The Community Resource Book guides users on where to get more information and support to enable them to improve their water supply, hygiene and sanitation. It explains what is required from the community members and local leaders as well as what other agencies and organizations can contribute to provide safe water and assist communities in improving hygiene practices and sanitation in their households.

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Spring protection

This construction manual has been prepared for use by technicians, engineers and supervisors in the protection or capping of springs as a point safe water source. It describes the development and protection of springs sources and construction using stone masonry; construction using other materials like bricks, concrete blocks etc would follow similar procedures.


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Self Help

Investigating Options for Self-help Water Supply

This field note outlines the findings of an investigation into experiences of self-help water supply improvements in Uganda. It makes recommendations on how water supply professionals can best engage with communities to achieve sustainable supplies, briefly describing a recently-started pilot project supporting self-supply options.

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Roof Water harvesting

This is an end of project report for the Domestic Roofwater Harvesting Pilot Project implemented in the sub-counties of Bukanga and Isingiro1 in Mbarara
district and in Sheema South, Bushenyi district by Ankole Diocese and Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development respectively. The project commenced in June 2004 and ended in December 2005. The project duration was one year but owing to a number of constraints, it was extended to December 2005 to enable the implementing NGOs to complete Rainwater tank constructions.


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Shallow well construction

This manual describes a step by step procedure for shallow well construction. It covers siting, design, drilling and testing.

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