Objectives

• Sustainably improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene practices in rural areas.
• Strengthen the capacity of local actors (village committees, families) to maintain their health infrastructures.

Intervention areas

• South region – Districts : Phalombe, Zomba, Mulanie, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Thyolo, Balaka
• Center region – Districts : Lilongwe, Dedza, Mchinji, Salima, Dowa, Ntchisi, Kasungu

Activities

• Organize a local network of dealers in hand pumps spare parts, ensure their supply, strengthen their management and sales capacities, promote them to rural communities and local leaders
• Identify and train local mechanics; promote them to rural communities and local leaders
• Set up maintenance services and support local authorities in the management of these services
• Set up a sustainable spare parts supply chain at points of sale by involving private actors

Partners

• Spare parts dealers and main suppliers (including ESS-ESS Enterprise)
• Village committees, private operators (dealers and suppliers of pump parts, local craftsmen)
• Public Water Services, Public Health Services