<p><span>The Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (LVWATSAN) is a program of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission that contributes to poverty eradiction and the pollution prevention in the Lake Victoria Basin. Phase I of the programme was supported by UN-HABITAT and
focused on 10 towns in Uganda, Kenya and
Tanzania. The Phase II of the Progrmme implemeted water supply, sanitation and hygiene measures in 15 other secondary towsn in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with 5 towns targetted in each country. The
investment project preparation for the 15 secondary towns of Phasse II was supported by the
African Water Facility (AWF). Investment finance was provided by the African Development Ba</span></p>
<span>The program focused on the following components: (i) Development of
sustainable water supply systems; (ii) provision of hygiene and sanitation
facilities including solid waste management systems and social marketing; (iii)
drainage improvements; and (iv) town councils and service providers"™ capacity
building. </span><span>Once the project was fully implemented, it achieved 85% coverage in
water supply and 80% coverage in sanitation. It also significantly reduced the
amount of waste entering Lake Victoria and hence will improve the lake's
ecosystem.</span>
<p><span>This project involved construction
of water supply and sanitation systems, improving solid waste and storm water
management, improving watershed management, improving urban planning and
building capacity of urban authorities in 15 secondary towns in the Lake
Victoria Basin. </span><span>This project intends to meet the Millennium
Development Goals and support secondary urban centers in the Lake Victoria
Basins to contribute to the reversal of the pollution of the lake through
improvements of sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure in 15
secondary towns within the Lake Victoria Basin.</span></p>
<span>The selected towns were across East Africa
countries with Burundi having 3 towns that included: Ngozi, Muyinga and
Kayanza. In Kenya, Keroka, Kericho and Isebania were among the towns while in
Rwanda, Kayonza, Nyagatare and Nyanza were identified. Tnazania had Geita,
Sengerema and Nansio towns added while Uganda had Mayuge, Buwama-Kayabwe-Bukakata
and Ntungamo. The implementation was launched in 2011 with approx. 110 MUSD
grant funding from the African Water Facility. This component of LVWATSAN was
called LVWATSAN Phase II. Africa Development Bank entered into a Contribution
Agreement with UN-HABITAT to offer Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Programme. MWAUWASA was delegated to take the role of implementing authority
for the 3 Tanzanian towns; Geita, Sengerema and Nansio, financed by AfDB.
The water supply has been improved for 784,470 residents of beneficiary towns
across the Partner States.</span><br>
<p>The objective of the programme is to contribute to socio-econimic development and environmental sustianability in the Nile Basin through WASH measures in selected secocry towns. </p><p>The programme benefitted 784,470 people in the 5 countries thorugh access to improved water supply, access to improved sanitation, impoved wastewater treatment services, soild waste management and storm water management.<br></p>