See What USAID And Coca-cola Foundation Did In Abia And Cross River (Photos)

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Long-time development partners USAID and The Coca-Cola
Foundation, through their Water and Development Alliance (WADA) global
partnership, recently commissioned a project in Nigeria to improve
access to safe water and sanitation services in Abia and Cross River
States. Partners for Development (PfD), a non-profit organization
dedicated to improving health, agriculture and economic development
initiatives in rural communities around the world, implemented the
two-year project.

Upon completion this year, this project will
reach more than 44,800 Nigerians living in the most vulnerable
communities in Abia and Cross River states with improved access to safe
water and sanitation services.
Around the world, WADA partners with
communities and their governments to address challenges and harness
opportunities connected to improved water and sanitation. WADA’s
enterprise-driven approach brings together Coca-Cola’s business
capabilities with USAID’s premier development expertise to create
solutions that develop thriving communities, grow stable economies, and
strengthen resilient environments.

According to the JMP/WHO
(2015), 59.5 million (33%) Nigerians lack access to safely managed water
and over 121 million (67%) Nigerians lack access to safely managed
sanitation. Source: https://washdata.org/data.
In Nigeria, around 45,000 children under five years old die every year
from diarrhea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. The lack of
clean potable water contributes to the high prevalence of waterborne
diseases, threatens the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, and
contributes to low levels of school enrollment, especially among girls.
In
response to these challenges, the WADA Nigeria project has focused on
building the capacity of state institutions and local communities to
effectively deliver and manage water and sanitation services. This
empowers Nigerian people and institutions to fight the effects of
unreliable water sources and poor sanitation practices. Improving and
expanding water and sanitation services in these communities while
focusing on engaging all stakeholders and members of the community has
improved the livelihoods and wellbeing for those impacted. Such improved
capacity will serve as a critical step in Nigeria’s journey to
self-reliance and sustainable development.

WADA Nigeria also
worked with the state rural water agencies (RUWASSA) in select local
government areas (LGAs), and local communities to build the capacity for
effective rural water management. The project aims to transform
residents’ lives through establishing and strengthening the capacity of
community water, sanitation and hygiene committees (WASHCOMs) to drive
the implementation of WASH services and to provide training and support
to community groups in WASH facility maintenance, repairs, and
management. Multiple activities will contribute to this transformation,
including the rehabilitation and construction of water and sanitation
infrastructure.

The project will also support the expansion of
WASH services and training into a number of community schools, clinics
and markets in the 58 project communities.

USAID and Coca-Cola
are committed to transforming communities in need to overcome their
development challenges and empowering them to sustainably thrive in the
21st century. Learn more about WADA here.

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