Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET
Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET
Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET
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About <strong>UWASNET</strong><br />
<strong>Per<strong>for</strong>mance</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>FY</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
Established in 2000, <strong>UWASNET</strong> is the national umbrella organisation of NGOs/CBOs in the<br />
Water and Environment Sector of Uganda. <strong>UWASNET</strong> is crucial in helping government realise<br />
its targets of alleviating poverty and achieving the MDGs through universal access to safe water<br />
and improved sanitation. <strong>UWASNET</strong> plays this vital role in partnership with other key sector<br />
players such as Government, Development Partners and the Private Sector.<br />
The overarching objective of the <strong>UWASNET</strong> strategic plan <strong>for</strong> the period 2008 to 2012 is “To<br />
scale up the contribution by <strong>UWASNET</strong> to WATSAN sector per<strong>for</strong>mance and development.” In<br />
this regard the plan redefined <strong>UWASNET</strong> roles to maximise its contribution to the operation,<br />
management and development of the water and sanitation sector. It particularly addresses the<br />
roles of NGOs and CBOs, and how they can best relate to and collaborate with each other and<br />
with other stakeholders in the sector. <strong>UWASNET</strong> key areas of strategic focus include co-ordination<br />
(including collaboration, networking, in<strong>for</strong>mation sharing), advocacy and lobbying, capacity<br />
building, research and development, resource mobilisation, governance and management. Ten<br />
Regional Coordinators were appointed, initially, to coordinate and lead the implementation of<br />
the capacity building programme, and later to coordinate the <strong>UWASNET</strong> activities at regional<br />
level. With the proposed expansion of the roles of the regional coordinators, members at<br />
regional level shall be able to meet frequently to deliberate on a variety of issues, and to feed<br />
these to the national level.<br />
One of the <strong>UWASNET</strong> strategies is channelling its ef<strong>for</strong>ts through Working Groups focusing on<br />
thematic areas. These include:<br />
• The Urban Water and Sanitation Working Group (focuses mainly on urban related issues).<br />
• Policy and Advocacy Working Group (focuses on policy analysis, policy monitoring, lobbying<br />
and advocacy).<br />
• The Hygiene and Sanitation Working Group (focuses on sanitation and hygiene<br />
promotion).<br />
• The Women and Children Working Group (focuses on women and children issues).<br />
• The Water and Sanitation Technologies Working Group (focuses on operation and<br />
maintenance and on appropriate technology applications).<br />
• Integrated Water Resources Management working group (focuses on the effective<br />
management of the water resources).<br />
The groups are expected to identify areas <strong>for</strong> training, meet on a quarterly basis and also<br />
organise exchange visits. They are also expected to identify and document best practices and<br />
share them widely with other stake holders. In the past, Working Groups were very active and<br />
quite successful. But of late these working groups are <strong>for</strong> the most part unable to meet growing<br />
expectations largely as a result of lack of funds to implement activities. In order to reverse<br />
this undesirable trend, plans are underway to re-define the Working Groups terms of reference<br />
(TOR), disseminate the updated TOR to all members, enlist members to the Working Groups,<br />
elect committees, and develop work plans.<br />
5 | NGOs in the Ugandan Water and Sanitation Sector
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