Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Nabituluntu - Namutumba

Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2017-11-29

Report ID
434
Created by
Alex Walyomu
Created date
2017-11-29 13:18:51 UTC
Modified by
Ben West
Modified date
2018-02-09 21:11:54 UTC
Trip Time
10:40-18:27 (7 h 47 m)
Village Time
12:30-16:30 (4 h 0 m)
Travel Time
3 h 47 m

Current State

Participation Rating
Success
The community loves working together by even having two functioning saving groups amongst themselves. 
Village Critical Needs
 
Village Action Steps
To come for the next meeting for another training of the community members before they start using the well. 
Staff Action Steps
To go back and continue with the training of the new water user committee and preparing all the beneficiaries on the new borehole. 
CLTS Progress
 
Sanitation Hygiene Committee
yes 
Water Users Committee
yes 
Other Class Notes
 
Community Ownership
yes 
Ownership Story
They have two strong saving groups with in the community. 
Three Stone Fires
yes 
Access to Clean Water
yes 
Open Defecation
no 
Water Access Explain
 
Prevent Ownership
 
Allow Ownership
 
Village Notes
The village is at a level of installing the newly drilled borehole. Also a new water committee has been selected 

Water Community Meeting

Meeting Topic
user committee selection,user committee training,roles and responsibilities 
How Many Men Attended
13 
How Many Women Attended
24 
Staff Attendees
Walyomu Alex 
Government Attendess
VHT 
Visitor Attendees
 
Total Attendance
37 
Look Up
No Water Source 
Notes
It was a meeting about the importance of having the money on the borehole account and about how that money needs to be managed. Many boreholes breakdown but will take long to be fixed just because communities don’t have systematic plans in place of putting money aside to meet the repair charges. All our boreholes drilled by Kibo have a plan of making sure that money is put aside to meet any future breakdowns that might come. In this case the community is encouraged to have a start up amount on their account amounting to 300,000sh. Then they are called on to have user fees that are to be contributed in a given period by all water users to grow the existing borehole account. They discussed the importance of having this money, ways of managing this money and how this money can be got from the water users. The community members all agreed it was their responsibility to take good care of their borehole by having money put aside to meet any future repairs. Also they pointed out ways how they will be able to contribute this money. For example, they will put up fines on any one that will fault the rules and regulations, have a time to only fundraise for their borehole and put up mandatory user fees that one has to contribute before he/ she can be allowed to fetch water. Also it was noticed that the committee that was selected in the beginning needed to be changed because it was gender imbalanced. There were few women on the committee and so a new committee was also selected. This time women dominating all the key positions of treasurer, vice chairperson, secretary, care takers and advisor. Next meeting they will discuss the best way of how their money will be kept and well managed. This borehole will soon be completed and only waiting installation of the borehole putting in the pipes , pump testing and casting the borehole. 
Next Visit
- Purpose:
Program Success
Program Critical Needs
Program Ownership
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
 

Report Photos

675 The ladies listening attentively in the meeting
677 Talking about the ways of managing the borehole funds
681 Water meeting about borehole roles and responsibilities
684 The village members listing the ways that they would love to keep their borehole money