Rwanda - Transformative and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Program, Phase I

This intervention concerns the Rwanda Transformative and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Program, Phase I. This will strengthened water resources management, and operational performance of water and sanitation service providers. The program will strengthen the resilience of the populations against climate change and variability. The program will contribute to good nutrition outcomes as provision of quality WSS services will increase woman’s time for caregiving, reduce diseases and gut infections. In addition, staff of the WSS operators receiving capacity-building support from the Program. The program will contribute to: (i) reduction in school dropout due to long hours of fetching water, (ii) facilitation of retention of adolescent girls in school due to improved dignity on sanitation, and (iii) facilitation of acquisition of governance skills through participation in the water management committees. The entire Program involves investments in water supply and sanitation infrastructure for Mwange Gicumbi, Nyaruguru-Huye-Gisagara, Mugesera/Sake, Muhazi, Kivu Belt, Kagaga, Musogoro, Volcano Belt, Ngoma River, Makasa, Gasabo, Bugesera Centralized Sewerage System, Huye, and Muhanga. The project contributes to climate finance, with 173 million USD of the total approved amount dedicated to adaptation.