Uganda
Context
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. Since achieving political stability in 1986 it has made huge progress but the country is still desperately poor, most of the population relies on agriculture and safe water supplies are limited.
The government's structure is still changing and there is much to achieve in terms of basic services.
33% of the population do not have access to safe water and 52% of people are without sanitation. Infant mortality stands at 130 in 1,000, and 26,000 children under the age of five die every year die from diarrhoeal diseases.
Uganda is still recovering from civil war and conflicts which led to economic catastrophe.
What has WaterAid achieved?
- WaterAid has helped over 920,000 people access safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education to date.
- WaterAid has assisted the Ugandan government set up the Uganda Water and Sanitation Network, which raises the profile of NGOs in the sector and assists their coordination.
- WaterAid has developed an advocacy strategy to help promote integration of projects across the country.
WaterAid's programme work in Uganda
WaterAid started working in Uganda in 1983, when there were no viable partners to work with. In 1992, an office was set up and WaterAid now works with seven local organisations and local governments in four districts.
WaterAid aims to provide water, sanitation and hygiene education to 400,000 Ugandan people a year with the help of its partners, using sustainable and affordable technologies.
Uganda country strategy 2011-2016
Price points
- £6 could pay for a tap
- £24 could pay for a year's worth of hygiene education for one school child
- £133 could pay for a 25,000 litre rainwater collection jar
- £820 could protect a spring
Case study
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Credit: WaterAid /
Caroine Irby |
Harriet Namanda lives in NSasa Village with her family. WaterAid worked with a local partner, the Busoga Trust, to provide water and sanitation.
I’m proud of my home now. Before when water was scarce I was afraid to use too much for chores in the house but now I can keep my house clean and I know the water is safe.
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Uganda Sources:
World Bank (2011) World Development Indicators database - databank.worldbank.org, WHO / UNICEF (2010) Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report 2010, UNDP (2011), Human Development Report 2011 NB. Official statistics tend to understate the extent of water and sanitation problems, sometimes by a large factor. There are not sufficient resources available for accurate monitoring of either population or coverage. Varying definitions of water and sanitation coverage are used and national figures mask large regional differences in coverage.
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What we do
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