In Uganda’s recently revised Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and Sector Investment Plan (SIP) the targets are 77% and 80% for safe water supply and sanitation, respectively. However, with a high population growth of 3.4%, it is likely that unless concerted efforts are made to ensure sustainable and increased coverage, increase in facilities is likely to be countered by population rise making the targets unattainable.

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Government of Uganda is concerned that the majority of Ugandans have no access to clean safe water in easy reach. Many water supply schemes are constructed at a great cost with public funds not properly managed and maintained which greatly undermines Governments efforts to provide vital water services to the people.
The National Water Policy (1999) promotes a new integrated approach to manage the water resources in ways that are sustainable and most beneficial to the people of Uganda

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The key goal of this framework is to provide guidance and policy directions for streaming O&M in daily operations at all levels within the sector, to ensure long term sustainability of facilities and enjoyment of intended benefits. It forms the basis for planning, implementation and monitoring of O&M to be used by all sector actors, including government and development partners. The framework also serves to raise awareness on the need to plan and balance O&M issues with investments in new facilities at an early stage.

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The Ugandan Government has been reforming the water and sanitation sector for the past four years. This reform promises much. It is intimately linked to the government’s poverty alleviation plans, and financed largely by debt relief funds. The government has led from the front, building a high level of trust and consensus with its sector development partners and with civil society stakeholders, and initiating progressive and innovative reforms throughout the sector.The reform process has involved a comprehensive assessment of the water and sanitation sector,including studies of the rural and urban sub-sectors, and preparation of action and investment plans. The key strategies to emerge from these assessments include more decentralised delivery of services, increased private-sector participation, and the need for a programmatic, sector-wide approach. Many independent observers agree that it is the most dynamic and successful sector
reform process in sub-Saharan Africa, with useful lessons for other countries. Yet, it is still too early to tell how effective the reforms will be in translating the good intentions into tangible improvements in water and sanitation services to benefit poor people.

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Undertaking a sanitary survey should be considered:
- when new water sources are being developed, to assess the water quality and any treatment needs;
- when comparing water sources for potential development;
- when contamination is suspected, to identify the likely cause;
- when there is an epidemic of a water-borne illness, to identify the likely cause;
- to interpret results from water-quality analysis, to establish how the water became contaminated;
- as a routine exercise, to monitor sanitary conditions; or
- when there are significant changes (such as heavy
rain or construction activity) which could affect water sources

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School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) is a very attractive issue not only from the political point of view but also from a social perspective. It is based on the premise that children a have a right to basic facilities such as school toilets, safe drinink water, a clean surroundings and information on Hygiene.

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This strategy is a 10 Year national strategy for financing improved Sanitation and Hygiene aimed at achievement of national targets and the MDGs. It has 3 major objectives, defined within the framework of Poverty Eradication Action Plan, the HSSP, Water and Sanitation Sector Sector Investment plan 2015 and the Ministry of Education and Sports sector plans, which are: improved latrine coverage and usage , improved hand washing practice and improved safe water chain

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This is the fourth annual performance report for the Ugandan Water and Sanitation sector. It presents a detailed analysis of the status and performance of the sector in FY 2005/6. It has been produced by the Ministry of Water and Environment with major inputs from the Environmental Health Division, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Ministry of Education and Sports and the Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET).

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This is a case study report on Capacity Development (CD) at intermediate level for improved sanitation and hygiene in Uganda. The purpose being to have a better understanding of Capacity Development at intermediate level in the sanitation sub-sector in particular and WASH sector in general.

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The National Sanitation Guidelines is one of the support manuals for the use of district and urban councils in planning, and promoting community managed sanitation and hygiene in Uganda. They have been prepared by the Ministry of Health for use by implementers, promoters and supporters of programmes on sanitation and hygiene within the country. The objectives of the new guidelines are to provide a guide and promote standardised approach for sanitation and hygiene promotion by the different institutions and projects involved in the sector.

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