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The lack of sanitation services especially in the developing countries is an increasing threat to the population's health yet household sanitation is first and foremost a household responsibility and must.

School and household sanitation and hygiene best practices in Uganda (07 Sep 07)

This report presents Inventories on projects in Uganda on household and school sanitation & hygiene, good household sanitation and hygiene practices, good primary school hygiene practices, and copies of materials (manuals, guidelines etc.) of approaches, methodologies and capacity building in household and school sanitation & hygiene in Uganda.

The majority of respondents indicated they washed hands to remove visible dirt. This is one of the findings of the Health Related Behaviour Study, conducted in Bukalimo village Kamuli district, and Mpande/Nakazinga village Iganga district. The villages were benefiting from the RUWASA project intervention for better water supply and improved sanitation. The study involved 100 households from each of the two villages. One of the objectives of the study was to establish the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community in relation to advocated health behaviour.

Household Pit Latrine Construction guidelines (09 Jun 07)

All families should have access to excreta disposal facilities. The Household Pit Latrine Guide targets community mobilisers as well as households providing step by step guide on how to construct a pit latrine.

Sanitation in the fringe area: Hoima Town Council. (09 Jun 07)

The study sought to establish the sanitation situation in the fringe areas of Hoima Town Council so as to design a sanitation promotion campaign, determine appropriate sanitation methods, and quantify sanitation needs. The study involved 550 households.

Sanitation in the fringe area: Masindi Town Council. (09 Jun 07)

This study report highlights the sanitation conditions in the fringe areas of Masindi Town Council. The objective of the study was to assess the sanitation situation in the fringe areas to obtain baseline data that would be used to, among others, design a sanitation promotion campaign, determine appropriate sanitation methods, quantify sanitation needs, and estimate costs for intervention.

NGOs and CBOs experiences in delivering water and sanitation services to the urban poor (09 Jun 07)

In Uganda very few NGOs have ventured into providing water and sanitation services to the urban poor largely due to the challenges of working in an urban environment. This report provides highlights of NGO/CBO contribution towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, working with urban communities. It presents challenges and lessons learnt. The report targets development practitioners working with the urban poor promoting participatory approaches.

Completion report for Kadindimo community Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Project. (09 Jun 07)

Sanitation situation can greatly be improved through area specific programme as was demonstrated by the Kandindimo Community Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation Project under HEWASA Programme, Western Uganda.

Best Operational Practices (BOP) in Hygiene and Sanitation (09 Jun 07)

This report presents the findings from the detailed study about the Best Operational Practices (BOP) in sanitation initiatives implemented in the districts of Busia, Gulu and Rakai. It highlights the different BOP approaches as implemented by the different districts, the achievements registered as well as the operational challenges faced and the recommendations thereof

Private sector partnership on hygiene promotion: Project champion (08 May 07)

Project champion is a private sector partnership of; Discovery Channel GEP, UNICEF WES and Unilever - Lifebuoy.

The vast deficit in sanitation (21 Nov 06)

Access to basic sanitation is a crucial human development goal in its own right, but sanitation is also a means to far wider human development ends

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