Objectives

Improve the health conditions of rural families and reduce the prevalence of diarrheal diseases in children under 5 years of age.

Intervention areas

• North of the country : Memba and Nacala districts in Nampula province

Activities

• Organize community awareness workshops, including in schools, to improve family hygiene knowledge and practices
• Support rural communities to construct and rehabilitate protected water points (wells and boreholes) and build family latrines
• Strengthen the capacity of local actors and enable them to ensure the sustainability of structures
• Strengthen the knowledge and skills of village committees and train them in the management and maintenance of structures
• Set up water points maintenance services: pumps spare parts dealers and local craftsmen
• Strengthen the capacity of government water officials to monitor the maintenance of water points

Partners

• Village committees, public water utilities, local private operators (pumps spare parts dealers and craftsmen);
• Private supplier of spare parts: the local company SkyTech.