| Approval Date | 30 Apr 2014 |
| Signature Date | 31 Jul 2014 |
| Planned Completion Date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Last Disbursement Planned Date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Water Supply & Sanitation |
| DAC Sector Code | 14010 |
| Environmental Category | 2 |
| Commitment | U.A 22,696,663.84 |
| Status | Completion |
The Sustainable Rural Water Infrastructure for Improved Health and Livelihood (SRWSIHL) seeks to increase the resilience of water supply systems through rehabilitation and expansion, and to address sanitation and hygiene challenges. The project represents a continuation of a program which received Bank and other Development Partners (DPs) support and which closed on 31st December 2013. The Bank’s intervention will help to climate proof and ensure inclusive access to water supply and sanitation in five districts, namely, Rumphi, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Mangochi and Phalombe. It will also support the empowerment of district councils and rural communities with particular emphasis on women and youths, monitoring and evaluation, and on enhancing sector reforms for governance and accountability of service delivery. The project will closely collaborate with the initiatives that are supporting the prevention of malaria, a deadly disease for many rural communities that makes them unproductive for extended periods. It comprises three components, as follows: (i) water infrastructure development; (ii) sanitation and hygiene; and (iii) capacity development and project management. The program to be financed by the ADF, NTF, RWSSI Trust Fund and the Government of Malawi, is estimated to cost UA 25.61 million, and will be implemented over a period of 5 years beginning in the second semester of 2014.
The objective of the Sustainable Rural Water Infrastructure for Improved Health and Livelihood (SRWSIHL) project is to spur socio-economic growth in Malawi by improving health and livelihoods of the marginalised rural population through provision of sustainable water supply and improved sanitation. The SRWSIHL seeks to increase the resilience of water supply systems through rehabilitation and expansion and to address sanitation and hygiene challenges. The Bank’s intervention will help to climate proof and ensure inclusive access to water supply and sanitation in five districts, namely, Rumphi, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Mangochi and Phalombe. It will also support the empowerment of district councils and rural communities with particular emphasis on women and youth, monitoring and evaluation, and on enhancing sector reforms for governance and accountability of service delivery.
The project will increase coverage of sustainable and clean water to a total population of approximately 516,000 and will increase coverage of improved and inclusive sanitation to a total population of about 575,000 including pupils in public primary schools. It is expected about 52% of the beneficiaries will be female. In addition, the project will create more than 6,760 jobs including 750 for the youths in bee keeping as part of sustainable catchment management.
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Funding
African Development Fund
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Funding
Nigerian Trust Fund
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Funding
Rural Water Supply & Sanitation
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Extending
Government Of Malawi
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Implementing
Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-MW-E00-006 |
| Last Update | 06 Feb 2023 |
| Name | PHIRI Lazarus Botoman |
| l.phiri@afdb.org |
| Country | Malawi |
| Coordinates | Location Name |
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| -14.39296 35.34658 | Mangochi District |
| -12.80417 34.08298 | Nkhotakota District |
| -14.75 34.75 | Ntcheu District |
| -15.66667 35.66667 | Phalombe District |
| -10.80292 33.80524 | Rumphi District |