Objective
Contribute to sustainable access to, and use of, safe water, sanitation and hygiene in Agago District, and protect the river catchment that communities depend on.
About the WASH SDG Programme
The WASH SDG Programme, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, started in 2017 and officially closed at the end of March 2024. It worked in seven countries, including Uganda. It aimed to sustainably deliver access to and use of safe drinking water for at least 450,000 people, and to improve sanitation and hygiene behaviours for at least 2 million people.
Our role in Agago District
- Implemented the WASH SDG sub-programme in Agago District.
- Took part in the campaign to save the River Agago in the Agago River sub-catchment of the Aswa basin, linking WASH with protection of the water source that communities depend on.
- Used village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) to improve the operation and maintenance of water points.
- Fostered transparency and accountability in water supply using community scorecards.
What the sub-programme documented
- Communities and households that moved from open defecation to open defecation free (ODF).
- Sanitation technologies and practices adopted by communities, good and bad, with an emphasis on integrated water resources management (IWRM).
- Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) dynamics and practices in communities.
- Community WASH financing through village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) and WASHNABs.
Videos
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WASH SDG sub-programme in Agago District
Interventions documented in Agago: communities moving from open defecation to open defecation free, sanitation technologies and practices with an emphasis on integrated water resources management, gender and social inclusion, and community WASH financing through VSLAs and WASHNABs.
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Revolutionizing WASH governance and financing through scorecards and VSLAs in Agago under WASH SDG
How village savings groups improve the operation and maintenance of water points, and how community scorecards foster transparency and accountability in water supply.
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