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Download fileSelf-help initiatives to improve water supplies in Eastern and Central Uganda
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Aaron Kabirizi, Richard C. Carter, Joyce M. Mpalanyi, Jamil SsebaluThis paper sets out the background, approach, findings and conclusions of the first stage of a small study into rural water
self-supply (locally initiated improvements to domestic water services) in Uganda. The work reported here consisted of
a reconnaissance field trip to 9 districts in eastern and central Uganda. A total of 20 water sources were visited, and
interviews held on site; about 20 key informant interviews were also held with Government, NGOs and private
sector operators. Stages 2 and 3 of the work are in progress at the time of writing, and will be reported at the conference.
The findings to date show that self-supply is alive and well in the Ugandan rural water sector, and that there may be
possibilities for greater synergy between Government/NGO interventions in community water supply and self-supply
initiatives. We propose a new conceptual framework for assessing existing water services and targeting external
support.
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