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MUKONO WOMEN’S AIDS TASK FORCE (MWATF)

Offices: Mother Union House

P.O. BOX 201 MUKONO

Email: GANDA EAST AFRICA

BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION

MWATF is a women developmentorganization based in mother’s union house near Mukono Town Council.

Maternity village, Mukono Town Council, Mukono Districtin central Uganda

MWATF was initiated by Namulondo Sarah Asumini with views of helping the needy people and educate the masses about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Its orientation ignited when the outcry in the community sparked the hearts of ministers to call upon people of all kinds to voluntarily come and sensitized HIV/AIDS programs in both rural and urban areas. At first we worked jointly with religious leaders to distribute basics (clothes) to orphans, widows, the disabled, PLWHAs and vulnerable children/women. It was established on 27th October 1997.

MWATF MISSION STATEMENT

MWATF seeks to strengthen the capacity of women at grass root and national levels to influence the shape of economic policy for women, PLWHAs, and orphans.

VISION OF MWATF

MWATF works towards combating HIV/AIDS, STDs, malaria, cholera, bilharzia and other diseases that are the main causes of poverty and hunger and then to ensure environmental sustainability.

OBJECTIVES

Be a forum for analysis, discussion and dissemination of information about development programs

To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS

To counsel and to help those already diagnosed HIV

To establish a vocational institute over which orphans, PLWHAs, single mothers, widows, PWD, youth and women can attain a higher degree of self reliance

To train women, PLWHAs, and youth to be creative and productive

To protect the environment by afforesting and re-afforesting

MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF MWATF

  1. Guidance and counseling
  2. Capacity building training workshop
  3. Gender issues
  4. Group formation training (youth and women)
  5. Backyard gardening training
  6. Community mobilization for development programs
  7. Women empowerment
  8. Care and support pahative care
  9. Condom distribution and education
  10. Water and sanitation programs
  11. Tree planting and nursery gardens
  12. Construction of energy saving stove
  13. Construction of ferro cement tanks
  14. Home visiting/outreaches to special groups

MANAGEMENT OF MWATF

The board of directors works hand in hand with the staff and advisory committee forming the executive committee. There are 28 committee members from every district represented up to the executive committee of MWATF. There is also a policy advisory board.

MUKONO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Mukono district lies in the south east of Uganda about 20km to Kampalacity. It is bordered by Jinja district in the east, Kayunga district in the north, Wakiso and Kampaladistricts in the west and Lake Victoria in the south. Mukono district holds a population of 807,923

Females403,117

Male404,806

(Population by housing census – September 2002) projected at 3.3% growth rate.

The district has four counties namely, Mukono, Nakifuma, Buvuma and Buikwe situated on lake Victoria) comprising of over 85 islands. There are 24 sub-counties, 4 town councils making up 28147 parishes and 3240 villages.

Total area1021103km2

Area under forests564.6km2

Open water7.117km2

MountainNil

Game reserveNil

SanctuaryNil

Area available for agriculture2529.47km2

Area under cultivation834.7 (30%)

Temperature: Max (mean)26.3oc

Min (mean)18o c

Rainfall annual average 110.2000mm

District urbanized17.6%

NAMES OF LEADERS

  1. Namusisi Praxeda
  2. Namulondo Aisha Sarah
  3. Magatto lamula
  4. Esther ndagire
  5. Dr. Angella Akol
  6. Ntambi Saleh
  7. Nabukalu Jane
  8. Kitenda Lunkuse
  9. Mulira James
  10. Namulondo Sarah Asumini - Founder

Staff of MWATF

  1. Namulondo sarah asumini
  2. Akulu Ayou
  3. Nakabiri Lydia
  4. Nakayenga Miriam
  5. Mulondo Musa
  6. Mulondo Bashiri
  7. Nagawa Betty
  8. Katongole Christopher
  9. Semuwas Mustafa

MWATF FUTURE PLAN

  • Construction of health centre IV
  • Construction of a vocational institute
  • Garbage collection and sorting for MWATF sustainability.

CHALLENGES MWATF IS FACING

  • Inadequate funding
  • Poverty among the community members
  • Lack of income generating activities for MWATF
  • Lack of transport facility to reach the catcment area of operation
  • Corruption in government and donor agencies in Uganda.

CYLINDRICAL, VERTICAL, ABOVE-THE GROUND FERRO – CEMENT

FERRO CEEMENT TANKS

Construction, promotion and utilization as effective, low-cost and appropriate

RAINWATER HARVESTING, STORAGE AND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR UGANDA

LOCATION: KIGOMBYA, MUKONO, CENTRAL UGANDA

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENT:ONE (1) UNIT 3000 LITRES CAPACITY

DURATION:7 DAYS

TOTAL COST:US$1800

SEEDGRANT RECEIVED FROM PEER WATER. RES:US$1000

COSTS DIFFERENTIAL: US$ ……………………………………………

NOTES/COMMENTARY ON PRICE ANOMALIES:

Inflation Crisis In Uganda Shot Up Overnight With Goods Three Times Their Original Prices Equally Due To Peace In The Entire Great Lakes Region Of Africa Thus More Inter-Regional Cross Boarder Transactions As Businesses Export To Rwanda, Democratic Republic Of Congo And South Sudan, Besides The Impact Of Global Economic Crisis Felt Everywhere

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APPRECIATION

I appreciate this opportunity to compile information on Rainwater Harvesting Technologyusing Ferro-Cement Tanks(FCTs) activities in Uganda by way of inputs from the Peer Water Platform Team (PWXTeam), particularly:

  1. Melinda Kramer
  2. Jan Hartsough
  3. Gemma Bulos
  4. Mariah Klingsmith
  5. Annette Fay

All those who invited us to African Women’s International Water Conference in Nairobi Kenya in July - August 1998, equally, a wonderful welcome we received from our hosts – the Kenyan friends plus sweet memories and experiences with all the events participants from other regions and countries, this made possible our receiving the US$:1000 Seed Grant which proved so supportive, enabling us to pioneer this project from which 10 (ten) Trainers Of Trainees (TOTs) in (FCTs) construction graduated. As a result, we see now a team of Ferro-Cement Tanks construction personnel ready to spread out and teach the communities where originally there was one person.

In the aftermath of Nairobi Workshops MWATF received three visitors at their offices – all very fruitful outcomes, these were one representative from GROOTS Kenya (……..), Alex Desmore (USA) and Mariah Klingsmith.

Hopefully hereafter we shall be delighted to receive many more who might be interested to come to us and get involved in various aspects of these and other developments in 2009 and beyond. Great encouragement and thanks to all of you for your dedication.

MWATF now looks forward to the beginning of the construction of 400 FCTs.

Wishing everyone the best.

Namulondo Sarah A.

Executive director

Mukono Women’s Aids Task Force (MWATF)

.Mukono Uganda

Dear sir/madam,

RE: SEED GRANT R E P O R T FOR FERRO –CEMMENT TANK RAINWATER HARVESTING DEMOSTRATION PROJECT, MUKONO - UGANDA

We are glad to Report to you the above subject as we have accomplished in Uganda, there was excitement, joy and an overwhelming support was received from the communities, first from Mukono Town council, then Mukono district authorities, finally from the local civic and political heads of various administrative units of the region, all of which promised support and solidarity on the way forward. Only marked adjustment was change of venue for the tank construction to a town suburb of Kigomba some 3 km east of the original site, reason being that the initial site required one of 8000litres capacity for the population of up to 300 users compared to 3000 liters tank we had to build yet the new location was even better being that it was in the homestead of a member who is a National Agriculture Advisory service (NAADS) Trainer model home. The participants were even able to learn about modernized intensive farming from the homestead’s mixed farming concepts. We invited teachers, community trainers, and elderly people to participate, it was this mix of stakeholders which gave the project a broader scope.

NOT ALL SMOOTHLY ACHIEVED

There were problems of cost of works and items shooting up overnight as reflected in the budget and MWATF had to squeeze itself so much to mobilize materials for the initial site needed to be changed to a different location as it needed bigger tanks and funding was not enough. The construction of 400 FCTs in next phases of development in various capacities by MWATF in Mukono, Wakiso, Rakai and Kiboga Districts of central Uganda is thus well tested now and a success, only funding is the missing link.

ACCOMPLISHED TASK:

FERRO-CEMENT RAINWATER HARVESTING, STORAGE AND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOMESTEADS AND INSTITUTIONAL PREMISES PILOT UNIT IN UGANDA WAS A SUCCESS. THE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT DONE BY MUKONO WOMEM’S AIDS TASK FORCE (MWATF), A NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (NGO) operating in Uganda (ESTABLISHED IN 1997)

THE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WDP)

The Water Development Program is a capacity training arm (unit) of MWATF. WDP builds capacity and competencies for Safe Water and Sanitation (SWAS) in Uganda, a concept born out of the need of the local population within which MWATF operates. Since initiating the WDP, communities have been strengthened in their efforts by quality technical assistance, working hand in hand with MWATF’s team to gain practical on site skills and knowledge in Water Resources Management (WRM) in MWATF’s battle to bring water to Africa’s poor. MWATF’s content development now includes Portable Water Quality Testing Technology (PWQTT) learnt from Africa Women’s International Water Conference (AWIWC) in NairobiKenya in July – August 2008.

The PWQTT Kit supplied during the AWIWC has done good, now it is able to support Rural Population’s efforts to know the quality and condition of water they drink, use for cooking, washing or watering livestock and plants. MWATF seeks additional funding from corporate organizations worldwide to inject in this program and is knocking the doors of government agencies, institutions as well as water providers to explain to them the benefits of PWQTT compared to the costly methods long in use. Hopefully with Financial Inputs and such gifts to MWATF, the credibility of the system will be brought to the attention of the wider public in Uganda. Under consideration by MWATF is water entrepreneurship training in rainwater harvesting, Ferro – Cement Tank construction and utilization as business. MWATF also contends that rainwater may not always be pure and must be treated because at times it contains bird droppings, settling dust, unwanted algae growth on tanks inside and bad odours.

DIFFIULTIES ENCOUNTERED

  • Change of venue from the Original planned site at Ggulu ward, Mukono Town Council to Kigombya, a suburb within a very short notice when it was found the Tank to be constructed was small in capacity and could not hold enough water for 300 children with special needs.
  • Work suffered Delay and test when Mukono Town Council Authorities who early indicated readiness failed to send people for participating in training failed to respond as scheduled, MWATF had to commence the work two weeks later than planned.
  • Economic Crises forced prices to rise making the costs submitted to be too low to complete the task thus the Board had to approve immediate extra financial inputs to acquire materials and services needed for the work to begin and get accomplished.
  • Some members and stakeholders from far away failed to come due to transport fare going up, other showed reluctance that Ferro-cement Tanks do not offer good market potentials that Ferro-cement tanks do jot offer good market potentials, they talk of polytanks more flexible water tanks which can be dismantled and re-install in other locations.

SOLUTIONS DEVISED

  • New venue founded in Kigombya
  • MWATF continued alone with other stakeholders.
  • Board approved out- of- Budget top-up funds.
  • Work proceeded to benefit poor homesteads who cannot afford Metallic or Polyplastic tanks.

WAY FORWARD

Four Hundred (400) Ferro-cements tanks planned for phase II to be built in Wakiso, Mukono, Rakai and Mukono District, each to get 100 FCT built.

Ten (10) New Trainers now ready to be used in phase II of Ferro – cement Tanks construction and promotional activities throughout Uganda, this team is planned to be increased to 100 people representing North, West, Central and East, the four (4) regions that comprise Uganda.

Competitiveness, Affordability, Sizes and Attractions/Utility Values of the Ferro-cement Tanks further development needs be enhanced to win public trust, MWATF has researched the following market values of commercial plastic water tanks manufacturer in Uganda that pose real challenge to offset public perceptions, preferences and choices of technologies and products for Rain Water harvest, storage and delivery, compared to Ferro – Cement Tanks (They are called CRESTANKS based in Kampala).

Pit Latrine construction 100 per District x 4 = 400 @ Ugx 1,000,000 [$US 500] plus 200,000 in Wakiso, Mukono, Kiboga and Rakai Districts.

UndergroundValley concrete Water Tanks 50 Units per District in Trading Centres @ $US 20,000 x 50 = $US 1,000,000.

Water Truck Tanker (for Water vending) 4 Units @ $US 80,000 x 4 = $US 32,000 for MWATF sustainability and self-reliance including financing other programmes.

Submersible Pumps Stand-alone Water Supply facilities for Institutions (Health Centres, Orphanages, RuralSchools and Trading Centres each @ $us 95,500 - $US 500,000 depends on population.

CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAMMES ARRANGEMENTS.

Duration:5 Days, Pioneer ProjectRain Water Ferro-cement Tank

  1. Site Selection:Kigombya, Mukono at homestead of National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Trainer, advantage 25 this is a model demonstration home.
  2. MATERIALS PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS

Seed Grants of $US 1,000 covered ¾ of the Cost, additional was realized by MWATF.

  1. Trainees and Programme Participants Briefing, 70 people turned up, on the first day, 65 people completed the training, both Men and Women Participated.
  1. PORTABLE WATER TESTING KITS

Demonstration:MWATF used the same event to teach and demonstrate potable Water Testing Kits and Solar Water pasteurization technologies.

  1. Once commenced, the work progressed with much delight from the participants a few left the second day then returned the next and final day.
  1. Trainer was skillful, experienced, having learnt in Tanzania and Zambia, these experiences were given to participants.

MUKONO WOMEN AIDS TASK FORCE MWATF BUDGET.

THE ORIGINAL BUDGET

Material list for Ferro cement water tank (3000 liter tank)

Description / Quantity / unit cost UGX / UGX Total / US$
1/2 '' tap, nipple, t-joint and elbow / 2 / 60000 / 120000 / 69
Wire mesh - '' 8x4" / 10 / 18000 / 180000 / 103
Chicken mash 1/2 " / 20meters / 3000 / 60000 / 34
Bricks - "9x6" / 200 / 200 / 40000 / 23
Cement / 12bags / 25000 / 300000 / 172
Plaster sand (fine) / 2mini-load / 70000 / 140000 / 80
Aggregate / mini-load / 70000 / 140000 / 80
Binding wire / 20kg roll / 3500 / 70000 / 40
Lime (white cement) / 6kg / 20000 / 60000 / 34
Gunny bags / 12bags / 50000 / 600000 / 343
Sisal twines / 6rolls / 3000 / 18000 / 10
3-6" nails / 1kg / 1800 / 36000 / 2
(Material pipe) / 3 and 1/2ft
Big basin / 2
Small basin / 2
1 ½ ft long pvc over flow / 2 / 60000 / 34
Pipe ½ / 1
Timber poles / 6 / 3000 / 18000 / 10
Big eye needles / 12
Hoe / 5500 / 22000 / 3
Trowels / 6000 / 69
Wheel barrow / 2 / 60000 / 120000 / 9
Hammer / 2 / 8000 / 16000 / 2
Tape measure / 1 / 4000 / 4000 / 2
Pliers/cutter / 1 / 3500 / 3500 / 23
Plastic polythene sheet / 4-10meters / 2000 / 40000
Ladders
Metalic basin
Big water container / 1pipper / 40000 / 80000 / 45
Panga / 1 / 4000 / 4000 / 2
Sieve / 1 / 1000 / 1000 / 1
Wooden float (goodmala) / 2 / 10000 / 20000 / 11
Straight edge(nylon string) / 2 / 2000 / 4000 / 2
Spade / 2 / 7000 / 14000 / 8
Building edge (bowline) / 2 / 4000 / 8000 / 4
Small smooth polythene paper / 2 / 4
Pair of scissors / 2 / 3000 / 6000 / 3
Total for the tank / 1101300 / 2460
Local contribution (mwatf) / 324000 / 1460
Funding gap (seed grant) / 1000 / 1000

ACTUAL BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTED PROJECT

ITEMS / QUATITY / UNIT COST UGX / US$ / AMOUNT US$
lake sand / 1trip / 180000 / 79 / 79
plaster sand / 1trip / 100000 / 52 / 52
hard cover / 1trip / 120000 / 63 / 63
concrete stone / 1trip / 100000 / 52 / 52
bricks / 200x150 / 30000 / 16 / 16
wire mesh 8"x4" / 5x18000 / 90000 / 46 / 46
chicken type wire mesh / ½ a roll / 52500 / 28 / 28
binding wire / 20kg / 70000 / 37 / 37
cement / 10bags / 250000 / 130 / 130
lime (white cement) / 6kg / 42000 / 22 / 22
gunny bags
sisal twines / 2units / 5000 / 2 / 2
nails 3-6 inches / 7000 / 3 / 3
PVC overflow 1 ½ ft long / 30000 / 16 / 16
pipes ½ / 1unit / 24000 / 13 / 13
timber poles / 3 / 9000 / 4.6 / 4.6
big eye needles / 12 / 12
hoes / 2 / 11000 / 5 / 5
trowels / 2 / 6000 / 3 / 3
wheel barrows / 1 / 60000 / 31 / 31
hammer / 1 / 8000 / 4 / 4
tape measure / 1 / 4000 / 2 / 2
pliers/cutter / 1 / 3500 / 2 / 2
plastic polythene sheet / 4-10meters / 40000 / 20 / 20
big wter drums / 1 / 40000 / 20 / 20
panga / 1 / 5500 / 3 / 3
sieve / 1 / 3000 / 2 / 2
wooden float / 10000 / 5 / 5
nylon string / 2 / 4000 / 2 / 2
spade / 2 / 10000 / 5 / 5
building edge (bowline) / 2 / 8000 / 4 / 4
small smooth polythene paper / 2 / 8000 / 4 / 4
pair of scissors / 2 / 6000 / 3 / 3
½ tap nipple "T" joint&elbow / 1 / 30000 / 16 / 16
meals for participants / 35x5days / 612500 / 319 / 319
labor and report writing / 1 / 324000 / 162 / 162
GRAND TOTAL / 4588000 / 452294
seed grant fund / 1969920
MWATF CONTRIBUTIONS EXTRA / 324 / 162

NAME LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

MUKONO WOMEN’S AIDS TASK FORCE (MWATF)

PARTICIPANT NAMES OF TRAINEES IN FERRO-CEMENT RAINWATER HARVEST TANKS CONSTRUCTION AT KIGOMBIA LOCATION MUKONO-UGANDA (MARCH 26 – 30 2009)

NAME / Sex / Village / Contact
g1 / NAKANWAGI TEDDY / F / Kigombya
g2 / LUNKUSE KITENDA / F / Kigombya / 756071784
g3 / ANASTANZIYA LWANGA / F / Kigombya
g4 / KIBAGO ANNET / F / Kigombya / 754636669
g5 / PROSSY MUSISI MUKWAYA / F / Kigombya / 712296705
g6 / MILLY KABUYE / F / Kigombya
g7 / SARAH NAMULEMA / F / Kigombya / 773196638
g8 / MUSISI EMMANUEL / M / Kigombya / 782383678
g9 / NABUKALU JANE / F / Kigombya
g10 / MATILDA NAKYESERO / F / Kigombya / 772827032
g11 / MPAGI MARGARET / F / Kigombya
g12 / SARAH KABWAMA / F / Mpatta / 782146043
g13 / NAKABIRI LYDIA / F / Nansana / 773328587
g14 / HARRIET KASIKO / F / Namuyenje / 782020347
g15 / LWANGA BEN / M / Kigombya / 782870913
g16 / OKULU AYOR / M / MukonoTown / 782551632
g17 / NAKAYENGA MIRIAM / F / Nansana / 774863749
g18 / NAMULONDO SARAH / F / Nsube / 772903649
g19 / GUMA JOHNSON / M / Wanton
g20 / KAGIMU JAMES / M / Nabuti / 774055828
g21 / KAYONDO CHARLSE / M / Kigombya / 772062848
g22 / SARAH NTAMBI / F / Kigombya / 754470062
g23 / NTAMBI FRED / M / Kigombya
g24 / MARGARET WASSWA / F / Kigombya
g25 / KIGULI EDWARD / M / Kigombya
g26 / KIKULWE GODFREY / M / Kigombya / 783413706
g27 / KIWANUKA JACKSON / M / Kigombya
g28 / KIMBUGWE MIKE / M / Kigombya
g29 / NAMBI TELEZA / F / Kigombya
g30 / NABUKENYA MARIAM / M / Rakaye / 755207620
g31 / MULONDO MUSA / F / Nabuti / 774936139
g32 / SEMUWEMBA MUSTAFA / M / Nabuti / 774081236
g33 / LUKWAGO SULA / M / Nabuti
g34 / KAYIMA DOUGLAS / M / Nabuti
g35 / KISUMBI CHRISTINE / F / Kigombya / 776965080
g36 / SEGIRINYA CHARLES / F / Nabuti
g37 / MULIRA JAMES / M / seeta / 772088294
g38 / NAYIGA NAKAMYA / F / Kigombya
g39 / FESTO MULUNGA / M / Kigombya
g40 / LUSWATA DEO / M / Kigombya / 775774795
g41 / MBEREGENYA GIDEON / M / Kigombya
g42 / NAMATOVU DEBORAH / M / Kigombya
g43 / MARTIN NSUBUGA / M / Kigombya
g44 / JUSTINE KYAGULANYI / F / Kigombya
g45 / MATOVU SAM / M / Kigombya
g46 / NSUBUGA ISMAIL / M / seeta
g47 / ISIKO HUSSEIN / M / Nabuti / 774136497
g48 / MUGERERE DEBORAH / F / Ntenjeru
g49 / NAMPIMA BETTY / F / Ntenjeru
g50 / NAMUGUMWA JANE / F / Mpatta
g51 / NAMULUGWE ROBINA / F / ssayi
g52 / BALASA ROBINAH / F / Mpatta
g53 / NANTUMBWE KEVIN / F / seeta
g54 / NAMUSISI PRAXEDA / F / Agip village
g55 / KUBONALA EVA / F / Agip village
g56 / KABUGO JOYCE / F / Kauga
g57 / KASITO DAMALIE / F / Kauga
g58 / MUGWANO PATRICK / M / Kauga
g59 / MIVULE GEOFFREY / M / nasuti
g60 / WANDERA VINCENT / M / ntawo