Urban Water and Sanitation Programme (UWSP)
The project, funded by BMZ and executed through GIZ, aimed to improve Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) systems and solid waste management in selected medium-sized towns in Zimbabwe. A sharp economic decline (2000-2009) led to the collapse of public services, severely impacting water infrastructure. By June 2008, deteriorating WSS systems triggered a cholera outbreak, disproportionately affecting women and girls. The project sought to shift WSS management from decline to recovery by improving service delivery, increasing willingness to pay, and ensuring daily water supply, proper sewage management, and regular waste removal. It focused on three key areas: (1) ensuring universal, equitable, and affordable access to WSS services, (2) improving billing, revenue collection, and financial management, and (3) assisting towns in developing and updating WSS recovery plans. A fourth component provided advisory support to central government agencies. Dorsch Impact led implementation efforts.
Disciplines
- Municipal Infrastructure
- Water Resources Management
Companies
Dorsch Impact GmbH
Client
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Duration
From 2013 to 2015
Location
Zimbabwe
Project Activities
During this project services were provided for the operational and technical management with focus on the detailed assessments of the existing infrastructure, the determination of the major bottlenecks and the development and implementation of improvement strategies which included amongst others:
Wastewater (Collection and Treatment).
Solid Waste (Management and Civil Works).
Non-Revenue Water Reduction.
Water (Treatment, Transmission, Distribution and Storage).
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
