AfDB Boosts Water, Sanitation in Tanzania

Tanzania will improve its water supply and sanitation services with a USD41.8 million grant-and-loan package from the African Development Bank. The initiative seeks to enhance water supply and sanitation services in rural and urban communities by strengthening water resources management in the country. The cities of Chake Chake, Wete, and Mkoani as well as nine other rural areas in Ugunja and Pemba will benefit from the funding. (“Tanzania / African Development Bank (AfDB) / USD 42 Million for Zanzibar Water and Sanitation Project” - African Press Organization, Nov. 12, 2008)