Ministry of Water & Environment
Plot 21/28 Port Bell Road, Luzira
P.O. Box 20026 Kampala
Uganda
Tel: 0414-505942
mwe@mwe.go.ug

Location: Northern and Eastern Uganda (IDP)

Total Expenditure: Ush 6.348 bn

Background

The Community Water and Sanitation Project is being implemented by the Government of Uganda in the LRA affected regions in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The project is aimed at the improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities in the IDP Camps through provision of water motorized water supply schemes.

Objectives

Main objective is "to create and establish an efficient mechanism for sustainable environmental and natural resources management at the national, district and community levels".

Specific objectives are:

• Increased access to piped safe water through powered motorization of high yield production wells in the camps.
• Contribute to improved livelihood of the displaced persons by hiring them to undertake unskilled and semi-skilled jobs during the construction and operation and maintenance of the piped water systems.
• Support access to round the clock safe water supply to IDP camps through training, follow up support for maintenance crews, provision of water supply consumables and spareparts in the camps.
• Contribute to capacity building efforts especially amongst districts and sub-district level staff, administrators, leaders, CBOs and civil society. This will especially be towards improvements in planning/management and technical skills to support sustaining interventions.
• Contribute to improve health through sanitation and hygiene promotion based on a mass campaign approach. (NGOs working in the affected districts will be engaged to facilitate this process).

Expected Outputs

The project has secured 3.907Billions for FY 2007/08 from the Government of Uganda and has planned to construct 15no. piped supply schemes in the IDP Camps of Railway (Apac), Otwal and Minakulu (Oyam), Kitgum matidi and Lokung (Kitgum), Olilim, Ober corner (Lira), Bululu (Kaberamaido), Acholi bur and Lagile (Pader), Ngariam (Katakwi), Obalanga, Orungo, and Achowa (Amuria), Bata (Dokolo), Bobi (Gulu) and Amuru (Amuru)

Performance Indicators

• Design reports
• Tender documents prepared
• Borehole drilled and pumptested
• Water supply schemes constructed commissioned

Technical Description

The project is implemented by the Directorate of Water Development in areas of Northern and Eastern Uganda. The objective of the project is to increase access to water and improve sanitation in the Camps and returnee areas.

Financing

The project is fully funded by GOU within the MTEF ceiling of the sector.

Plan of Operation

The project will continue to build the capacity of Local Government staff in identification design, documentation and O&M of piped water systems in Northern Uganda. The concept of public private partnership, which is well established in other parts of the country, will be introduced in the region.

Achievements

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment has funded the implementation of water supply schemes and the following schemes have been constructed:

• Bweyale (Masindi)
• Awere (Gulu)
• Porogali (Pader)
• Aloi (Lira)
• Palabek Kal (Kitgum)
• Anyara and Idamakani (Kaberamaido)