SNV Uganda 2009 Annual Report

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Fundamental to sustainable development is access to safe water and improved sanitation in schools and households. Uganda currently reports access to safe water at 65% in rural areas and 66% in urban areas. Enormous efforts have been made to improve rural people’s access to water supplies. However, the increasing population growth, the rising per capita costs of technologies, the degradation of water resources, and the continuous use and promotion of conventional technologies hinder significant progress. Sanitation coverage stands at a national average of only 68% with major disparities in the rural areas. SNV’s support in this sector aims to • improve functionality of water points by supporting good management and maintenance • improve planning, accountability, transparency and equitable allocation of resources by promoting collaboration and coordination Emphasis was placed on improving hygiene and sanitation practices in communities and primary schools— especially for the girl child. Absence of toilets and water is an important reason why girls who start menstruating drop out of school. Learning platforms have been initiated in Arua, Kamwenge, Koboko and Kyenjojo. At these platforms, experiences are shared and joint action plans undertaken in regard to policy and practice on hygiene and sanitation in households and schools. This has resulted in • improved coordination between stakeholders and harmonisation of approaches in districts and sub counties • improved hygiene and sanitation practices in schools and communities • increased participation by various stakeholders including those in the private sector • improved transparency and accountability as stakeholders freely ask questions regarding expenditure of resources To overcome the problems of unstable soils and high groundwater tables, SNV promoted ecological sanitation technology in Kapchorwa, Kiboga, Kumi Mbale, Mpigi, Rakai and Soroti. Ecological sanitation is a concept of recycling the valuable nutrients contained in human urine and faecal matter back into agriculture. SNV actively promotes this technology through regional exposure visits and district-initiated learning platforms. Consequently, these efforts have led to improved sanitation facilities in many schools. In 2009, we worked with various partners in these districts to promote efficient and effective practices and technologies. Rainwater harvesting is one affordable technology that households have adopted. Koboko Town Council, for instance, constructed two tanks at their offices that benefited 250 people within the vicinity. Additionally, women working with masons participated in constructing these tanks. By the end of 2009, 48 households owned rainwater harvesting tanks. In 2010, efforts are geared towards improving sector collaboration and coordination at the national level, as well as continuously supporting government’s national strategy for integrated water resource management. 8
Renewable energy A student prepares a meal using a biogas stove After the biogas stove was introduced, Nalweyiso, a girl child attending nursing aid school, said, ‘I now prepare breakfast for the family on biogas and it is so fast that we have breakfast early and I no longer report late to school. I can also do some other household chores while cooking and even allow my siblings to prepare meals.’ Biogas technology has been in Uganda for half a century but has not been widely adopted because of the high cost of the initial investment and inadequate coordination and collaboration among those involved in promoting the technology. Even more critical in deterring acceptance is the fact that Ugandans rely on fuelwood and charcoal for cooking and use kerosene for lighting. Both fuelwood and kerosene are hazardous as they pollute the environment and aggravate respiratory and eye infections. In March 2009, SNV Uganda under the African Biogas Partnership Programme, in partnership with HIVOS, Netherlands Directorate General of Development Cooperation (DGIS) and Heifer International, ventured into promotion of renewable energy. The programme focuses on improving access to and use of clean renewable sources of energy by • supporting the development and dissemination of domestic biogas in rural and peri-urban areas • contributing to the establishment of a sustainable and commercially viable biogas sector in the country 9
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