UCCS achievements from year 2005

A] Water and sanitation

•  Water distribution systems, seven (7Kms) at Kasunguni and eighteen (18 Kms) at Kako-Kyaluma.

•  29 water tanks [50 m3] in all primary schools, 4 distribution tanks and 3 tanks for rehabilitation

•  Excavation of two earth dams in Kasunguni

•  Desilting of one earth dam

•  Construction of 34 Sub surface dams

•  Sinking, protection and equipping of 12 Shallow wells

•  Support for latrines for 11 institutions and 25 public places together with murals depicting community sanitation issues

•  B] Agriculture – Demonstration plots in working areas

•  Establishment of nursery trees

•  Special groups growing mangoes, green grammes and cowpeas (ABD)

•  Community support with drought tolerant certified seeds

•  Seed multiplication

•  Honey production

•  Trainings in appropriate farming techniques

C] Social - Capacity building

HIV/AIDS and gender are crosscutting issues in all activities

Challenges
Community needs are enormous vases the capacity and resources available at UCCS. Low and erratic rainfall, high temperatures, and poor soils of low fertility and fragile/weak physical structures characterize eighty percent of the region. Below is rainfall data for the four regions of Ukambani.