The vision of the initiative is to leverage innovative finance to construct reliable water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities WASH as an extension of delivering safe, affordable, sustainable water to the residents of Freetown.
At the same time, the initiative demonstrates a successful model for financing sustainable water production and consumption in LDCs. These facilities would be managed sustainably with business models by private sector partners who would sell the water to communities for an affordable fee.
During its 18 months implementation, W4WP will facilitate the construction of 25 additional water kiosks with solar-powered purification systems and empower women in 5 wards to run these facilities sustainably. The project is implemented in partnership with International Labour Organization along with other local partners and will contribute to reducing the sources of water-related disputes, notably around water scarcity and access, through the promotion of gender-sensitive civic spaces and empower women economically through inclusive livelihoods and decent employment opportunities offered by the water kiosks.
In addition, the project will address the structural power dynamics that expose women to gender and sexual-based violence by putting women in positions where they can build economic capacity while also participating in civic spaces within communities to address the issues they experience. James Kabia Communication Specialist. Share this:.
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