of water supply and sanitation in rural areas, rgcs, and small towns, the program included the following components: water resources management, sector program support for capacity building, and sector reforms and water for production. african development fund in 2005, the african development fund decided to contribute us$61 million to the rural water supply and sanitation program. another us$118 million are provided by the government of uganda, and us$39 million are financed by ngos, several other development partners, and directly by the communities. the program, which lasts for 4 years, aims to rehabilitate existing water supply schemes and provide new ones in rural areas. furthermore, it seeks to provide new sanitation facilities in public places, schools, and health centers. these physical efforts are accompanied by environmental assessments, mitigation, and monitoring, as well as community development and capacity building. finally, the program provides for institutional support for the central ministries in order to enable them to efficiently carry out their tasks. european union the european union contributed €14.75 million to the mid-western towns water and sanitation project. under the project, which was implemented between 2001 and 2007, water supply and sanitation facilities in the towns of masindi, hoima, and mubende districts were rehabilitated and extended. world bank the world bank has been active for decades in uganda. for instance, the bank approved its seventh poverty reduction support credit in 2008, under which it intended to provide us$200 million from may 2008 to september 2009, supporting uganda's third poverty eradication action plan. water supply project from 1990 to 1998, the water supply project was carried out under the framework of an urban water program. its objectives were to improve public health, enable increased production of goods and services, prevent environmental pollution, and ease women's burden through the expansion and improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities. in kampala, jinja, masaka, mbarara, and mbare, the project supported physical and institutional components to expand the system and strengthen the nwsc. in addition, water meters were installed to prevent water waste. the world bank contributed us$60 million to the project.