The Faecal Sludge and Solid Waste Management Project aims to improve environmental health and sanitation conditions in Kyazanga cluster towns (Kyazanga, Kinoni, Mbirizi, Lyantonde) and Kalangala Island, serving a combined population of 74,461 people. The project addresses severe sanitation challenges caused by illegal dumping of faecal sludge and unmanaged solid waste, which threaten wetlands, Lake Victoria, and public health. It also responds to gaps in the sanitation service chain in rapidly growing but un sewered urban centres.
The project will construct two faecal sludge and solid waste treatment plants, supported by 10 public toilets, cesspool trucks (2 units), 4 gulpers, and 2 solid waste collection trucks to strengthen waste collection, transport, and treatment systems. It also integrates wetland restoration by surveying, demarcating, and rehabilitating degraded wetland areas, strengthening their natural purification capacity. The intervention aims to enhance the entire faecal sludge management chain by increasing safe containment, regulated emptying, waste valorisation, and compliance with national sanitation standards.
The project is expected to significantly improve sanitation coverage, reduce environmental pollution, and boost community livelihoods through waste resource recovery enterprises. Institutional strengthening-particularly for the Ministry of Water and Environment, Umbrella utilities, and local authorities-will ensure long term sustainability by improving regulation, monitoring, and operational capacity. Ultimately, the project will contribute to safer, more inclusive sanitation services and healthier ecosystems across the targeted towns.
The Faecal Sludge Solid Water Management project in the small towns of Kyazanga and Kalangala aims to establish sustainable, safe, and efficient faecal sludge management (FSM) systems to reduce illegal and hazardous dumping of faecal sludge and solid waste to the surrounding swamps and the Lake Victoria. The project focuses on the construction and operation of faecal sludge treatment and solid waste management facilities, incorporating safe containment, emptying, transportation, treatment, and disposal or reuse of faecal sludge aligned with Uganda's environmental and public health standards, and valorization of the end product from faecal sludge and solid waste.
Approximately 14,553 people in Kalangala and 59,908 people in Kyazanga (74,461 people) will benefit from the Project. By improving FSM infrastructure and service delivery, the project seeks to reduce environmental pollution, enhance public health, and improve the socio-economic conditions of local communities through better sanitation services. It also supports decentralized, inclusive solutions that integrate with existing water and sanitation frameworks, contributing to broader regional sanitation goals and sustainable urban development in Kyazanga and Kalangala.
The Faecal Sludge Solid Water Management project in the small towns of Kyazanga and Kalangala aims to establish sustainable, safe, and efficient faecal sludge management (FSM) systems to reduce illegal and hazardous dumping of faecal sludge and solid waste to the surrounding swamps and the Lake Victoria. The project focuses on the construction and operation of faecal sludge treatment and solid waste management facilities, incorporating safe containment, emptying, transportation, treatment, and disposal or reuse of faecal sludge aligned with Uganda's environmental and public health standards, and valorization of the end product from faecal sludge and solid waste.