Promoting the capacity of local communities in urban water and sanitation governance (Pro-CUWaS)

 Youth Environment Service Busia in partnership with Uganda water and sanitation network( UWASNET) funded by DANIDA-Uganda of the Royal Danish Embassy is implementing a project of Promoting the Capacity of Local Communities in Urban Water and Sanitation Governance in partnership with Busia Municipality targeting ten villages.

The project officer WASH programe conducts community meetings in the selected villages

Various activities are being conducted in the ten selected project villages.This include Sensitization of landlords on their roles and responsibilities in Water sanitation and hygiene management, Conduct awareness meeting in the selected villages

Conduct training for stakeholders in good governance on WASH/WES. Organize village local council trainings on participatory planning, budgeting and monitoring.

below the municipal council mayor is addressing the communities during the village meeting in Mawero East "B"

 Left section of the community attending meeting;
the local council chairperson,the village environment committee and the local councilors plan the village meeting in consultation with the project officer WASH and develop monthly workshedules for programe implementation.

Other activities include,

• Conduct sensitization and education seminar for landlords and tenants .
• Training of law enforcement officers,LC1s and the sanitation improvement committees.
• Carry out project documentation and reporting.
• Establish school WASH committees/clubs in project area.
• Organize monthly WASH and village committee meetings.
• Conduct radio talk shows.
• Develop test and print IEC materials.
• Conduct participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation.  

The governance tools used is basically on Good governance and advocacy where community issues through meetings are identified, and sets of solutions that are technically and socially fit in the context of community needs are put on desk for debate and action.