Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Bupaluka - Namutumba
Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2019-07-10
- Report ID
- 5924
- Created by
- Alex Walyomu
- Created date
- 2019-07-11 11:35:25 UTC
- Modified by
- Alex Walyomu
- Modified date
- 2019-07-11 12:31:35 UTC
- Trip Time
- 10:42-17:28 (6 h 46 m)
- Village Time
- 12:35-15:11 (2 h 36 m)
- Travel Time
- 4 h 10 m
Water Users Committee Check-In
- Ws Name
- DWD:6253
- Current Fund Balance
- 370000
- Follow up
- yes
- Water Committee
- yes
- Fence
- yes
- Soak Pit
- yes
- Compound Condition
- good
- Jerrycan Condition
- clean
- Men On Committee
- 3
- Women On Committee
- 4
- Total Members
- 7
- Committee Accomplishments
- Ensuring borehole cleanliness and community contributions
- Committee Challenges
- A few stubborn people that come to pump the well in a bad way
- Operating
- yes
- Other Committee Notes
- The committee organized a community meeting and decided that every water user committee contributes 2000sh this July after harvesting
- Ws Notes
- Alex met with the water user committee and together checked on the borehole status. They noticed that the borehole needed new bearings and probably new center bolt that have worn out. The water user committee realized that last week and only want Kibo group to fix their borehole and not any one else. Alex came in the right time and they were very happy seeing Kibo in the village . Alex had also gone to check on the low yield well in Bupaluka lower that was reported by a community member that it had stopped bringing water and also to asses the water situation in the village. Kibo considers a 2km distance for a person in the community to walk in search of clean water. The last household in this village is located 1.5Km away from the well drilled by kibo group. The water office has no plan to drill any other well in this village but another non profit organization called water mission promised a second well. The water user committee treasurer, Sam Kifugwa and the chairperson gave money to Alex to buy new bearings to replace the old bearings. Kibo group will buy these bearings for the community and insert them soon. Many of the households in the village have maintained their sanitation facilities and mainly their pit latrines. Alex encouraged the water user committee and the village leaders to continue encouraging their village residents to keep the good sanitation standards and always hold village meetings to encourage the village to maintain their sanitation facility standards.
- Next Visit
- 2019-07-15 - Purpose: Fix the borehole with new bearings
- Program Success
- The borehole status is very good and an active water user committee.
- Program Critical Needs
- Program Ownership
- The water committee continue to encourage all the water users to contribute money towards their borehole future repair.
- Other Program Observations
- Program Expected Of Village
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- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- Call the committee members to be present when putting on new bearings and center bolt that need to be changed
Report Photos
Bupaluka borehole Status