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In 2011 the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda adopted a strategy of establishing district based Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) to strengthen Operation and Maintenance of rural water systems and increase functionality of rural water sources. IRC Uganda has been working closely... Read more...
Triple-S Uganda and the Ministry of Water and Environment reviewed and updated the District Implementation Manual (DIM)—a sector document that sets standards and guidelines for water sanitation and hygiene activities at decentralised level. Read more...
By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
Uganda releases revised Manual to guide water and sanitation projects. Minister of State for Water, the Honourable Betty Bigombe, speaks on the value of a harmonised approach at the Manual's launch. Read more...
Territorial approaches to rural water supply were a hot topic at this week's Triple-S annual meeting. Read more...
The rural water sub sector in Uganda has relatively well developed WASH policies that clearly define responsibilities of different stakeholders right from National to Decentralized levels of service delivery. Read more...
Learning Alliances: what, why, how, who?, Uganda from IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre Read more...
How can NGOs and governments work together more effectively to ensure water services that last? A Uganda dialogue identifies concrete steps to improve coordination and joint learning. Read more...
In the search for more effective coordination mechanisms, WASH actors in Kabarole district (Uganda) ventured into sub-county level planning and review meetings. Although it is still in its infant stages, this approach is already showing signs that it could improve some aspects of sector... Read more...
When Triple-S Uganda opened office in Lira district, there was nothing like coordination of WASH actors. Coordination had stopped with the disbandment of the WASH Cluster and the closure of the UNICEF office in the district. Triple-S worked with the District Water Office to give a new beginning to... Read more...
Lira District WASH actors have been without a coordination structure since for over a year. This void was created in 2009 when UNICEF closed its office in Lira District. Since 2005, UNICEF had been coordinating the WASH cluster in Lira district, which comprised mainly humanitarian agencies... Read more...
Coordination of actors at the national and districts level remains a key challenge in Uganda’s WASH sector. The sector is awash with government and non-government actors at national, district, sub-county and even the parish level. However, the variations in mandates, agenda and resources often lead... Read more...