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Add to Preferred SourcesStarted in 2014, the Itang water project serves not only the local community but the vast numbers of refugees that have poured into the area from neighboring war-torn South Sudan.
In partnership with the Gambella Regional Water Bureau, the Itang scheme has given 230,000 people access to safe and reliable water.
To ensure the sustainability of the Itang water system, the daily operation is run by the utility on a self-sustaining business model. UNICEF with the financial support from KfW under phase III is currently working on improving the utility through capacity building, upgrading the system to meet the additional water demands and finding alternative power sources to reduce the operation costs.
The Itang water scheme is one of the projects that proves that hosting refugees has a positive impact to the host communities, now receiving a water service level that is much better than the average services in the rural areas of Ethiopia.
The utility model for integrated water project serving both refugees and host community is the first of its kind around the world and represents a change in paradigm that will soon be replicated.
Original source: WFP
Published on 20 June 2019