Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET

Performance Report for FY 2009/10
Some Project Achievements (at district, subcounty, system level)
• Open discussions/dialogues on accountability between WASH users, providers
and local leaders.
• In Nebbi, revival of DWSCC and of all subcounty WSCCs, and establishment of
two Parish WSCCs.
• Some people started holding leaders and/or district accountable (e.g. in
Mayo).
• Stimulation of local government staff to report/follow up on specific
responsibilities within their mandates.
• WASH has gone onto the local political agenda.
• In Nebbi, subcounties identified and supported a private service provider for
stocking water system spare parts.
Case Study 4.14
Enhanced Community Governance. Source JESE
Introduction
In a bid to enhance community governance and transparency Joint Effort to Save the
Environment (JESE) has registered a best practice in promoting sustainable access
to water and Ecosan for livelihood improvement. Beneficiaries are given Bills of
quantities and oriented on mixture ratios before beginning construction. Water user
committees and school management committees have been formed and empowered
to govern and control the utilization of construction materials. Construction materials
are delivered, stored and signed for by the community in order to monitor their
utilization during water source construction.
JESE has worked through the existing structures like the Village Health Teams and
LC1 committees and community based groups to formulate and enforce by-laws to
ensure proper management of water facilities. JESE engaged district & Sub county
local government officials and beneficiaries in midterm participatory monitoring and
evaluation of the project.
Experience/testimonies
Vigilant members of Mugega, Kabagara and Nyabuliko villages informed JESE that
some of the materials for construction of six shallow wells had been stolen. At
consultative meetings which were promptly organised at village level, it was alleged
by community members that, the Watsan committee vice chair person who was in
charge of storing construction materials had been involved in the misappropriation
of 15 bags of cement. During the meetings members testified how the unused 15
bags of cement and 128 blocks had been misappropriated. They documented all the
processes that led to the recovery of the misappropriated materials. Their minutes
endorsed by village chairpersons and copies were given to the sub county and JESE
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