Uganda Zambia Experiences in Sanitation

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Uganda - Zambia Experiences in Sanitation

• Both using a Local Structures to promote
  sanitation
• In Uganda, Strong decentralised structure and
  hence dealing with a scaled-up mode
• the Zambian WASHE model implementation structure
  support by UNICEF therefore highly dependent.
• Sanitation also promoted through a parallel
  structure by Government institutions
• In Uganda, District Water Sanitation Committes
  have been established, the challenge for them to
  provide work plans budgets in order to access
  funds from respective ministries i.e. Health,
  education, water.
• Districts are challenged to provide BEST
  PRACTICES, which are used by other districts to
  guide planning

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• In Uganda, the sanitation agenda has been
  recognised and is now coming up in policies,
  political level, PRSP,etc
• In Uganda, coordinated compaigns have been
  conducted for sanitation week and hand washing
• In Zambia subsidies for rural latrines have been
  piloted (WaterAid, UNICEF). In Uganda it was
  tried and dropped, mainly because the
  administration of the subsidy was difficult
  (effective subsidy with weak admin)
• In Uganda there are plans to train sanitary
  masons to market the product and increase range
  of product. It is also planned to do more output
  based support.

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• Under urban sanitation, water utilities have been
  mandated to provide sewerage services in both,
  councils with on-site. But in Ugand, master plans
  covering both sewerage and on-site sanitation
  have been completed, giving the opportunity for
  Utilities and Councils to plan together.
• Funding for sewerage systems is a big problem
• Peri urban management of public latrines is still
  a big problem