In the first nine months of the strategic partnership Watershed – empowering citizens context analysis and stakeholder and factor analyses have been carried out. These analyses will give direction to the partnership's activities for the coming months. Read more...
The Uganda WASH Sector on Friday 7th October recognised the media for informing and educating the public about water sanitation and hygiene. The purpose of the initiative is to promote coverage of WASH issues in the local, national and international media and to have a positive influence on... Read more...
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school. Read more...
The role of learning in water supply systems in rural Uganda. Read more...
In just two years, Kajumiro village in Rwimi Sub County, transformed from one of the dirtiest villages to a model sanitation village in Kabarole district. What was the magic formula? Read more...
IRC has since 2011, supported Hand Pump Mechanics Associations to develop into viable business entities. To enable the HPMAs understand, visualize and communicate their business plans, IRC Uganda introduced the business canvas - a tool used for developing, documenting and visualizing business... Read more...
On behalf of the National Sanitation Working Group, IRC Uganda and the Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) organised a learning journey to Lira and Alebtong districts. The purpose was to enable members of the group to learn more about Follow Up MANDONA method and the improvement of sanitation in both... Read more...
Sanitation coverage in Amuria district has improved from 52.6% in 2011 to 85% in 2016. How did Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) achieve that? Read more...
The Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) has since 2011, implemented Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in 30 districts in Uganda. As a result,over 6,000 villages have been triggered and over 3 million people are living in Open Defecation Free (ODF) areas. Jane Nabunnya Mulumba , IRC Uganda Country... Read more...
Joined forces at the Kampala WASH Symposium identify what stands in the way of sustainability. Read more...
In this first year of the Watershed programme the country teams define their goals in a Theory of Change workshop. Read more...
Intern Jimmy Otim realised his passion for WASH in Uganda's Lira District. Read more...
WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C) Roadmap, Tools and Approaches Workshop, June Monday 27 – Tuesday 28, 2016, Kampala, Uganda Read more...
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) must take local context and existing reporting systems into account. Read more...
In Uganda, the International Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated on Friday 6th May. Actors called upon father figures to support menstruating girls. Read more...
Join us at the Kampala WASH Symposium: Bringing together the 21st SuSanA Meeting and the 2016 WASH Sustainability Forum on 20-23 June to discuss WASH Sustainability through Whole Systems Approaches. Read more...
Having local researchers work with local stakeholders on the development of monitoring tools has been an important success of the Action Research for Learning programme. Read more...
Hand Pump Mechanics are always on call to repair water sources whenever they break down. Water source repair is largely a man's world, but who says a girl cannot fit in? Read more...
Who is taking care of the hand pump, replacing wearing parts, and keeping the service going? Read more...
Both civil society and the private sector welcome the creation of the new Division. Read more...