Finance assessment of the WASH sector in Uganda

IRC commissioned the consultant to identify the main constraints on the WASH sectors in three countries (Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia) to attract additional finance to the sector. Each of the countries has its own set of macro financing opportunities and challenges, and the assessment makes explicit how to overcome the institutional, organisational and legal constraints to attract more public and private finance to the water sector, and primarily the rural water sector.

This report assesses the WASH sector in Uganda following a mission to Kampala by the expert, José Frade, from 1 to 5 October 2018 with the support of Geoffrey Kato from the IRC Uganda office. They held interviews with representatives of the main stakeholders listed in Appendix 1. A list of the documents made available and consulted is presented in Appendix 2.

The findings form the basis on which a decision can be made on whether there is scope to undertake actions and develop facilities to attract and mobilise additional financial resources to the sector.