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Uplifting Local Communities: Rainwater Harvesting and Storage

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Uplifting Local Communities: Rainwater Harvesting and Storage

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Countries: --
Basins: --
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Project Tags:
Includes tags from the project and its locations.
Hygiene
Progress to Date: Tanks of about 500cubics Cubicle
Services Needed: Monitoring & evaluation
Desired Partners: Government
NGO / Civil Society
UN Entity
Social Enterprise
Financial Institution
Language: English
Start & End Dates: May. 01, 2007  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.bifu-uganda.webnode.com
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services, REGULATORY: Water allocations
Additional Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Beneficiaries: Water utilities, Other utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: 6 - 12 months
Financial Resources: Between $50,000 - $100,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

The scarcity of water supply has influenced the project to initiate a programmes to enable community overcome the challenge of water scarcity with the alternative system and supply individually during raining times as the first solution to sanitation.

Unintended Consequences

Political influence Local government authority

Project Photos

Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services, REGULATORY: Water allocations
Project Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Water utilities, Other utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: 6 - 12 months
Financial Resources: Between $50,000 - $100,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)

Missed Opportunities

Technical support to enable community overcome the challenges Financial assistance for implementing this project Construction of water systems

Unintended Consequences

Political influence Local government authority

Project Narrative

Basic technology , technical and donations or grants

Partner Organizations


None found.

Tenywa David
Primary Contact  

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