Stakeholder contribution UN Special Rapporteur on RTWS
Respondent: Doreen Kabasindi Wandera ; Executive Director , Uganda water & Sanitation
NGO Network-UGANDA
Individuals
and groups
experiencing
stigmatization
How different
groups and
individuals are
affected
Women
i.
Poorest of
the poor
ii.
Lack access
to basic
facilities
iii.
Work loaded
iv.
Denied
education
access &
Information
How
stigmatization is
relevant to access
to water and
sanitation
 Cannot afford
to pay for
water billsurban

Lack of toilet
facilities and
sanitary pads
compromise
women dignity
and expose
them to
disease and
genital
infections
What measures are
being taken to
address and
overcome
stigmatization
None
Remarks
Campaigns are on
going to raise
awareness & lobby
for increased
sanitation budgets
for better service
delivery
No tangible results
yet
Women walk long
distances to access
water , in addition to
House hold core
and gender
reproductive and
productive roles.
Therefore
overworked and
result in ill health
and death.

Women do not
participate in
decision making in
regard to WASH
issues such as ,
technology; water
governance;
planning &
Monitoring.
 Community
training
programs
targeting women
are being
conducted by
NGOs
 Participatory
decentralized
planning is done
starting at grass
root


Government is
making effort to
improve water
access at (65%)
Technology for
self supply e.g
rain harvesting
are being
promoted
Income
generation for
Women groups
are being
supported so
that they can
hire labor for
support
More effort still
required
Challenge is most
women do not
own radios let
alone the time to
listen
 Community radio
programs being
done
v.
Poor health
conditions
especially
child bearing
mothers
Lack Access Water
and Sanitation
facilities – resulting
in disease, anti &
post natal
complications and
child death due to
WASH related
diseases
vi.
vii.
Hunger
(women role
to provide
food for
family)
Water stress and
lack of appropriate
irrigation technology
to support food
production
Water and sanitation
facilities are provided
in some hospitals
Water for production
Master Plan in Place
but with no adequate
funding
House Hold access
must be
addressed
Need to
integrate
IWRM for
water
resource
sustainability
and combat
Climatic
change
Research &
appropriate
Technology
for simple
affordable
irrigation
required
Girls
i.
Drop out of
school

Girls walk long
distances to
fetch water and
miss out school
or perform
poorly in class
as a result of
absenteeism or
late coming

Sharing toilets
at school
compromises
their privacy &
dignity

Lack of sanitary
pads
Girls raped as
they walk lonely
path to fetch
water
ii.
Early
pregnancy

iii.
Lack access
basic utilities
Girls lack
appropriate sanitary
pads resorting to
poor, dirty materials
resulting into
infection , disease
and lost dignity and
virginity
iv.
Cultural norms
v.
Early
marriages
In some cultures
Girls are supposed
to stay in doors
during monthly
periods, menstrual
blood collected in
some hole
therefore do not
use pads.
Universal education
has been
introduced
Compliance and
facilitation by
parents and
government
respectively still
wanting.
Gender segregation
in providing toilets is
being practiced in
schools (56%)
Campaigns are on
going by some NGO
Affordability Is a
challenge
Children
under 5 years
i.
Disease &
Malnutrition
Poor people
i.
Lack access to
basics of life
ii.
Dignity
iii.
Hunger and
disease
People with
Disability
i.
ii.
Vulnerable
i.
people
ii.
 Elderly
iii.
 Sick
(HIV/AIDS)
Lack access to
basics of life
Dignity
Discrimination
Access to
basic needs
dignity
Girls Raped
trecking long
distance lonely path
to collect water, he
who pregnant the
girl must marry her
Due to poor water,
sanitation and
hydiegen
Poor WASH
contribute to
disease and no
dignity.
Water stress leads
to food scarcity
since our
agriculture is rain
fed
 Inappropriate
WASH
technology
hamper access
to services
 WASH policies
in this regards
poorly
implementation




Inappropriate
WASH
technology
hamper access
to services
Poor policies
do not cater for
this group in
terms of access
to WASH
Poor Sanitation
facilities e.g
sanitary pads,
contribute to
spread of
disease
Lack of WASH
serves put
attendants to
risk of
contracting HIV
A little effort done to
provide good Water
and improved
sanitation
Pro-poor policies
put in place
Some equity and
inclusion is being
practiced.
Policy available
Increased
government
commitment and
budgets
No compliance
and limited
budget allocation
to commitments
 Lack budget to
implement
recommendati
ons.
 Monitoring
compliance is
poor
Need to integrate
WASH education
in HIV/AIDs
prevention
programs