Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in the Central Highlands of Angola

Region

Southern Africa

Sector

WASH

Start date

01/07/2011

End date

31/12/2015

Amount

EUR 1,839,635

Country

Angola

Donor

European Commission

Beneficiaries

86,400

Duration

54 months

Objectives

The overall goal of the project is to assist the Government National Strategy to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with water-borne diseases and contribute to the UN Millennium goals. The specific objective is to promote the adoption of sustainable technologies, stimulate positive behaviour change and increase local Water and Sanitation Hygiene management in order to significantly reduce contaminated water, open air defecation and poor hygiene in targeted rural areas.