URWA implementing Integrated rainwater Harvesting and management for improved livelihoods This project will enhance the capacity of communities in Kapchorwa, Rakai, Kamwenge and Luwero districts to construct water harvesting tanks, and equip them with knowledge to reduce vulnerability to climate change that results in food shortages.  Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Local Government, and other community institutions. Livelihoods of most rural communities in Uganda are frequently disrupted by lack of access to safe water. This is due to erratic, low and unpredictable rainfall, which is being aggravated by climate change leading to extreme conditions – frequent droughts and floods. The rainfall pattern in Kapchorwa is bimodal: long rains (March-May) and short rains (September-December). The seasonal rainfall lasts on average for 3 months with variations in on-set and close dates. This favors rainwater harvesting and management. 1. Construction of ferrocement tanks 
2. Facilitate communities to construct and or rehabilitate Household sanitary infrastructure

4. Facilitate households to create Household backyard gardens, tree nurseries and ponds.

5. National and regional stakeholders’ workshops 

6. Community capacity building 

7.  Development and dissemination of bi annual newsletters 

8. Audio-visual documentary on best practices in promoting integrated WASH.
9. Baseline surveys

10. Periodic monitoring &evaluation; The overall objective is to contribute to the improvement of sustainable livelihoods in vulnerable communities living in water stressed areas through innovative financing mechanisms for WASH. URWA will collect evidence (on what works well and what works less) with which to advocate for increased budget allocation for WASH activities at different levels. Also, beneficiary contribution will be emphasized, to reduce dependence of beneficiaries on external support The Capacity building of community based agencies and other actors in the region will enhance net working and collaboration activities involved in for policy influencing. URWA will document practices and procedures that led to project successes and failures because they will provide ways on how to go about future projects The project will facilitate continuous promotion of rainwater harvesting activities so as to address issues of climate change. To create a healthier environment, the stakeholders will be equipped with skills to promote the integrated water resources management approach for both production and environment conservation. URWA will introduce technologies that are appropriate and affordable to the communities. Members whose capacity will have been built will scale up the project through construction of water and sanitation infrastructure to those who did not benefit from the project. There will be Gender mainstreaming in all the activities. Involvement of women will ensure sustainability of the project because they are change agents. The project will be implemented in the districts of Kapchorwa, Rakai and Luwero. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the local leadership at district and sub county levels and in partnership with local CBOs or NGOs.URWA will work in different sub counties in all the districts depending on which ones will have been jointly selected with Partners at the District and Sub county Offices.  The target beneficiaries are the women, youth and men in the communities. Financial sustainability : URWA will collect evidence (on what works well and what works less) with which to advocate for increased budget allocation for WASH activities at different levels. Also, beneficiary contribution will be emphasized, to reduce dependence of beneficiaries on external support
Institutional sustainability : The Capacity building of community based agencies and other actors in the region will enhance net working and collaboration activities involved in for policy influencing. URWA will document practices and procedures that led to project successes and failures because they will provide ways on how to go about future projects
Environmental sustainability : The project will facilitate continuous promotion of rainwater harvesting activities so as to address issues of climate change. To create a healthier environment, the stakeholders will be equipped with skills to promote the integrated water resources management approach for both production and environment conservation.
Technical sustainability : URWA will introduce technologies that are appropriate and affordable to the communities. Members whose capacity will have been built will scale up the project through construction of water and sanitation infrastructure to those who did not benefit from the project.
Social sustainability : There will be Gender mainstreaming in all the activities. Involvement of women will ensure sustainability of the project because they are change agents. Infrastructure for Rainwater harvesting and Management developed and financed. Complementary technologies for improved rural livelihoods introduced and promoted Knowledge consolidated and disseminated Scaling up financing WASH models to other community members - The main aim is to improve access to water for domestic use, and enhance backyard gardening for food security. For households that are to benefit from the water harvesting project, they will be required to improve their hygiene through installation of sanitation infrastructure like latrines, compost pits, bath shelters, and utensil drying racks and create a vegetable backyard garden.  Then the target groups will be required to create a tree nursery per group. INT,IMP F,E,T WASH,3R,MUS,FSEC