AfDB’s $67m for Uganda: 2.4m persons to have access to water supply

Up to 2.4 million people in rural areas and small towns across Uganda will have improved access to water supply and sanitation by 2016.

This follows the announcement of a $67 million funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on January 12, 2012 to finance the implementation of Uganda’s Water and Sanitation Programme.

The bank said in a statement that the project aligns with Uganda’s national goal to increase access to water supply and sanitation services, to achieve 100% coverage by 2035.

“The AfDB financed programme falls under the Joint Water and Sanitation Programme Support, a programme created by the government of Uganda in 2007 to address the remaining disparities in the national coverage of potable water and improved sanitation across and within districts and regions,” the statement said.

By Ekow Quandzie