WaterAid, with support from Latter-day Saints Charities (LDSC) has launched a $300,000 project to boost water and sanitation delivery in Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Areas of Lagos state, Nigeria.
Tagged: ‘Strengthening Water and Sanitation Delivery’ the project is expected to provide up to 10,500 people with improved access to clean water, safely managed sanitation services, and key hygiene behaviour change promotion activities over the next 12 months.
Nigeria still has some of the largest gaps in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access. An estimated 68 million Nigerians are without access to basic drinking water, 171 million lack handwashing facilities with soap, 113 million do not have adequate toilets, and 48 million practice open defecation.
As part of the project, WaterAid will:
- Construct and rehabilitate water and sanitation facilities.
- Provide technical support to relevant WASH authorities in the state for improved WASH service delivery.
- Amplify hygiene promotion activities for improved health in target communities; and
- Create community management structures to support the sustainable
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