Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts benefit from Shs 4.3bln WASH projects
KABAROLE, February 11, 2025 –– The International Water and Sanitation Centre [IRC] has launched two Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene [ WASH ] projects in the Rwenzori Subregion, specifically to benefit the districts of Kabarole and Bunyangabu.
According to IRC’s Country Director, Jane Nabunnya Mulumba, the first project, funded by the Pictet Group Foundation, is valued at Shs 1.5 billion and will run for three years, from 2025 to 2027. It aims to accelerate the implementation of the WASH master plan for both districts.
The project’s goal is to strengthen WASH systems and increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services, particularly in institutions such as schools and hospitals.
She explained that the second project, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, is a renewal of a Shs 2.7bln initiative, which will benefit seven districts.
“The primary focus of this project is to enhance safe water governance by providing technical assistance to the Ugandan government, ultimately strengthening safe water policies and regulations,” Mulumba said recently during the launch of the projects at Kalya Courts in Fort Portal City.
She commended the technical staff from both districts who contributed data for the proposal writing when applying for the grants, highlighting their efforts as key to securing the funding.
“You sent us to look for funding to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in both Kabarole and Bunyangabu, and this is what we managed to achieve,” she added.
The Bunyangabu District Chief Administrative Officer [CAO], Isa Hood Nsubuga, praised IRC and their partners for supplementing government efforts to ensure communities have access to safe water and improved hygiene at home.
“We are hopeful that these two projects will make a significant impact on the lives of the people of Bunyangabu and Kabarole,” said Nsubuga.
Meanwhile, the Kabarole District LCV Chairperson, Richard Rwabuhinga, commended IRC for extending WASH services, emphasising the importance of these projects in improving the lives of people in communities within the Rwenzori Subregion.
Rwabuhinga noted that IRC’s services had transformed the lives of the rural population by preventing some waterborne diseases in the communities.
However, he appealed for further support from IRC to extend their interventions to schools where latrines have collapsed and to water-stressed areas, so that there can be more coverage by 2030.
IRC is an international think tank that collaborates with governments, non-governmental organisations, entrepreneurs, and communities around the world to find long-term solutions to the global crisis in water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
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