Piped schemes: evolution of management models in Uganda

This report highlights how piped water schemes in Uganda are increasingly replacing traditional point sources with a handpump. Alongside this process, a new service delivery model has been developed, the Water Supply and Sanitation Board (WSSB). The model has been rolled out over the past 15 years and although it is showing promising results in the field of cost recovery and general O&M compared to the traditional community managed model, a number of questions remain to be answered.