Mozambique Safe Water Project

Providing Safe Water to Households

The project provides safe water access to hundreds of households By installing and rehabilitating boreholes which are powered entirely by low-emission technologies, such as hand or solar-powered pumps, the Mozambique Safe Water Project provides safe water access to hundreds of households within Manica Province, […]

Location: Manica Province, Mozambique
Project type: Energy Efficiency – Domestic
Project ID: GS10898
Status: GS Registered
Annual reductions: 10,000 tonnes CO2 e
Total reductions: 500,000 tonnes CO2 e
Crediting period: May 01, 2020 ― Apr 30, 2025
Community impact: Clean water for over 100 families

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What the project does.

By installing and rehabilitating boreholes which are powered entirely by low-emission technologies, such as hand or solar-powered pumps, the Mozambique Safe Water Project provides safe water access to hundreds of households within Manica Province, Mozambique.

Project Implementers work with a local NGO and communities in Manica Province to identify broken down boreholes to be rehabilitated so that communities have reliable access to clean, safe drinking water.

The provision of safe water reduces the need for households to use wood fuel on inefficient three-stone fires to purify their drinking, cleaning, and washing water, saving thousands of tonnes of firewood annually and reducing CO2 emissions. The project also includes a water supply, sanitation and hygiene training program WASH to enhance hygiene and sanitation practices within communities. WASH services help minimize air pollution and particularly benefit women and children who disproportionately bear the burden of collecting water and firewood.

This project is committed to supporting communities with capacity building to safely maintain their boreholes and ensure that clean water keeps flowing.

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