The two projects which were commissioned last week were funded by the International Water and Sanitation Centre [IRC] at a cost of shs 120million.

While commissioning the facilities, Ategeka commended IRC for its dedicated efforts in supplementing government’s work in the field of WASH.

“Under the Schools Facilities Grant [SFG], the district receives only shs 136million to cater for infrastructural needs of all schools annually, an amount that is not enough. This facility is worth shs 43million which is almost a third of the funds we receive under SFG and if it wasn’t for the good partners like IRC, we would be now struggling” Ategeka said.

He commended IRC for being on ground and doing tangible work.

Kasunganyanja health centre III sanitation facility has a four-stance pit latrine, a bathroom for women, water harvesting tank, a store and a urinal and the Kabonero piped water supply system has four public stand taps and a provision for extension of water to individual homesteads.

Ategeka appealed to communities to always make a contribution whenever there is need to repair the facilities so as to ensure their sustainability.

The IRC regional water advisor, Martin Watsisi said that they are making a deliberate effort to support health centres and schools because they are learning centres where people can find new things and go back to their homes to imitate them.

“I thank the district leadership for allowing us have an MOU with them and ensure that the process was successful. I however encourage the leadership of the facilities we have commissioned today to own them” he said.

He said the leadership should put in place mechanisms to ensure proper operation and maintenance to avoid the breakdown in future and they run to IRC for repairs.

He said as IRC, they have done their work but sustainability of these facilities is in the hands of the leadership and communities benefiting from them.

The Bunyangabu district Chief Administrative Officer [CAO], Isa Hood Nsubuga, commended IRC for being on ground and making impact in the district and respecting the MOU they signed with them.

He however cautioned NGOs that are doing nothing on ground despite having running MOUs with the district saying, they [district] will review the MOUs with non performing partners and terminate them where possible.

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