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Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion

  • Status : Proposed
  • Location :Uganda / East Africa
  • Project Duration : 3 Years
  • Target Location : Central and Western Region - ,
  • Budget: : $27,215.84

Project Goal:
To improve the health situation of 69,258people of the poor rural people in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria in the central region and lake Kyoga, Albert, Edward in the Western region of Uganda.

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Main Objective

To provide access to clean and adequate safe water, and improving sanitation through hygiene education .

Description

Uganda is one of the least developed countries in the World. It is one of the countries in Africa with a high population growth rate of 3.3% with 44.29 million people of which 84.6% live in rural areas. The nation has a known in traditional farming system (crop production, livestock rearing, fishery, forest and horticulture production system etc.). However, the nation is characterized by lack alternative income sources, high population pressure, low social and economic service and improper utilization of natural resources like land and water.

15% of the total land area in the central region is covered by Lake Victoria which is the 3rd largest lake in the whole world and the largest lake on the African Continent with 26,858 square miles and 250 miles in length and it covers 12 districts in Uganda. The region is gifted with huge amount of surface and ground water resources. However, the water resources potential of the region is still underutilized and the people are not getting the necessary social and economic benefits out of it. For example, the potable water coverage of the region is not more than 52% (rural 47% and urban 85%). The sanitation coverage in the fishing communities in the region is very low, primary health care service of the communities is 24.1%, literacy level of the communities is 37.91%.

Water is a basic necessity for life. Unfortunately, not all water is safe for human consumption. Water from contaminated sources causes numerous diseases and untimely death. The fact that human beings need water and cannot live without it forces them to use it even for drinking purpose from any contaminated source as the result many people suffer or die from water borne disease.