Water and Sanitation Development Facility – East

Project Code: 1075

Location: Small Towns and Rural Growth Centers in North- East districts including Amuria, Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Katakwi, Soroti, Kaberamaido, Kumi, Bukedea, Pallisa, Bukwo, Kapchorwa and Nakapiripirit; Other small towns and Rural growth centres in the larger Eastern region.

Total Plan Expenditure: US$ 29.74m

Background

The Water and Sanitation Development Facility – East (WSDF-E) is established as a service delivery and funding mechanism to focus on provision of water supply and sanitation to small towns and rural growth centres in the North East and Eastern region. The facility is a replication of the WSDF-South West aimed at maximizing benefits of effective demand responsive approaches. The WSDF-E also incorporates planned/uncompleted activities from the North Eastern Towns Water and Sanitation Project (NETWSP) addressing water supply and sanitation for eight towns in the North East including Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Namalu, Suam, Kumi and Ngora; whose Feasibility Study and Preliminary Designs were funded from a BADEA grant in July 2007. Subsequent interventions towards provision of water supply and sanitation in the North East and Eastern Regions region are to be implemented through the Water and Sanitation Development Facility – East (WSDF-E).

Objectives

The main objectives of this project are:

To improve the socio-economic situation and the opportunities for people living in Small Towns/Rural Growth Centres targeted
To improve general health conditions through the reduction of water borne diseases in the targeted Small Towns/Rural Growth Centres
Empower communities in the targeted Small Towns/Rural Growth Centres and enable them to participate in national development
To contribute to environmental protection through resources protection and the use of appropriate technologies in water and sanitation interventions
To ensure that the gender issue is addressed in such a way that women are empowered and both sexes are involved as decision makers.

Expected Outputs

Improved, rehabilitated and extended physical water supply infrastructure and sanitation facilities in North Eastern Towns including Amuria, Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Namalu, Suam, Kumi and Ngora.
New water supply schemes and sanitation facilities in 30 small towns and rural growth centres in the North East and Eastern Regions
Improved and strengthened institutional capacity for management and operation of water supply systems

Performance indicators

Completed and functional Water Supply systems in the towns of Amuria, Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Namalu, Suam, Kumi and Ngora and Nakapiripirit.
No. of completed and functional New water supply schemes and sanitation facilities in small towns and rural growth centres in the North East and Eastern Regions.
Improved household hygiene and sanitation through public education, awareness raising and campaigns.
No. of public toilets and other solid waste and drainage facilities provided per town for onsite sanitation.
Institutional support through the provision of urban water office in the small towns.
Trained Water authorities for sustainable project management.

Technical Description

The project will involve feasibility studies, engineering designs and construction of water supply infrastructure systems and basic sanitation facilities of all other Small Towns and Rural Growth Centers in the Districts of Amuria, Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Katakwi, Soroti, Kaberamaido, Kumi, Bukedea, Bukwo, Kapchorwa and Nakapiripirit. Other in the Eastern region will include Busoga, Bugweri, Samia, Bunyole, Buhedi and Bugisu districts.

The project will also involve training towards community participation and support for improved water and sanitation services as well as hygiene and sanitation promotion, and public health education

A major component will include eight towns in the North East under funding request and appraisal consideration by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA). This will entail detailed engineering designs and construction of water supply infrastructure systems and basic sanitation facilities in the towns of Kotido, Kaabong, Abim, Moroto, Kumi, Ngora, Namalu and Suam.

On-going undertakings started during NETWSP-I, including Amuria town water supply and sanitation which is co-funded with support of WaterAid will be supported through the WSDF-E to completion.

Intermediary undertakings to provide limited support to restoration, emergency rehabilitation and expansion of water supply systems including construction of mini-schemes will also be executed under the WSDF-E. These shall include for the start support to; rehabilitation of Moroto Municipality Water supply, expansion of Bukedea water supply, Mini water scheme for Kaabong, expansion and argumentation of Nakiperimolu water scheme and others such as extension of Kangole water scheme to Morulinga.

Project Financing

The WSDF-E will provide a platform to attract funding from various sources to implement the programme. The eight towns in the North East are earmarked to be co-financed by the Government of Uganda (GoU) and BADEA. WATERAID will co-finance completion of construction of Amuria town water supply.

For the other water supply schemes budget support from GoU and any other donors shall provide necessary funding.

Plan of operation

Demand Responsive Approach – Eligibility assessment of community demand for water supply schemes.
Baseline Surveys
Community mobilization and consultative reviews
Fulfillment of community obligations – land for facilities, contributions and total sanitation, environmental source protection.
Planning, detailed designs and tender documentation consultancy;
Tender documentation and Tendering for Works
Construction of water supply infrastructure and public sanitation facilities
Engineering Supervision of construction works
Test running phase, Defects Liability Period, handover and commissioning
Training in hygiene and sanitation promotional and capacity building activities and public awareness campaigns.