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Summary
of the project
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| Country |
Uganda |
| Region |
Kisoro |
| Climate |
Tempered equatorial
climate by its evelvated altitude with a rainy season
from September to October and from April to May |
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Water Source |
Rivers
or water holes |
| Duration
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June 2007 to
May 2008 |
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objectives |
- Reduction the incidence of waterborne
- Increase uptake of clean and purified water
- Learn lessons that can be shared regionally
and nationally
- Develop strategies to promote and support
Sodis on a regional, national level
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| Partners |
The Water School |
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Long term target:
80 % of 200'000 population of Kisoro |
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Project
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Kisoro
is in the SW corner of the country close to Rwanda and
DR Congo. The main source of water in these areas is
from the surface of the land and fecal coli from contamination
fo the water is severe.
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Implementation
Strategy |
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Initially,
the clean water implentation only provided assistance
in capturing rain water by the provision of roof gutters
and plastic holding tanks. Since the early 2004, this
programm has been supplemented by introduction of the
SODIS water purification technique. The
Water School has been formed to support the further
expansion of the SODIS Project.
- SODIS
will be taught first to teh educated of the society
(teacher, medical official etc.), then the programme
will be taught to the children at school and at home
- Participatory
approach will be applied. Based on teh success of
the current Kisoro model, it is important for a complete
buy in of the SODIS methode beginning with the teachers.
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Expected
results/Achievements |
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- Great
opportunities opening up outside Kisoro and SODIS
is likely to become a national brand
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2007 over 15'000 people are applying Sodis already
in Kisoro
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Lessons
learnt |
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- Visual
aids having familliar local scenes and scenarios grips
trainees more effectively hence facilitating learning
- Given
the historical challenges related to access to water
and sanitation, the community is very open to learn
- A
sustainable bottle supply at all time in the areas
is still a challenge and innovative solution has to
be found
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