There has been considerable progress in terms of rural water service delivery in Uganda
although national safe water coverage in rural areas has stagnated at 70%. Support to local
Governments in the form of private sector and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
partnerships has increasingly become essential. This research takes Water For People’s
Everyone Forever program implemented in Kamwenge district as a case study to understand
the extent to which the multi-stakeholder partnership approach is working for rural water
service delivery. Through in-depth semi structured key informant interviews, document
analysis and focus group discussions, results show that synergetic collaborations have the
potential for enhancing rural water service delivery although considerable effort is required to
sustain future joint working. Besides having an effective common vision, the most effective
strategies include intentional relationship building at different levels, creative working styles,
joint planning guided by evidence-based decision making. The research recommends that
future joint working could benefit from revamping coordination structures, closer collaborations
between regional structures and a top-down capacity building strategy.