Sierra Leone : Citywide Inclusive Sanitation to solve urban sanitation challenges

The African Water Facility (AWF), in collaboration with the Gates Foundation - Technical Assistance Africa Hub and the Government of Sierra Leone, organized a virtual capacity building workshop on the Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) approach.

The virtual workshop which took place from the 10-11 June 2021 aimed to facilitate an in depth understanding and knowledge sharing for key sanitation stakeholders in Freetown, on the CWIS principles, selected tools and practical implementation at city/municipality level.

The workshop also provided learning, innovation and sharing of best practices for the delivering inclusive sanitation services for low income urban vulnerable communities in informal settlements with specific reference to selected African Cities.

“Participants enjoyed the Citywide inclusive Sanitation discussion sessions. We hope that The CWIS knowledge and approach will enable us bridge these gaps and improve access to the best services. We need the CWIS approach in Sierra Leone to improve WASH sector coordination” said Engineer Francis H. Lahai.

The African Water Facility with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency - Develop2Build (D2B) are funding the Freetown Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan and Investment Studies Project.

The purpose of the project is to prepare effective and efficient short- and medium-term investment projects in the water supply and sanitation system of Greater Freetown to enable mobilisation of the necessary financial resources.

The medium-term water supply and sanitation planning shall develop interventions that will address Freetown demand requirements in the year 2035, while the Master Plan for Greater Freetown shall  develop interventions to meet demand in the year 2050.

The project shall also consider the associated climate change adaptation and/or mitigation measures.

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