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The Project for Construction of a Compost Site for Garbage Management in Mubende Town Council
1. Project Detail
Organisation |
Mubende Town Council |
Amount of funding |
US$ 116,467 |
Signatory |
Mr. Zziwa Kizito, Town Clerk |
Name of the project |
The Project for Construction of a Compost Site for Garbage Management in Mubende Town Council |
Location of the project |
Mubende District |
Items that were funded through this project |
Construction of a compost site and the latrine block |
Date of Grant Signing |
19 March 2013 |
Mubende Town of Mubende District, located in Central Uganda, is a main stopping point on the highway that links Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo. Many transport vehicles pass by this town and, as the town is also a big market place for the region, the daytime population rises up to as high as 160,000 and 60 tonnes of garbage is discharged every day. However, the garbage dump site is now saturated with accumulated garbage due to the current garbage processing method to dump all kinds of garbage and burn the combustibles, leaving the non-combustible accumulated on the site. As a result, in Mubende Town itself, uncollected garbage is now being accumulated. Unless a sustainable garbage processing plant is constructed, the garbage in Mubende town will continue to grow, exposing the people to high health risks. The project will construct a compost site which will enable Mubende Town to process garbage in a more efficient and effective way, thus improving the sanitary condition of 160,000 people in the town.
2. Grant Contract Ceremony
The Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, H.E. Kazuo Minagawa, has signed the grant contract with Mr. Zziwa Kizito, Town Clerk, on 19th March 2013 at the Embassy of Japan.
Ambassador signing the Grant Contract Handing over of the Grant Contract
Speech by implementing organization Commemorative photo
