The United States government will disburse $90 million to expand access to water and sanitation in Mozambique, the US embassy in Maputo announced Wednesday.
“As a result, more Mozambicans will have reliable access to safe drinking water and sanitation systems that improve health, reduce extreme poverty, and make communities more resilient, especially after natural disasters such as cyclones or droughts,” the US Embassy in Mozambique said in a statement.
The initiative, whose agreement has already been signed between the parties, aims to improve the management of water resources by promoting safe drinking water and improved sanitation systems in various parts of the country.
“The goal is to ensure that individuals, communities and nations have the water they need to be healthy, prosperous and resilient,” said Mary Hobbs, director of the Office of Agriculture, Environment and Business at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), cited in the document.
