The Small Towns Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in Nampula Province, or NAMWASH, was launched in 2012 to address poor health outcomes through WASH interventions in five small towns along the Nacala Corridor, including Rapale and Ribaue.
19 November 2014 Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
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The Small Towns Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in Nampula Province, or NAMWASH, was launched in 2012 to address poor health outcomes through WASH interventions in five small towns along the Nacala Corridor, including Rapale and Ribaue.
ALSO READ: SANITATION FOR ALL IN MOZAMBIQUE. Click here (0.6MB | Pdf)Expected development along the Nacala Corridor is likely to place significant strains on WASH services, due to population growth resulting from mineral resources channeled through the corridor from coalmines in Tete to the Nacala Port on the eastern seaboard.
The five towns of the programme were therefore selected based on their high economic and population growth potential.
The programme’s goal was to increase access to clean water and effective sanitation, and promote appropriate hygiene practices through the rehabilitation and expansion of the water supply systems and mobilization of communities.
NAMWASH was implemented between 2012 and 2014 and was a partnership between the Government of Mozambique through the Administration of Water and Sanitation Infrastructures (AIAS), UNICEF and the Government of Australia.
