posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09authored byG. Kimanzi, Kerstin Danert
Experience of Sector-wide Approaches (SWAPs) for improving rural water supply and sanitation in Uganda has shown
that not all of the “negative” aspects of project are overcome. Despite the difficulties that RWSS has experienced with
regards to SWAP, we do not urge Donors or Government to abandon this approach. However, for SWAPs to work, and
enable Governments to develop the vision for development of their citizens, a high level of commitment is required among
all stakeholders, a long time horizon (more than ten years) is essential. Issues of procurement and accounting procedures,
management skills and systems in Government, inadequate remuneration of civil servants, heterogeneity between different
parts of the country and the need for targeted support to disadvantaged districts, and donor coordination need to be
fully addressed.
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Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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Citation
KIMANZI, G. and DANERT, K., 2005. Out of projects and into SWAP: lessons from the Ugandan rural water and sanitation sub-sector. IN: Kayaga, S. (ed). Maximising the benefits from water and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 31st WEDC International Conference, Kampala, Uganda, 31 October-4 November 2005, pp. 182-185.
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