Iceland Helps with Sanitation in Mozambique

The Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) on Thursday announced a grant of 3.5 million US dollars which will be used to expand access to clean drinking water and decent sanitation in rural areas of the central Mozambican province of Zambezia

Through this funding, it is intended to establish adequate sanitation for 300,000 people living in five districts, improve access to drinking water for 48,000 people and ensure that 40 schools, catering for 14,000 pupils, have access to water and improved sanitation.

At the Joint Annual Meeting between the Mozambican government and its partners, assessing the performance of the rural water and sanitation sector, ICEIDA representative Takk Fyrir said that the overall aim of Icelandic support for Mozambique is to contribute to the efforts to reduce poverty, disparities and inequalities, and improve living conditions.

Fyrir noted that in many countries, including Mozambique, women and girls are burdened with the heavy task of fetching water for all the household's domestic and physiological needs.

"The task is tiring, it takes up a lot of time, and it can even be dangerous', he said. "Improvements in this area will benefit women and girls and improve their health. The burden on women will be reduced, and this will increase their opportunities in life. The girls will have time to attend school".

Hence, according to Fyrir, increased investment in water and sanitation services will result in substantial social and economic gains.

For his part, the Zambezia Provincial Director of Public Works, Americo Chivale, said two districts (Gurue and Gile) have been identified where the funds will be used, and studies are under way to select the other three districts

Source: AllAfrica

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