• Reference: P-MW-E00-004
• Approval date: 02/07/2008
• Start date: 11/06/2009
• Appraisal Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: OngoingOnGo
• Implementing Agency: GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI
• Location: Machinga, Zomba, Rural Lilongwe, Mulanje

Water Supply Systems:

"Undertake water resources assessments "Plan implement catchment protection "Rehabilitate extend existing construct new rural water schemes (GFS, boreholes, springs) "Post-construction mentoring of water schemes Sanitation Hygiene

"S+H Training for School teachers, HSA, WaSHCO community leaders, village heads "Construct VIP Ecosan latrines hand washing facilities at schools, market places health centres "Household S+H achieved through demand driven approaches "Prepare National 10 Year Institutional Sanitation Hygiene Investment Plan Strategy

Capacity Building

"Construct, furnish equip district water offices "Procure District based Capacity Development Consultants to build capacity of District Coordination Team (DCT) "Train women in functional literacy for committees, and as accountants/bookkeepers

Program Mgmnt.

"Contracts for sub-program coordinator, accountant support staff "Audit Value for Money Study "Baseline and Endline Studies

Water Resources

"Establish surface water, groundwater water quality data collection stations in catchments "Establish MIS to archive retrieve information

Urban Urban Water Supply Sanitation (not funded by the Bank)

i) Rural Water Supply

(ii) Sanitation: By 2015 for 80% of rural inhabitants: increase access to potable water to within 500m, increase access to improved sanitation ensure sustainable catchment management

Capacity Building: Establish capacity and hand over district water sanitation infrastructure

Water Resources Management: Establish the National Water Resources Authority to efficiently manage the country's water resources using IWRM approach

Teh project is needed because of the very low water and sanitation coveraege in teh rural areas and the utter lack of knowledge on available water resources. The proposed funds have contributed to the leveraging of five other development partners into the program. The added value from the Bank is its experience in rural water supply and saniattion, and water resources engineering, both of which are its core competencies. Knowledge captured will be shared within OWAS and relevant lessons and approacehs reflected in subsequent RWSSI programs.

The project impacts include fewer children U5 dying from water borne diseases and improved district and lower level governance. The programme is needed now because of the very low water and sanitation coverage in teh rural areas and the utter lack of knowledge on available water resources.

NKHOMA Benson Bumbe - OWAS2

Finance source	Amount
ADF	UAC 25,928,000
RWSSI	UAC 3,357,498
Government	UAC 5,929,000
Delta	UAC 119,785,502
Total	UAC 155,000,000