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Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu

Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu. “The value of partnerships and collaboration - everybody can make a contribution”. Ms. Arleen Folan Project Manager, WIL School of Health & Science, DkIT. 9th November 2010. Overview. Uganda – water related facts & field site location

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Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu

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  1. Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu “The value of partnerships and collaboration - everybody can make a contribution” Ms. Arleen Folan Project Manager, WIL School of Health & Science, DkIT 9th November 2010

  2. Overview • Uganda – water related facts & field site location • Background & goal of project • Main activities • Research projects • Organisation of project & levels of engagement • GIS database • Impacts of project on community

  3. 40 billionworking hours are spent carrying water each year in Africa Households in rural Africa spend an average of 26% of their time fetching water – high female burdenWaterAid At any one time, half of the developing world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-related diseases UN Water is Life - the background: DkIT – long standing relationship with the MMMs in Makondo School of Health & Science Centre for Freshwater Studies • Networking grant awarded to DkIT (10K) • Potential partners identified Southern & Northern 443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related diseases UNESCO

  4. Water is Life Funded by Irish Aid/HEA Programme for Strategic Co-operation Multi-disciplinary project Goal of this programme - to build research capacity in Ireland and Africa Water is Life - 5 year programme – 2008 to 2013 Large numbers of partners – both Southern and Northern, HEIs, MMM Resource Centre , Makondo and NGOs

  5. Main activities Technical Social Water Economic Develop appropriate activities in the area of water resource sustainability & monitor its effects on community health, gender & poverty through a combination of 8 PhD research projects & community engagement Support research with a “water-centred” focus; Examine water sourcing, distribution & sanitation; Assess impact of safe water provision on community & health & gender; Engage community interest & support; Generation and provision of an appropriate GIS database; and, Ultimately inform a jointly developed taught Masters degree programme (Ireland/Uganda).

  6. My background • Education – • B.A. Economic, H. dip • Experience – • More than 10 years experience of managing projects based in developing countries or economies in transition • Africa – • First visited Africa in 1997 (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Zanzibar) • Motivation (on this project)– • To make a difference to the lives of rural community in Uganda

  7. Multiple Levels of Engagement required • Academic – • Educators, University Officers & Managers, Potential & Current Postgraduate Students, Undergraduates, Second Level Students • Government – • Ministry Level (Health, Education primarily) – Ministers & Officials, Local Government Officials • Community – • Citizens, Community Workers • Policy Influencers – • Professional Bodies & Training Bodies (North & South), NGOs, Funding Agencies

  8. PhD research projects Sourcing & distribution of sustainable groundwater supplies for rural water supply (DkIT/TCD/MUK) Sustainable pump technologies(DkIT/DCU/MUK) Solar disinfection of drinking water(RCSI/DCU/MUK) Health impact of SODIS using a school- based trial protocol (RCSI/DCU/MUK) Water & water management needs: social & health impacts on women & their children(DCU/DkIT/MUK) Adaptation of water management to climate change(NUIM/MUK) The social impact of gendering water resource management (NUIM/MUK) Understanding cooperation & conflict in local water governance (DCU/MUK)

  9. GIS database

  10. Applications of GIS to NGOs: Help to identify: • The villages with most health issues, • If these issues are related to water sources • Whether there is any correlation between the distance travelled to water sources and the health of the women and children? • The percentages of the population without access to clean water • Recommended travel distance – for future management etc.

  11. Impacts of this project On the local community: • Knowledge transfer • Empowerment (through knowledge) • Greater understanding of water & appreciation of water quality issues • Recognition of women and men’s participation in decision making on water • Sensitization on sanitation and hygiene (SODIS) • Increased community demand for downward accountability from service providers in the water sector

  12. www.dkit.ie/waterislife

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