Massive Rural Water Project Grated in Niger

The Boards of Directors of the AfDB Group approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a grant of 14 million Units of Account,* equivalent to US$ 20.86 million (CFA 10.56 billion), to finance a Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project in the country.

The overall goal of the project is to improve the living conditions of rural communities by providing them with sustainable access to safe water and sanitation.
The project will improve drinking water distribution as well as family and public sanitation in 280 rural communities in the regions of Maradi, Tahoua and Tillabéri. It will also help in building management capacity of women involved in the rural water supply and sanitation sector.

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