Source - Africa South of Sahara

Zimbabwe: building user-friendly toilets for the disabled

08 Sep 09

The Disablement Association of Zimbabwe (DAZ) has started building user-friendly Blair Toilets for people with disabilities. It also plans to improve access to ablution facilities in Bulawayo after a realisation that the authorities were taking too long to act. Insiza and Matobo districts in Matabeleland South have been chosen for the programme which is supported by World Vision.

Ghana: stop violence against girls – build school toilets

08 Sep 09

Visiting the bushes due to lack of toilets exposes girls to the dangers of sexual and other forms of physical and psychological violence. The Stop Violence Against Girls in School project, implemented by ActionAid in Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya, is concerned about making the school environment safer for girls

Swaziland: just add water and stir – multiple use water services in Maplotini

04 Aug 09

The Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE), a government parastatal, has since 2006 injected new life into the community of Maplotini using an integrated water resources management approach, which has set the community on a path of sustainable income generation.

Mozambique: positive results claimed for delegated water management

04 Aug 09

The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Felicio Zacarias, said on 29 June 2009 that the reforms in water supply that began in 1995, and which have led to delegating the management of urban water supply in major cities to private consortia, have produced positive results. Investments in water systems have lead to an increase in the number of people they serve, and in the number of hours of supply per day.

Kenya: Nairobi water board sent packing following reports on malpractices

04 Aug 09

The entire board of the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company was sent packing over alleged mismanagement on 8 July 2009. A full council meeting of the City Council of Nairobi made the move citing unfair water rationing and illegal connections that have seen millions of cubic litres of water lost.