| dc.description.abstract | The Government of Uganda is committed to a policy for the increased provision of safe water supply
and adequate sanitation to the whole population. Access to safe water and hygienic sanitation facilities
provides a solid foundation for prosperity for all (Uganda Vision 2040). The key goal for the water
sector under the National Development Plan II (2016-2020), is to provide sustainable safe water
supply within easy reach, based on management responsibility and ownership by the users; access
from 62% to 73% of the rural population and 77% to 100% of the urban population by the year 2020,
with an 80% – 90% effective use and functionality of the facilities.
The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE through the Government of Uganda (GOU) received a
credit from the African Development Bank (ADFB) towards the cost of constructing a total sanitation
package at Agweng primary school in Lira district. The overall objective of the project was to improve
the healt h and social condit ions of school children through provision of improved sanitat ion, better
communicat ion and informat ion and to effectively manage bio-degradable wastes for improved school
healt h.
The major components of the project included construction of 14-stance biogas toilet for girls including
wash
room,
8-stance
biogas
toilet
for
boys,
an
Incinerator,
45m
3
Biogas digester, Expansion Chamber,
mixing
chamber,
piping
and
fittings
for
digester
and
holding
tank.
The construction contract was signed on 6
th
August and work commenced on 2
nd
September 2019, implemented
by
Ms
Awico
Engineering
company
Ltd
supervised
by
Water
and
Sanitation
Development
Facility-
North
on
behalf
of
Ministry
of
Water
and
Environment.
Two design approaches was used; Design 1 entails the design of a 133m
3
rectangular septic tank while
design 2 entails the design of a 45m
3
biogas digester tank incorporated into design 1.
Some of the key challenges faced in the project included time delays due to bad weather , Operation
and Maintenance and lack of skills from technicians since this biogas technology was new to them.
I recommend that some members of staff from the school, comprising at least one female teacher be
trained and appointed to train the new pupils on the use of the facility and the school need to have a
maintenance and operation plans for project to attain its intended purpose.
The report is organized into five chapters, Chapter one is introduction and feasibility study and needs
assessment, chapter two entails designs of biogas digester system, chapter three details
project procurement and implementation, chapter four presents project management aspects and
chapter five is about conclusions and recommendations preceded by appendices. | en_US |
