Innovative Rural Water Information System in Zimbabwe gets global applause


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Local news, 17.12.2020

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) congratulates the Government of Zimbabwe and the United Nations Children’s Fund in Zimbabwe for being selected for the Million Lives Club award for the development of Rural WASH Information Management System (RWIMS).

The pioneering innovative social entrepreneurship project in the WASH sector has improved the lives of underprivileged households.
The pioneering innovative social entrepreneurship project in the WASH sector has improved the lives of underprivileged households. © Embassy of Switzerland in Zimbabwe

The SDC celebrates this pioneering innovative social entrepreneurship project in the water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and on scaling up impact and improving the lives of the underprivileged in our communities.

With the improved functionality of water points through the project, women and girls are no longer travelling long distances to fetch water at alternative sites and have more time available to attend to their education, economic activities or family obligations.

RWIMS was established by the Government of Zimbabwe in collaboration with UNICEF and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation with funding support from UK Aid, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government of Sweden.

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