United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the federal government has actually offered support to about 3,000 schools in Nigeria in the last 5 years.
UNICEF chief of water, sanitation and health (WASH), Dr Jane Bevan, divulged this when she went to the minister of water resources and sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, in Abuja.
She offered insights into the federal government and UNICEF WASH programs in Nigeria from 2018 to date, keeping in mind that the direct and indirect effect of the FGN-UNICEF WASH program, covers over 250 city government locations (LGAs) straight and roughly 400 LGAs indirectly throughout 26 states.
Bevan remembered that considering that 2018, significant accomplishments in the nation consist of the building and rehab of over 1,700 solar-powered boreholes, over 10,000 hand pump boreholes, assistance for ODF city government locations and supplying access to safe drinking water sources for an approximated 12 million individuals.
In addition, over 24 million individuals have actually gotten to standard sanitation services, with around 2,000 main health centres and 3,000 schools geared up with total WASH centers.
In his action, the minister declared the federal government’s commitment to its collaboration with UNICEF to improve the execution of WASH policies at the grassroots.
Utsev highlighted continuous assessments with state federal governments and financiers to take advantage of the WASH sector’s worth chain, stressing the requirement for robust partnership with UNICEF to broaden tasks to grassroots neighborhoods.
He highlighted the essential significance of attaining the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030 targets for WASH jobs throughout Nigeria and guaranteeing optimum advantages for the population.
The minister revealed that preparations were underway for the WASH sustainability check conference to establish a WASH Action Plan with the commissioners of water resources and sanitation in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).