Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene 2014 Sept - Oct Vol. 9 No.5 | Page 7

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McDonough told Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The WFP has been feeding one million of those in need.
“We are meeting with the government this week to
determine how many of the 1.5 million new caseload will
be supported by each of us,” McDonough said.
The IFRC said it has been working on speeding up its
response to early warning signs since the 2011 drought.
“Responding to a disaster once it occurs is no longer good
enough,” IFRC Secretary General Elhadj As Sy said in the
statement.

Malawi
Mangochi Stands to Benefit from Wash

Hygiene Organization for initiating an important project
which would go a long way in improving people’s living
standards.
“On behalf of the council, I would like to thank the
organization for considering Mangochi as one of the
beneficiary for this important initiative which will help
to reduce cases of cholera and other related waterborne
diseases,’ Kadzokoya said.
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene project will be
implemented in two Traditional Authorities of Mangochi
namely, Traditional Authority Namavi and Traditional
Authority Chowe. It will run for two years starting from
2014 - 2016.

Nigeria
World Water Week Applauds Nigeria on Showcasing
Kashimbilla Dam
On September 3, the Nigerian Government was applauded
in Sweden for her efforts in constructing the multi-billion
naira Kashimbilla Dam as one of the global strategies for
connecting the nexus of food, water and energy.

Makeshift toilet in Gwanda

Mangochi stands to benefit from the Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) project courtesy of the Village Hygiene
Organization which will facilitate the whole process in the
district, Malawi News Agency (Mana) has learnt.
Speaking recently in an interview with Mana Village Hygiene
Organization Project Coordinator, Roy Khonyongwa said
it is a high time Malawians had access to potable and clean
water to avoid water borne diseases.
He the initiative would attempt to construct latrines in
schools and increase people’s access to safe and clean
water within a short distance.
“At least 360 latrines will be constructed for boys and girls
in different schools which will be identified by the District
Education Manager’s office in Mangochi,” Khonyongwa
said.

While speaking at the African Focus Day at the 24th
Edition of the World Water Week in Stockholm - Sweden,
the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe
said that the dam which cost the federal government $1
billion would generate about 30 megawatts of electricity
to Benue and Taraba States.
Sarah Ochekpe also noted that the project was undertaken
by the Government as a preventive measure to cushion the
likely eventual breakage of Lake Nyos in the Cameroon as
well as for use in irrigation purposes.
“The Kashimbilla / Gamovo Buffer Dam and Associated
Structures in Taraba State of Nigeria is a multipurpose
dam, principally designed to check the threat of the flood
anticipated from the imminent break of the structurally
weak volcanic Lake Nyos, situated upstream along the
Cameroon line of volcanic activity. The Kashimbilla Dam
Project is therefore a proactive preemptive response by
the Government of Nigeria to the report of the United
Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) on the

Khonyongwa added that the project is only targeting such
public facilities like schools, considering that these places
were usually susceptible to communicable diseases.
“We’re deliberately taking the initiative to school in
particular since this is where most of the girls and boys
spend much of their time,” he said, adding that providing
quality health services to such institutions through clean
water and standard toilets was essential.
Director of Planning and Developmental for Mangochi
District Council, Ernest Kadzokoya thanked the Village

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