Uganda
22 million 2019 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Ugandans without access to safely managed and basic drinking water service
Two decades of economic growth has led to large population movements from rural areas to informal settlements near urban centers. This has placed a great stress on existing water and sanitation services. Sanitary conditions at households, schools, and health centers are particularly inadequate, costing the country the equivalent of $177 million per year in lost productivity and medical costs.
23%
Estimated adolescent girls between 12-18 who leave school after they begin menstruating
An estimated 3.75 million Ugandan girls live without proper sanitary care. The lack of adequate menstrual hygiene management in schools is largely due to the enormous strain on water, sanitation and hygiene services available in schools due to rapid increases in enrollment over the past several years. The latrines that are available to students are often poorly suited for the menstrual hygiene of girls, as they lack privacy and water for washing or proper disposal methods of sanitary materials.
67%
Women who give birth in a delivery room without an improved water supply
A lack of safe water, sanitation, hygiene and healthcare waste services in health centers compromises the ability for healthcare workers to provide basic, routine services, such as child delivery and the ability to prevent and control infections. In Uganda, the occurrence of hospital-based infections has enormous public health implications especially on neonatal and maternal health.
Uganda
This interactive map illustrates the key results of the RI-USAID Partnership in Ghana, after 10 years of programming. Rotarians from 35 clubs across the country, in partnership with the USAID Mission, Global Communities, the government of Ghana, and the support of Rotary District 6380 (Michigan, USA, and Ontario, Canada), are working with local communities to improve sustainable access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education.
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Communities with gained access to safely managed drinking water services
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Communities with Community Led Total Sanitation
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Schools with gained access to basic sanitation facilities
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Schools with gained access to basic drinking water services
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Healthcare facilities with gained access to basic sanitation facilities
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Healthcare facilities with gained access to basic drinking water services
Bukomansimbi
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.6 million* live in the Eastern Region. This area has 26 districts and is bordered on the east by Lake Volta. Rotarians and USAID partner to support local communities, schools, and health clinics in getting access to clean water and sanitation, as well as adopting better hygiene habits. They also collaborate with national and local governments to strengthen the governance of WASH services so that they will last well into the future.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Schools with gained access to improved drinking water services
Jinja
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.2 million* live in the Central Region, on the country’s coast. This is the second most densely populated and one of the fastest growing areas of the country. While more than three-fourths of the population in this region has access to clean water, only 13 percent of households in some districts have access to improved sanitation facilities.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Schools with gained access to improved drinking water services
Kitgum
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, at least 4 million live in the Greater Accra Region, the most densely populated and one of the fastest growing in the country. Yet only 62 percent of residents of this region have access to clean water, and only 13-15 percent use improved, unshared sanitation facilities.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Healthcare facilities with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
Kyotera
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.5 million* live in the Northern Region, the country’s largest in area. This region has 26 districts and is much drier than the southern part of the country. The Rotary-USAID Partnership brings clean water and sanitation to two districts in this region: Karaga, population 77,706, which had access to improved toilet facilities in only 16 percent of households before the project’s start; and Bole, population 61,593, which had access in only 1 percent of households.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Communities with Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
Luuka
Lwengo
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.1 million* live on the eastern edge, in the Volta Region. This area has 25 districts and is bordered on the west by Lake Volta. One district benefitting from the Rotary-USAID Partnership, Nkwanta South, with a population of 117,878, had access to improved toilet facilities in only 1 percent of households before the project’s start.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Communities with Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
Namutumba
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.4 million* live in the coastal area known as the Western Region. This area has 25 districts and is bordered on the west by the Ivory Coast. The Rotary-USAID Partnership brings clean water and sanitation to two districts in this region: Amenfi Central, population 69,014, which had access to improved toilet facilities in only 1 percent of households before the project’s start; and Amenfi East, population 83,478, which had access in only 13 percent of households.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Communities with Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
Sembabule
Of the more than 25 million people in Ghana, 2.4 million* live in the coastal area known as the Western Region. This area has 25 districts and is bordered on the west by the Ivory Coast. The Rotary-USAID Partnership brings clean water and sanitation to two districts in this region: Amenfi Central, population 69,014, which had access to improved toilet facilities in only 1 percent of households before the project’s start; and Amenfi East, population 83,478, which had access in only 13 percent of households.
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Communities with gained access to improved drinking water services
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Schools with gained access to improved sanitation facilities
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Communities with Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
Agago
Gomba
