Thursday, August 16, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Lira district sets ambitious WASH targets for 2012/13
Lira District Water and Sanitation Coordination Committee has set new targets for next year. They aim to reach 75% coverage and 85% functionality, up from 68% and 78% respectively. Is this attainable in the given time? What conditions are necessary for those targets to be reached? How does Lira compare to that national rates?
Lira was one of the districts affected by the protracted armed conflict between the Lords Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda, can we assume now that they have fully recovered from the effects of the conflict so much so that they can raise their bar so high?
Of course there is nothing wrong with raising the bar - it gives them the motivation to work harder. And no one will blame the DWSCC is those targets are not met. However, there is such a thing as being pragmatic.....just thinking :-)
Read the article and share let us know what you think
http://www.waterservicesthatlast.org/Countries/Uganda-Triple-S-initiative/News-events/Lira-DWSCC-sets-new-targets-for-access-to-and-functionality-of-WASH-services
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Lira was one of the districts affected by the protracted armed conflict between the Lords Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda, can we assume now that they have fully recovered from the effects of the conflict so much so that they can raise their bar so high?
Of course there is nothing wrong with raising the bar - it gives them the motivation to work harder. And no one will blame the DWSCC is those targets are not met. However, there is such a thing as being pragmatic.....just thinking :-)
Read the article and share let us know what you think
http://www.waterservicesthatlast.org/Countries/Uganda-Triple-S-initiative/News-events/Lira-DWSCC-sets-new-targets-for-access-to-and-functionality-of-WASH-services
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Water and sanitation project to solve problems in Nakaseke Town
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/630348-water-and-sanitation-project-to-solve-problems-in-nakaseke-town.html
The one good thing I noted about the launch of this project is the emphasis on sustainability. Additionally, residents made a contribution of UGX50,000 per household then government topped up with a subsidy. Hopefully this contribution will enhance use ownership. But I still wonder what they are going to do with the "broken boreholes" that the residents relied on prior to this piped water project...... is the decommissioning exercise still on? What is the latest about it?
The one good thing I noted about the launch of this project is the emphasis on sustainability. Additionally, residents made a contribution of UGX50,000 per household then government topped up with a subsidy. Hopefully this contribution will enhance use ownership. But I still wonder what they are going to do with the "broken boreholes" that the residents relied on prior to this piped water project...... is the decommissioning exercise still on? What is the latest about it?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Kabarole marks World Water Day in style
World Water Day celebration in Kabarole District was an upbeat affair, with presentations of poems, songs and dramas by primary school children. The hand pump mechanics had their own minutes of fame when they presented a five-minute drama on M4W. To add to the fanfare, there were exhibitions depicting innovations and technologies. The Hand Pump Mechanics Association (HPMA) showed off their repair kits; Mountains of the Moon University showed of a water purification system while HEWASA displayed a rope pump, while the Development Technology Workshop exhibited rain water harvesting technology.
Other organisations like IRC/Triple-S, Protos and Tooro botanical
gardens went cinematic and presented documentaries on different themes.
IRC/Triple-S basked in the limelight when the District chairperson LCV Mr. Richard Rwabuhinga used our documentation of Omuhiigo (The New Vision 22 March 2012, Page 29) as a reference during the launch of the strategy. He hailed IRC/Triple-S intervention in the district and expressed optimism that sustainability of water sources would become a reality in the near future. Mr Rwabihunga had earlier had featured on the radio talk show sponsored by Triple-S, where he mobilized all listeners to pay user fees and support the
efforts of the extension staff. Triple-S has over the last two weeks been airing radio programmes in Rwenzori and Lango regions, educating the public about their roles and responsibilities in the management of water sources.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
WASH Sector in crisis
With 2.2 million people dying annually owing to WASH-related causes, a humanitarian crisis is looming!
http://bit.ly/wT3jAr
http://bit.ly/wT3jAr
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The 6th World Water Forum opened in Marseille with the welcome news that
the world had attained the MDG target of halving the number of people
without access to safe drinking water way ahead of the 2015 deadline.
However, another 800 million people in the world are yet to share in
that success. http://bit.ly/xcG4Ja
Children of St Martin School in Marseille stage a performance during the opening of the 6th WWF. Photo by Lydia Mirembe/IRC Triple-S
Monday, March 12, 2012
Water MDG target met well ahead of the 2015 deadline
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving
the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well ahead
of the MDG 2015 deadline. This is the key message in a UNICEF/WHO report
'Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2012
Update'<http://www.unicef.org/
March.
the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well ahead
of the MDG 2015 deadline. This is the key message in a UNICEF/WHO report
'Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2012
Update'<http://www.unicef.org/
March.
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