Improving the effectiveness of Ugandan water user committees

Alan Terry, Oscar McLaughlin and Francis Kazooba

Development in Practice, 2015, vol. 25, issue 5, 715-727

Abstract: This article outlines issues affecting the functionality of Ugandan water user committees responsible for managing communal water and sanitation (WASH) services. Research undertaken demonstrated that their effectiveness is compromised by poor understanding of their rights and responsibilities by stakeholders within and outside the committees. Following the research, a handbook was produced that explained the rights and responsibilities in a form that is accessible to all community members. Preliminary feedback from committees that have used the handbook suggests that it has the potential to improve the functionality of the water user committees, thereby helping to improve the local management of WASH services in Uganda.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1046421

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