Housing Finance Bank yesterday launched a partnership with Water for People to implement a citywide inclusive sanitation program that will see 30,000 home owners around 5 divisions in Kampala benefit from improved sanitation loans. The partnership was launched via a virtual engagement. Commenting on the partnership, the bank’s Managing Director Michael Mugabi noted: “As a financial institution, we seek to work with different stakeholders in the sector to provide an improved customer value proposition that will enable all Ugandans both low and high income earners access improved sanitation loans around 5 divisions in Kampala.” He added that the bank recognizes that…
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According to Kampala Slum Settlements: Where access to Safe Water and Sanitation is still a Challenge, a report by Development Research and Training (DRT), Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and ACTogether up to 70% of urban dwellers do not have private sanitation in their home and rely on an informal network of shared toilets. In Kawempe and Makindye 16% and 4.2% of households respectively use paid for Public toilets. In one of Makindye slum a public toilet is located in another zone and serves 3 zones.
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