The national CSO forum in Uganda is organized by the national NGO network (NGO-Forum) and has representation from all sectors. Here WASHTech, represented by Simon Peter Sekuma, presented the technology assessement framework (TAF) and the results from the testing.

1. Sekuma Simon Peter
NETWAS Uganda
NSWG

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Water & sanitation services fail due to choice
of technology e.g. a good percentage of rural
water supply schemes in Uganda are not
functioning
Promising technologies frequently do not go
beyond the pilot stage.
WASHTech Project has 2 main outputs;
TAF, Technology Introduction Process (TIP)
guide

4. TAF- A decision making tool on the applicability and sustainable use of
a specific WASH technology and on its readiness for introduction
within a specific context
Use
 To stimulate discussion about a WASH technology
 To assess the potential of a particular WASH technology in a
specific geographic and socio-economic context
 Assess readiness of a sector to scale up a technology
 Support M& E systems for technology introduction
Design
 Participatory tool that brings together user, regulator, and
producer/provider perspective
 Field data is collected by a diverse stakeholder group and verified in
workshops
 Designed to assess a single WASH technology

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Collection of relevant information for
specific technology.
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Orientation workshop/ Training of field
staff
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Field survey using guiding questionsUser, producer, regulator perspectives
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Preliminary analysis and validation &
scoring in a workshop
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National level scoring workshop

9. Country
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Uganda
Technology
Rope Pump
VIP Latrine
India Mark II
UDDT
Sand Dam
Water Harvesting Tank
Rope Pump
Pour Flush
Enviroloo
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Biofil Toilet
Slow Sand Filter
Rope Pump
UDDT
Solar Water Pump
U2 Pump
Ferro Cement Tank
Tippy Tap
Original rating
Promising
Successful
Successful
Successful
New
New
Promising
Promising
Failed
Successful
New
Successful
Failed
Successful
New
Successful
Promising
No conclusion
New rating
Successful
Successful
Successful
Successful
Promising
Promising
Promising
Promising
Failed
Successful
Promising
Successful
Failed
Failed
Promising
Successful
Successful
No conclusion

10. Urine Diversion Dry
Toilets (UDDT)
Successful and particular
conditions
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Suitable for water
logged areas and
collapsing soils,
Suitable at HH level
Not suitable for public
places- need for a
strict O&M system.
Gap at introductionno design for Muslim
community
U2 PUMP
 Suitable for deep wells
 Easy to operate/ man
 Available HPMs for
minor and major repairs.
 Limited knowledge on
minor maintenance/
repairs by the
communities

11. Rope pump
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Viewed as promising as
opposed to failed
The pump is still being
used in pockets (afew
places, 7 pumps in total)
Not suitable for capacities
beyond 300 HH
Very slow and low uptake
Well managed at individual
level
Issues of contamination
Tippy Tap
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Confirmed to be promising
Low cost; available
L/material
Mechanism of use prevents
contamination
20% of technology adopters
do abandon them while
replication was estimated at
about 30% (ACORD).
Gap-lack of a policy
framework and standards.

12.  UGA pump
 Fabrication of the NIIRA pump
 New technology (2009)
 Still being piloted and yet to be approved by the ministry
 Installed No. is about 30 in the country.
 Viewed as a suitable option for shallow wells.
 Suitable for Rural communities
 No break downs have been experiences.

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TAF is well received in Uganda
Global WASH professionals contacted confirm value of
processes & tools for evaluating & monitoring
Embedding process resulted in agreed TAF hosts; Uganda- the
Appropriate Technology Centre (ATC) under the Ministry of
Water & Environment
Tools have the potential to be used for urban water & sanitation
technologies
Training Institutes to consider processes & TAF in their syllabi
TAF recommended for adaptation in other countries for
sustainable WASH services

14. For more info:
Visit www.washtechafrica.wordpress.com
www.rural-water-supply.net/en
www.netwasuganda.org
www.washuganda.net