Today we were joined by Erik Anderson who is building a tracking and allocation system for international resources.  We were also joined by our RYLA students who shared an update on their experience at the camp.  It is always inspirational to hear how excited they are!

Brief Report on Toilets for Life Project Status: December 2023

I would like to appreciate the efforts of the members of the Riverside East Rotary Club, D5330 for enabling the community of Bugiri access funding and services through this global grant.

The progress to date is as below;

Construction of toilets.

Implementation of the planned construction of five modern toilet is at 99% complete.

• Hindocha P/S. : complete 100%.
• Nakavule P/S. : complete 100%.
• Bus Park. : complete 100%.
• Central market. On going and to be completed by 15^th December 2023. There was a delay due to land ownership issues. The site was changed from Bugiri Municipal Market to Namayemba Town Council Market. Complete 95%
• Bugiri Main Hospital. Complete but there was adjustment on the design to comply with Ministry of Health standards.

Purchase of Cesspool Emptier Truck.

The truck was procured and already provides services to the schools and health centers. An affordable fee is charged for the services to supplement on fuel and related operational costs. The staff were recruited by ITT Vocational Training Center, the Co-operating Organization. The Host Club, ITT and other key stakeholders will soon discuss the details regarding the future management of the Truck as Rotary transition from the implementation phase.

WASH Training

The initial training for the WASH Committee members and staff in water sanitation and hygiene practices was conducted by K & J consult Ltd. A total of 25 members from the Bugiri Local Government, Toilet User Committee and the WASH management Committee members were trained for 3 days.  A follow-up training is to be conducted in January 2024.

M&E

The Monitoring and valuation have been conducted by the grant committee members of the RC Iganga, the cooperating organization, and the local government as well the benefiting institutions. This has resulted in an improved quality of infrastructure that have been constructed by the service providers. The members of RC Iganga and the Rotary District 9213 Officials have participated in the monitoring and appreciated the quality of work and the potential impact the project will have on the school children and entire community of Bugiri Municipality.

Other items

• Project visibility is ongoing. We made an announcement on the radio, placed Rotary stickers on the completed toilets and the truck. We plan to install a signpost along the main highway representing Toilet for Life Project and the partners.
• The laptop was procured and is being used by the Project Administrator to support documentation.
• Official commissioning is expected in January 2024. We plan to invite the District Governor and will be pleased to have a representative from the Riverside East Rotary Club.

Note: I am working with the cooperating organization and the RC Iganga Grant Committee to compile a detailed report (narrative & financial) for submission to you for your review in January 2024. The target is that before the end of January, we would submit a final report to the Rotary Foundation and then close this project.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Michael Bazira

Primary Contact

Toilet4Life Project

RC Iganga