will further strengthen and consolidate gains achieved from similar previous and on-going supports in the sector. The additional investment by the Bank Group comes at a critical time to assist the country meet its development goals and water and sanitation related MDGs.

An increase in the access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation to an additional 2.4 million people in rural and small towns. The proposed intervention will contribute to the GoU’s efforts in achieving these targets resulting in a significant reduction of water-borne diseases, improved school retention (particularly for the girls) and increased productivity due to time saved in water collection.

The programme aims to increase the percentage of people with access to safe drinking water within 1.0 km from 65% to 77% by 2015.

The programme will increase in the percentage of people accessing sanitation facilities from 70% in 2010 to 77% in 2015. The overall percentage of people accessing and using hand-washing facilities is also expected to increase from current 21% to 50% in 2015.

Special focus will be given to mothers and caregivers, aiming to increase access and use these facilities from 24% in 2010 to 40 % by 2015.

Moreover, the programme will support the construction of approximately 398 gender-segregated and disabled-friendly sanitation facilities in public places and schools. The number of pupils accessing and using hand-washing facilities in schools is also expected to rise from 33% in 2010 to 50% by 2015.

Overall, the programme will contribute to reducing water borne diseases from 68% to 30% by 2015.

The programme will also train about 1948 artisans of which 30% will be women on construction of sanitation slaps and econ-san.

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Finance source	Amount
ADF	UAC 40,000,000
RWSSI	UAC 3,590,000
Total	UAC 43,590,000