Water and Sanitation for Mmanze

For the entire Mmanze community, in total 12 RWH tanks and 12 pit latrine blocks are needed (for 10 schools and 2 health centres) in conjunction with a sanitation awareness campaign. In 2009 we aim to collect funds for the construction of 2 RWH tanks and 3 pit latrine blocks and to continue the awareness campaign

Goals overview

The main goal of the proposed project is to improve the health, water and sanitation conditions of the people in the Mmanze community and its surroundings.
Expected results:
a) decreased occurrence of diseases caused by poor sanitation
b) increased production of income generation in the area as a result of a)
c) increased performance of children at school as a result of a)
d) in total, 3 pit latrine blocks for 2 health units and 1 school
e) in total, 2 rain water harvesting tanks with 540 cubic feet each at 2 health units

Current status

In 2008 we participated in Wandelen voor Water for the construction of Rain Water Harvesting tanks and pit latrine blocks. Sufficient funds were collected for 3 RWH tanks (for the children of the Mmanze Primary and Mmanze Secondary School and the Namutenga Primary School), 2 blocks of 10 pit latrines (for the children of the Mmanze Primary and Mmanze Secondary School ) and the creation of sanitation awareness posters.
The next step is the creation of 2 RWH tanks and 2 pit latrine blocks at 2 health centres and 1 pit latrine block at Namutenga school.

Project plan

Hold sanitation awareness campaign, build 2 RWH tanks at Busaawa Mmanze Health Centre III and Kambugu Health Centre II, create 3 pit latrine blocks (at the 2 HCs and Namutenga Primary School) to provide the community with sanitation facilities and nearby water.

Other results:
There will be a multiplier effect of the lessons learned and they will be applied to other areas where the project will expanded. These areas include the Bukolwa, the Kirolo and the Bugabo community.
The indirect beneficiaries of the project are expected to be about 2,000 people who are in the outskirts of the project and categorised as follows: 300 men, 500 women, 1,200 children also of the Bantu speaking ethnic group mainly speaking Luganda.

• Include all stake holders at all stages of project implementation.
• Mobilise all stakeholders to contribute all the locally available resources towards the project
• Establish and train sanitation committees at the village, schools and health unit levels
• Establish and introduce a cost sharing fund for the maintenance of all the constructed facilities.

There will be a stakeholders committee (the management committee) and an executive committee (the working committee) being formed from the stakeholders committee. The executive committee will take over operation and maintenance.
The local community will be involved in the construction of the pit latrine stands and RWH tanks. Two people from each village will be trained in repairing and servicing the pit latrine blocks and RWH tanks.
Trained community health workers will support the local community in the management and maintenance of the facilities.
Because women and girls will not have to search for water anymore and will not be sick anymore due to better hygiene and cleaner water:
- the girls will be able to go to school and increase their chances on an improved economic situation in their future, and
- the women will be able to spend time on the production of income generating sources. These financial resources will result in a fund for buying spare parts and for maintenance.