Uganda Signs US$3.2m World Bank-administered Grant for Access to Clean Water in Small Towns through OBA

Kampala, February 12, 2007 — US$3.2 million World Bank-administered grant agreement was signed today for improving access to water supply services to the poor in up to 12 small towns and rural growth centers in Uganda. The grant is funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation (DGIS) under the Global Partnership for Output Based Aid (GPOBA) administered by the World Bank.