Zambia's flagship government program to extend water supply and sanitation access in rural areas, launched in 2006 as the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, or NRWSSP, building on the 1994 National Water Policy and the Water Supply and Sanitation Act of 1997 that had begun the country's water sector reform. The programme's first phase ran through the period of Zambia's Fifth National Development Plan, 2006 to 2010, implemented on an area-based approach and funding four categories of activity: water infrastructure development, sanitation and hygiene education, institutional support and capacity building, and program management. Zambia created a dedicated Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection in 2016 to align the country's water, sanitation and environmental work, and in 2019 that ministry released a second-phase plan, NRWSSP II, covering 2019 to 2030 with an estimated cost of 1.8 billion dollars and the goal of raising rural water coverage to 100 percent and rural sanitation coverage to 90 percent.
Facts
Launch YearSourced to the subject's own account End YearSourced to the subject's own account Sponsoring BodySourced to the subject's own accountThe Ministry of Local Government and Housing of Zambia. 1 Target PopulationSourced to the subject's own accountRural population of Zambia lacking access to water supply and sanitation, targeted for increased access under the program. 1 Health GoalA component of the program aimed to provide rural populations with sustainable water supplies through rehabilitating and constructing water points, boreholes and wells. 2 Geographic ScopeRural areas nationwide in Zambia, illustrated by province level components such as the Western Province water and sanitation project. 2 Measured ResultsSourced to the subject's own accountEstimated rural investment needs under the program were US$260 million, but actual investment reached only a small fraction, about 8 percent, of the low cost scenario requirement. 1 Classification
Program KindSourced to the subject's own accountSanitation or Water Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Water Supply and Sanitation in Zambia
WikipediaWikipedia article, programme name with dates
National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (2006-2015).
Wikipedia article, programme name with dates (end)
National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (2006-2015).
Wikipedia article, sector policy responsibility
Ministry of Local Government and Housing is in charge of sector policies.
Wikipedia article, investment shortfall figure
Actual investments were only a small fraction (8% of the low-cost scenario) of investment needs.
Wikipedia article, rural access achievement
an increase in the access to water supply in rural areas.
Program classification, entity description sentence
Zambia's flagship government program to extend water supply and sanitation access in rural areas, launched in 2006 as the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, or NRWSSP, building on the 1994 National Water Policy and the Water Supply and Sanitation Act of 1997 that had begun the country's water sector reform.
View the Source 2. OPEC Fund: National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (Zambia)
OPEC Fund for International DevelopmentOPEC Fund project page, Western Province component goal
provide rural populations in the Western Province with sustainable water supplies through the rehabilitation and construction of water points, boreholes and wells
OPEC Fund project page, target province
rural populations in the Western Province
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