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Uganda WASH / IWRM group

Bringing together and facilitating exchange among people working in WASH or related IWRM in Uganda

Website: http://washuganda.wordpress.com
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2012

WASH and IWRM work in Uganda

You may suggest links to relevant ongoing programmes, projects and events happening in Uganda

West Nile WASH services goverance and accountability (IRC, Netwas Uganda, Ceford)

WASH in Uganda is a blog, calendar, documents, mailing group, social network and Q&A on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Uganda.

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Question about WASH Policy and Advocacy 1 Reply

Do you guys know of any INGOs that practice only policy and advocacy (preferably on a district level) and no development?I'm trying to put something together but i cant really find anyone but a…Continue

Tags: East, Africa, IWRM, advocacy, policy

Started by Stosh Kozlowski. Last reply by Peter J. Bury (irc) Oct 26, 2011.

Global Effort to Realize Sustainable sanitation: the five-year drive to 2015

 The Global Effort to Realize Sustainable sanitation: the five-year drive to 2015 was launched this week, by the…Continue

Started by Kimbowa Richard Jun 24, 2011.

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Comment by Khan Asif on July 3, 2012 at 17:46

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites

Comment by Okello Jasper on January 24, 2011 at 15:31

stakeholder partcipation in problem problem identification and design appropriate solution. stakeholders participation is key to sucesss of any intervention.

Comment by Patrick Jude Mugisha on January 20, 2011 at 15:30
Thanks. This is good.
 

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WSA signs up with Malaysian company for technical support on sanitation

Water Sanitation for Africa (WSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indah Water for technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries. WSA selected the Malaysian company “to be in a technical committee formed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to propose immediate, medium- and long-term solutions for sanitation services in WSA member countries”.

Kiribati’s North Tarawa declared first open defecation free island in the Pacific

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North Tarawa in Kiribati is the first island in the Pacific to be declared open defecation free, thanks to the “Kiriwatsan I Project”. The Ministry of Public Works is implementing this project with technical support from UNICEF and funding from the European Union. In March 2013, North Tarawa adopted the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach following a training of trainers course conducted by Dr Kamal Kar.

Megan Richie is SNV's new WASH Director

In March 2013, SNV appointed Megan Richie as Managing Director for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH). She leads SNV's global initiatives in the WASH sector. Prior to her appointment as Managing Director, Ms Richie served as Country Director for SNV in Lao PDR.

Brian Arbogast new WASH Director at Gates Foundation

Brian Arbogast is the new director of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He started work at the foundation on 13 May 2013. He takes over from Dr. Frank Rijsberman who acted as director until May 2012.

A central role for government in monitoring sustainable WASH services

Governments are not only investing more in national monitoring systems, but their leadership in country monitoring is also now generally accepted. With this acceptance, however, come expectations about good governance and transparency. Monitoring is politics: agendas and power influence what is monitored and how the results are used. National systems, too, go beyond WASH sector monitoring and should include data from donors and NGOs as well.

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