Masha Impact
The Masha project was completed in November 2022, serving 1,952 households and approximately 20,043 people with clean Water And Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) services. The GFS extended 35.2 kilometres of pipeline and installed/refurbished a total of 97 tap stands throughout 18 villages in 4 sub-counties (Kabingo, Kagarama, Nyamuyanja, and Bireere) within Isingiro District.
The project captured 12 institutions. One tap was installed at a healthcare facility. Eleven taps were installed at 10 primary schools, serving 3,010 students of which 51% were female and 49% male. Five taps were installed at religious institutions. The other 80 taps were installed in public access points throughout communities.
20,043
People with clean Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH)
35.2 km
Pipeline provided a total of 97 Tap Stands
3,010
Students of which 51% were female and 49% male
11
Taps were installed at 10 primary schools
80
Taps were installed in public access points
Masha Impact
The percentage of people accessing clean water increased from 46% to 100%. 78% of those households can access clean water within 500 meters, taking no longer than 30 minutes to collect water.
A beneficiary saves an average of 1 hour and 19 minutes daily by collecting water from a tap close to their home. That’s approximately 40 hours a month gained for redirecting to productive activities.
One tap services an average of 24 households with an average of 5 people per household. Therefore, approx. 120 persons share a tap with a provision of 1,200 litres per person. Each tap has the capacity to supply 6,000 litres per day. Self-reported consumption averages 12 litres per person per day.
The waterborne disease prevelence rate dropped from 28% to 11.16% within 12 months!
98% of households reported feeling free from the stress and depression previously associated with water poverty.
Hygiene and Sanitation
17 out of 18 villages achieved the Healthy Hygiene Village Status. The Ministry of Water And Environment verified the eradication of open defecation in those communities.
The percentage of households demonstrating healthy hygiene practices changed from 58% to 85%.
22 handwashing demonstrations were conducted and 981 tippy-tap kits were purchased from ACTS at a subsidized rate. 1,904 households now have handwashing stations and the percentage of households that practice handwashing changed from 3% to 85%.
9 latrine blocks (45 pour-flush toilets) were built at schools. These latrines reduced the student-to-stance ratio from 42-to-1 to 24-to-1.
Girl-child attendance in school increased by 40% and absenteeism decreased by 48% after latrines were installed with a private space for menstruation hygiene management and a tap was installed for hygiene needs. 30 pour-flush toilets were constructed to serve girls. These girls’ households would have also benefited from the installation of community taps, which saves them over an hour every day in the task of collecting water for their families, freeing them up to get to school on time and do homework.
Personal Security And Dignity In Hygiene And Sanitation
Prior to the project, 66% of people reported feeling safe when seeking sanitation provisions.
At the end of the project, 100% of participants reported feeling safe.
This is due to the privacy and security that proper latrines provide versus walking into the bush to relieve oneself, where the seclusion can leave women and girls vulnerable to assault.
Before the project, 66% of women reported feelings of dignity and confidence in menstruation management. At the end of the project, 98% of women reported feelings of dignity and confidence. The percentage of women that experienced confidence and dignity increased as a result of improved sanitation services.
Social Capital
1,109 People were trained in good governance practices.
47% of community-based leadership positions are filled by women. 25,568 hours of labour contributed to the construction of the GFS and latrines.
All of this training and the creation of community-based positions builds social capacity and creates a social network that enables greater community resiliency. Everyone works together on all project activities, making a true collaboration of stakeholders.
Local Revenue Raised for WASH
$133,440 CAD / 360,288,000 UGX in local revenue
Poverty Alleviation
The percentage of households able to meet their basic needs (food, water, shelter, clothing, access to education) improved by 11%. By the end of the project, 88% of participating households reported that they were able to meet their basic needs.
Participating households increased their daily income and earnings from $1.4/day to $2.7/day. This enabled the partner households to cross the national poverty threshold of $2.15 within 12 months.
Monthly household savings increase from $2.5/day to $5/day.
Households were able to increase their borrowing capacity from $7 to $49 per month. Capacity for accessing loans is an indication of increased capacity for repaying larger amounts.
Due to clean water, beneficiaries are spending up to 70% less on medical costs than previously spent.
Participating community-based groups increased monthly revenue from $21.17 to $65.70 after entrepreneurship training.
