[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1136, 311], "category": "Text", "text": "safe water and sanitation services for at least 60 000 people from selected towns in three northern provinces of Mozambique. It encompasses the construction, rehabilitation, and/or expansion of water supply systems, the creation of demand and local market development for sanitation and hygiene services and products. The action will include the construction of gender sensitive WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) infrastructures in schools and healthcare facilities, as well as support the establishment of management modalities for sustainable WASH services."}, {"bbox": [96, 322, 1136, 483], "category": "Text", "text": "The towns of Memba (Nampula), Namuno (Cabo Delgado) and Marrupa (Niassa) were pre identified for this action after consultation with the authorities based on the numerous deprivations, lack of support by other programmes and partners and given the poor situation of the existing water systems. Complementarity with other programmes, such as nutrition and rural WASH programmes, was also a selecting factor to increase the impact on the ground. Namuno and Marrupa districts were considered as high priority by the Mozambican Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Administration (AIAS) during consultation."}, {"bbox": [96, 494, 1136, 657], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will build upon the positive experience and approach of the 'Expanding Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Small Towns in Inhambane Province (AGUASANI³)', an EU-funded programme managed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that was completed in December 2018. This means that the action further supports the implementation of the Delegated Management Framework for water supply and sanitation in urban areas, a framework that is based on a public-private partnership, whereby assets are owned by the government, and operations are managed by the private sector under a concession, lease or management contract."}, {"bbox": [96, 666, 1136, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "The Delegated Management Framework was created to ensure the sustainability of the water systems that were becoming obsolete rapidly due to the lack of funds for maintenance. Therefore, private sector participation is essential. However, the framework integrates safeguards to ensure broad and equitable access to water by the adoption of tariff policies. Also, when institutionalising the framework, the Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (AURA) was established to provide 'universal water and sanitation services' ensuring a balance between the consumer's interests and those of the operators and economical sustainability. This action will be implemented in close coordination with AURA to ensure a fair and affordable tariff structure for the envisaged water supply systems."}, {"bbox": [96, 891, 1136, 1022], "category": "Text", "text": "Moreover, on the basis of the feasibility studies and technical design of the systems, following a participative approach, the poorest and most vulnerable areas of the towns will be served by stand posts with a subsidised tariff and managed by the community ensuring a proper coverage of the service. The areas served by house/yard connections with higher tariffs will ensure the maintenance/repairs of the systems and a sustainable and continued service."}, {"bbox": [96, 1035, 1136, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "This action intends to contribute to priority area 1 of the Multi-annual indicative programme 2021-2027 (MIP) 'Growing Green' and its Specific Objective 3 'Mozambique increases its low-carbon, climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure'. It is complementary to Priority area 2 'Growing Youth', Specific Objectives 1 and 2 on nutrition and education. In the framework of the Global Gateway, the action will contribute to climate-resilient and inclusive water supply and sanitation infrastructure narrowing as such the global investment gap. This will allow Mozambique to develop its society in the north. This action is also fully embedded in the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Mozambique's Green Deal enhancing Mozambique's resilience to climate-related events."}, {"bbox": [96, 1234, 1136, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will contribute to the Gender Action Plan III (2021-2025) (JOIN/2020/17 final) especially to the thematic area 'promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women' by reducing the exposure of women to unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene for all (WASH) services."}, {"bbox": [96, 1327, 1136, 1435], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action has an EU contribution of EUR 20 million and will have a duration of 48 months. It will be part of the Annual Action Plan 2022 support package to address the development needs of the northern provinces which include Resilience for the North (ResiNorte) but also SER - Support to Education Reform, Growing Strong (nutrition), the National Control Centre (NCC) for Energy and the Climate Resilience programme."}, {"bbox": [85, 1599, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ AGUASANI (FED/2013/328-935) - a programme co-funded by the EU under the 10th EDF and implemented by UNICEF to improve access to water supply and sanitation services in three small towns in Inhambane Province; positively evaluated by external evaluators."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 26"}]