NGO PERFORMANCE REPORTS

To contribute to the Water and Environment Sector Performance Monitoring Framework and as a reflection of Civil Society Contribution to the sector, UWASNET members produce Annual Performance Reportsbased on data submitted by the NGO and CBO’s on a wide range of activities across the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) spectrum.

NGO performance Report 2008/09

This financial year, 88 of the 165 UWASNET members submitted data for this report   (53.3%) . This year saw an increase in UWASNET member investments though the total NGO WASH investment decreased. Total Investments decreased from UGX 43.7... download here

NGO Performance Report 2009/10

A total of 104 NGO's and CBO's constituting 57% of UWASNET members submitted data. This indicates a progressive increase in NGO and CBO reporting.Investment in water supply was UGX 13.8 billion ( 74%), Sanitation and Hygiene promotion UGX 2.7 billion download here

NGO Performance Report 2010/11

This year's report represents information from 107 (61%) of the active CSOs, a progressive increase in CSO reporting from 41% in 2008, 53% in 2009, and 57% 2010. Of the CSOs that reported, 56% work in rural areas, 7% in urban areas while 37% work in both rural and urban areas. The majority (50%) consists of local NGOs. Of these, 21% are international NGOs, 18% are faith-based organisations (FBO) and 11% are CBOs........ download here

ANNUAL REPORTS

Annual Report 2009/10

The bulk of UWASNET's work this year went into realigning the Secretariat, strengthening human resource and financial management systems.

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ADVOCACY PUBLICATIONS

Advocacy strategy 2011/2013

To Ensure systematic and sustained advocacy engagements at local, National and International levels, UWASNET has developed a Civil society advocacy strategy within the framework of its strategic plan. The strategy provides a framework for UWASNET's advocacy interventions through focused messages and defined target audiences.  download here

A Summary of Key Legislation and Policies on Water & Sanitation In Uganda.

The main purpose of this publication is to familiarise Civil Society Organisations including Community Based Organisations (CBO) and Non Government Organisations (NGO's) with key Government Policy Provisions inorder to empower them to effectively engage in inteventions, aimed at ensuring acess to safe and sustainable water and good standards of Sanitation and Hygiene in Uganda.This publication highlights the key provisions in the Water act 2002, the National Water Policy 1999, the Pro-poor strategy for water supply and sanitation 2006 and the National Enviroment Health Policy 2005. download here

NEWSLETTERS

The WATSAN EYE ( Oct- December 2010)

This quater, we focused on Water and Sanitation Technologies Implimented by members. Read about the unique Ecological Sanitation Toilet promoted by J.O.Y drilling, which utilises a roundabout pump to distribute water from a well to the toilet. Joint Effort to Save the Enviroment (JESE) shares with us the challlenges and opportunities of promoting sustainable low cost ECOSAN toilets and the child to child approach to school sanitation in the Rwenzori region. We also bring you NAYODEP's effort to eradicate poverty through fish farming in Tororo District. Download  here

The WATSAN EYE ( Jan-March 2011)

Our theme this quater was Operation and maintaince of Water and Sanitation facilities In Uganda. We share with you the key issues from our sector policies and guidelines that should guide interventions in Operations and maintaince. Triple- S shares with us why Water User commitees are the undeniable force behind the maintaince of these facilities in northern Uganda, while FONTES brings to our attention the need for accountability,an intergral part of the process of Operation and maintaince in rural water supply.Read about the female masons trained by KATOSI Women Developement Trust to maintain rain Water harvesting Tanks in Mukono district.download here.

The WATSAN EYE ( April-June)

" Innovative Approaches" was our focus this quater. We share innovations that have worked for us in service delivery. Read about the approaches used by AFARD in Championing community ownership of projects, Triple-s tells us why sub-county co-ordination is important in todays decentralised system of service delivery. Have you heard of the rope pump? YODEO tells us more about this pump, which has substituted National Water in Arua. Also Read about the importance of accountability in good governance . Download here