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The Safe Water Project

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Uganda
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Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Sanitation
Hygiene
Safe, Affordable Water
Leaving No One Behind
Progress to Date: Na Engage with 220 Communities
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Desired Partners: NGO / Civil Society
Labour Organization
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Apr. 01, 2013  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.firstclimate.com/en/water-projects-first-climate/safewat...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, Quality, PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

The aim of a water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project is to reduce incidence of water-borne disease in order to bring better health, livelihood and educational opportunities to deprived communities. On the one hand, this means establishing local systems for maintaining a clean water source in good operational condition every day. Just as important, it also means that contamination is avoided by supporting the communities in construction of adequate sanitation amen…

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The aim of a water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project is to reduce incidence of water-borne disease in order to bring better health, livelihood and educational opportunities to deprived communities. On the one hand, this means establishing local systems for maintaining a clean water source in good operational condition every day. Just as important, it also means that contamination is avoided by supporting the communities in construction of adequate sanitation amenities and in behavior transformation, moving on from outdated hygienic practices.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, Quality, PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

Whave Solutions is working with District Local Governments in Uganda to develop a national program that focuses on the two goals of daily operational reliability of clean water and transformation of sanitation and hygiene. The program franchises local WASH micro-utilities to establish and maintain improved water sources and promote hygiene. The emphasis is on building a successful local businesses, and to do this, revenue from WBCs is used to pay the local WASH franchisees according to their performance in achieving the goals of reliable clean water supply, improved hygiene, and improved water quality in the home and at the source. The Safe Water Security program so far engages 220 communities in 5 districts in eastern and central Uganda, improving the livelihoods of over 60,000 people. Clean water supply reliability has risen to above 95% in all communities consistently, and hygiene levels are so far showing a 10% increase per year. With revenue from WBC sales, the program will expand to reach more communities in rural Uganda and acts as a model for replication in other countries.

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First Climate (Organization)

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First Climate is a globally leading provider of water project development and carbon offset services. We help our corporate clients across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US to get engaged in water stewardship activities and manage and compensate their carbon emissions. … Learn More

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