SPONSORS of Bulawayo City Council’s water sanitation project implemented between 2010 and 2012 say their intervention had resulted in a 40% drop in diarrheal diseases in the city.
BY NQOBANI NDLOVU
Bulawayo’s Water and Sanitation Emergency Response (Bowser) was funded by World Vision and Australian government to the tune of $10.1 million.
The project was aimed at eradicating threats of water borne diseases by improving water and sanitation systems and also to capacitate the council to improve service delivery.
World Vision Integrated programmes director, Khubulani Ndlovu, said Bowser had successfully eradicated water borne diseases in the city.
“The project innovatively and successfully improved access for the poor to water, sanitation and hygiene and improved governance to ensure sustainability of the water and sanitation service delivery systems,” Ndlovu said.
He added: “Improved service delivery and benefited over 450 000 people and contributed to a 40% reduction in diarrheal diseases in all age groups. The project contributed to improve the community’s confidence and willingness to pay for services as evidenced by increasing revenue streams.
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“Upgraded and improved revenue collection systems resulting in revenue increasing from 16% in 2009/10 to over 65% in 2011/12 hence enabling council to effectively re-invest into wash infrastructure upgrading, operation and maintenance to further improve and sustain service delivery.”
