Ethiopia - Four Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Program

The Four Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Program (4TWSSIP) aims to improve the health and socio economic development of the residents of four beneficiary towns through increased access to sustainable water supply and sanitation services and improvement in service delivery. The four beneficiary towns are Adama in Oromiya Regional State, Adwa in Tigray Regional State, Bichena in Amhara Regional State and Gode in Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. The Program’s main outcomes include (i) increase number of people with access to water and improved sanitation; (ii) improvement in utility revenue collection; and (iii) improvement in continuity of service. At output level, it will result in new infrastructure in terms of constructed pipeline, storage capacity, treatment capacity, water production, public water kiosks, public latrines, number of utility staff (30% being women) trained, microenterprises created and staff trained (50% women). The program is planned to be implemented over 48 months beginning in January 2016 at a cost of US$ 113.95 million.