UN applauds communities

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A United Nations agency responsible for child protection and inclusion, UNICEF, has applauded  rural communities  for their efforts to safeguard water resources.

UNICEF representative to Zimbabwe Tajudeen Oyewale said it was pleasing to see communities taking initiatives to maintain their sources of water.

“From the UNICEF perspective, we see important areas of work including the access to water, hygiene and sanitation,” Oyewale said.

His remarks comes at a time when the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee  2021 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report  showed that almost all provinces recorded an increase in the access to improved water compared to 2020.

Oyewale said the communities have come together to put in place the water safety and security plan.

“They’re very clear on how they would do the water management. They’re even thinking of some community-based levies  to sustain the water infrastructure.

“That’s the beauty of this linkage. What is special about these water schemes  is that  there is solar,meaning that it is environmentally friendly and climate resilient.