ADRA's water kiosks are now managed by the Municipality of Mocuba, Zambezia
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These are three water supply units built in 2017 as part of the implementation of ADRA's Water Kiosks project. These water supplies are located in the 25 de Setembro, CFM and Samora Machel neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city of Mocuba in Zambezia.
After six years of implementing the solar-powered water kiosks project, ADRA Mozambique concluded the project on September 21, as well as
the official handover of the kiosks to the management of the municipal authorities of the city of Mocuba.
The handover ceremony took place at the kiosk in Bairro 25 de Setembro, and was attended by government authorities and other individuals including the Mayor of Mocuba, the Director of the District Planning and Infrastructure Service (SDPI), and the president of the Adventist Mission Union and the North Mission of the Adventist Church, as well as the National Director of ADRA, among other technicians.
On the occasion, the president of the Adventist Mission Union of Mozambique, Alfredo Chilundo, representing the Board of Directors of ADRA Mozambique, officially handed over the three drinking water supply systems to the municipal authorities of the city of Mocuba, and pointed out that:
"O objective dthe water kiosks set up by ADRA for peri-urban services is
the sustainable provision of safe and potable water, as well as the provision of Recargaki services and the provision of hygiene products to communities in the city of Mocuba, specifically in the neighborhoods of CFM, Samora Machel and 25 de Setembro. Therefore, we would like to thank all our main partners for identifying volunteers to form the management committees of the kiosks." said Chilundo.
For his part, the Mayor of Mocuba, Geraldo Sotomane, reiterated that the Water Kiosks Project
is the result of initiatives by the Mocuba local council in partnership with ADRA Mozambique, which has provided good hygiene practices
individual and collective within communities and stressed that:
"The water points that we are witnessing being handed over today have created an environment free of water-borne diseases, which are caused by the consumption of substandard water, and are a cause of death for people, especially children in our country and, in particular, in the city of Mocuba. We therefore call on all residents of the neighborhoods concerned to use these infrastructures correctly and rationally, guaranteeing their conservation and contributing to the development of our municipality," Sotomane said.
On the same occasion, the National Director of ADRA Mozambique, David Masinde, pointed out that the Municipality of Mocuba
and the Seventh-day Adventist Church have been strong allies in the implementation of ADRA's projects in that city, and called for strong joint and continuous collaboration with a view to achieving a common goal.
At another point, the Director of the Mocuba District Planning and Infrastructure Service (SDPI), Fernando Alilo, told our interview that this project of small water supply systems has boosted access to drinking water for the inhabitants of Mocuba:
"We know that access to water in our city is still far from reaching our satisfaction, which is to ensure that everyone has access to this precious liquid
NHowever, with these partnerships created with ADRA and other partners, the government will gradually respond to the needs of our population. This action must be accompanied by the practice of hygiene and sanitation so that communities are healthy" noted Alilo.
In another development, Alilo praised the initiative, saying that "The management of these systems is now handed over to the population, and we know that these individuals selected to manage the Kiosks have been trained and qualified by ADRA. Therefore, they are equipped with knowledge that will ensure that there is sustainable financial management to guarantee the sustainability of the Kiosks"he concluded.
In addition to signing the memorandum of understanding between the parties (ADRA, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Municipality of Mocuba), ADRA also handed out certificates of participation to the 14 water kiosk operators trained by this NGO, as well as handing out nine manuals on good hygiene practices to the new kiosk operators, with a view to disseminating hygiene and sanitation messages.
With funding of 9,000,000 US dollars, the water kiosks now in operation have the capacity to supply more than 30,000 liters of drinking water every day. So far, these fountains have benefited more than 5,000 inhabitants of the CFM, Samora Machel and 25 de Setembro neighborhoods in the city of Mocuba.
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