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NewsThis section gives details of the latest events and activities that WaterAid Uganda is involved in.
Putting sanitation on track and on target: Uganda Sanitation Fund launched The Uganda National Sanitation
Week officially commenced here in Kumi District
with the Ministry of Health supported by the Water
Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
(WSSCC) launching a five year Uganda Sanitation
Fund worth $5 million coveri - 20 March 2012Empowering women and girls: How water, sanitation and hygiene deliver gender equality While commemorating the 2012
International Women’s Day in Uganda, the Minister
of Water and Environment, Hon. Maria Mutagamba
launched a publication by WaterAid titled: "Empowering
Women and Girls: How water, sanitation and
hygiene deliver gender equ - 15 March 2012Celebrating safe water, sanitation and hygiene Uganda joined global celebrations to
mark the International Women’s Day under
the theme of ‘connecting girls, inspiring
futures’. The day is an opportunity to celebrate
economic, political and social progress in
women’s rights throughout history. - 15 March 2012UK's biggest boy band, JLS, visit the slums of Kampala with WaterAid and Sport Relief JLS band members, Jonathan JB, Aston, Oritse and Marvin, recently visited Uganda to film the work that Sport Relief funds. - 9 March 2012The 6th International Rural Water Supply Network opens in KampalaThe 6th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) has opened here in Kampala attracting more than 500 participants from 46 countries. - 5 December 2011 New documents available to downloadRead about our milestones and achievements in our Annual report 2010/2011. Also learn about our overall direction in the next five years in our country strategy 2011-2016... - 10 November 2011 Improving monitoring and functionality of water sources through integrating Water Point Mapping into mobile phoneWaterAid in Uganda, together with SNV, Triple S and Makerere University School of Computing and Informatics Technology, have reached an understanding of piloting a mobile phone based system that will facilitate monitoring functionality of water sources... - 31 October 2011 Parliament of Uganda scraps tax on piped water The Parliament of Uganda has approved a move aimed at scrapping of Value Added Tax (VAT) on piped. This will make piped water more affordable to the urban poor, people living in the peri- urban and rural poor. - 31 October 2011Global Hand Washing Day in Uganda WaterAid in Uganda commemorate the 4th Global Hand Washing Day, focusing on children as sanitation change agents. - 31 October 2011WaterAid in Uganda chairs the first Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Civil Society Forum Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) held the first ever National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Forum. - 26 October 2011Severn Trent Water staff to compete in rafting in support of WaterAid's work The staff of Severn Trent Water, joined by their families
and friends, have organised a rafting competition early
September 2011 at Carsington Waters, Derbyshire,
Unite Kingdom (UK) in support of WaterAid’s work of
improving access to safe water, sani - 19 August 201115,000 urban poor in Bwaise informal settlements to access affordable safe water and sanitation services On Wednesday August 10, 2011, the Bwaise Water and Sanitation Urban Poor Project, a joint initiative between WaterAid in Uganda, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), was launched. - 15 August 2011Horn of Africa faces 'worst drought in 60 years'Poor rains in the Horn of Africa have contributed to severe water shortages, failed harvests and food insecurity, affecting more than 10 million people in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. - 7 July 2011 Helping the hard to reach fishing communities in UgandaWaterAid has helped introduce the first flushing latrines on the isolated Nsazi Island on Lake Victoria in Uganda, paving the way for safe water and sanitation practices as well as improved health. - 6 July 2011 WaterAid in Uganda exhibits at the National Civil Society FairOn June 6-7, 2011 Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) members, including WaterAid in Uganda, participated in the National Civil Society Fair to showcase their contribution to Uganda's development. - 6 July 2011
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