Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET

1 Introduction
1.1 Context
Performance Report for FY 2009/10
NGOs and CBOs have over the years made significant contributions to increasing people’s
access to safe water and better sanitation. This has been done through mobilizing and building
the capacity of communities to demand, use and sustain efficient water and sanitation services
and through the provision of physical infrastructure, and supporting both relief/emergency and
long-term water and sanitation programmes. The national umbrella organisation of NGOs and
CBOs in water and sanitation sector, the Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET),
reports annually on the NGO performance and contribution to Uganda’s Water and Sanitation
Sector and feeds to the overall annual Water and Environment Sector Performance Report of
the Ministry of Water and Environment. The report is based on data submitted by NGOs and
CBOs in the Water and Sanitation Sector.
As of last year, NGO reporting has been aligned with the Government of Uganda Financial
Year. For the reporting period in question CSOs (see subsection 1.3.2) provided services in 82
districts, constituting 74% of Uganda administrative districts. In these districts the CSOs have
reached out and provided services to an estimated population of 2.7 million people 1 .
1.2 Structure of the Report
This 2010 report basically follows the structure of the 2009 report with minor variations. The
report is structured as follows: Chapter One provides the background to the report, outlines
the methodology used in the data collection and analysis, and provides information about
UWASNET. Chapter Two presents an overview of the Water and Sanitation Sector in Uganda in
terms of policy and institutional framework. Chapter Three presents the investments made by
NGOs and CBOs in the Water and sanitation sector. Chapter Four describes the way in which the
NGOs have contributed towards achieving the sector’s Golden Indicators. Chapter Five presents
the way in which the NGOs have contributed to the implementation of the 2009 Sector Review
Undertakings. Chapter Six outlines and discusses the challenges met, key lessons learnt and
recommendations.
1.3 Methodology
1.3.1 Data Collection
Building on the last year’s reporting format, a standard format for data collection was designed
and distributed to CSOs in the WASH Sector. Part one of the formats was related to quantitative
data, physical and financial reports including budgets and expenditures and unit costs. It also
covers the population served as well as the qualitative data and the major results or outcome
1 This is a conservative figure as some NGOs did not indicate population served.
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