1. UGANDA WASH UPDATE 2017 by Grace K.
OVERVIEW
1. Development WASH
2. Urban WASH
3. Emergency WASH
4. Proposed Actions

2. DEVELOPMENT WASH Projects : IFRC & Land Rover UK - Integrated Wash
– 2 Districts Mid western Uganda
- 220,000 Beneficiaries
GRC Integrated Livelihood projects
- Food security and WASH project in Karamoja region
- WASH project in Teso region (Soroti)
- South Sudanese refugee recovery project (Adjumani)
BRC Watsan Kween
- Integrated Wash & catchment conservation
1 District in Eastern Uganda
48,000 Beneficiaries

3. URBAN WASH
Partnership : Uganda RC, Danish RC, EnviClean, Kasese Municipality, Local community
Services
Sanitary shop (WCs, Bath facilities, Sanitary Items)
Clinical : Antenatal and Immunisation Services.
Water Kiosk
Hygiene Promotion – (community – PHAST & Schools - PHASE)
Operational Issues
Operational Costs higher than total income (UGX 1.5 million against 0.95 million)
Low uptake of service.
Operational time.
Limitations to diversify products in OSS
Learning and replication.

4. EMERGENCY WASH
- Cholera Out breaks – covered 19 districts – UNICEF.
- Typhoid Out break – Covered 2 districts – UNICEF
- Floods – 4 Districts – UNICEF
- Civil unrest (IDPs) – 32,000 People – GoU & UNICEF, MSF.
- Population Movement – SSRO in West Nile region
Bidibidi Settlement – 272,206 P’ple
Rhino Camp – 86,770 P’ple
Palorinya – 130,000 P’ple
Invepi – 38,000 P’ple

5. South Sudan influx trend
Trend in 2016
Trend 15 January February 2017yes
1st Feb 6,765
38,720 Average per Month
Daily average
arrivals 2,906 ind.
65% Children below < 18
45% Male
85% Women and Children
55% Female
Source : Office of the Prime Minister, Refugee Department and UNHCR Field Offices
Figures since July based on manual registration and headcounts. Confirmed figure will be available after bio-metric registration
3% Elderly

6. SERVICES
Reception Management and Protection:
- Currently supported by UNHCR
- Services offered at Bidibidi, Imvepi and Rhino camp
MSM 20 (Imvepi):
- Supported by British Red Cross
- Located at new camp of Imvepi
- Constructing communal Latrines
- Conducting Hygiene Promotion
- Supporting construction of transitional latrines (HH)
- Deployed with 5 delegates

7. SERVICES
Obongi Production site:
- Located along River Nile
- Supported by UNHCR
- Current production of 1200 M3 /day
- Water trucked to Palorinya and Bidibidi Zone 5
Kochi Artesian Well:
- Supported by IFRC Appeal
- Current production of 750 m3 /day
- Water trucked to Bidibidi Zone 1, 2, 3 and boarder post -

8. SERVICES
Enyau Water Production site:
- Located along River Enyau
- Currently supported by UNHCR
- Current production of 850 M3 /day
- Water trucked to Imvepi and Rhino camp
- Operated by 12 volunteers
Module 40 (Kamukamu):
- Located along River Nile
- Supported by Sweedish, Austrian & German RC
- Current production of 500 m3 /day
- Water trucked to Rhino and Imvepi settlements
- Deployed with 8 delegates & 2 RDRT members

10. Proposed actions
(i) Longer term programming for the epidemic prone areas
(ii) Support to recovery phase of the population movement
(iii) Support to replenish and preposition the response units for future support
(iv)

11. Thank you