Alex had earlier on called two people on the water user committee to mobilize each other for a meeting with Alex. Unfortunately only two of the committee members turned up a sign to show that the water committee had become inactive. Alex asked why the rest of the people had not come and there was no clear reason. One of the community members told Alex that most of the people are committed in their gardens planting peanuts and others working with construction company that is busy building a new road connecting Namutumba and Butaleja districts. When Alex visited the borehole he was very disappointed to learn that the borehole is pumped all day and night and it was found very dirty. It was then concluded that the village had forgotten their roles and responsibilities and needed a wake up call from kibo. The village need to form a new water user committee to replace the old one. Alex had to show some tough love to this village and locked the borehole temporarily until the village residents remember what they are supposed. Alex will only go back if the people are willing to come together, form a new water user committee and complete the borehole wall fence.
Next Visit
2020-09-16 - Purpose: Call the village chairman and follow up on what the village is doing to come together and fulfill what they are supposed to do.
Program Success
Some of the households seen have kept the good sanitation and mostly smearing of these facilities is still embraced
Program Critical Needs
The borehole status didn’t look good and the wall fence need to be completed as required and sanitation committee had also become inactive
Program Ownership
None
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
To reorganize themselves and work together towards maintaining the water and sanitation standards
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
To call the village chairman and follow up on what the village is doing to come together and form another water user committee
Report Photos
Many people now use this borehole all day and night over pumping it putting it at a high risk of breaking down.
The borehole was found very dirty and Alex had to temporarily close it