Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program - Additional Financing

The development objective of the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program for Tanzania is to increase access to rural water supply and sanitation services in participating districts and strengthen the capacity of select sector institutions to sustain service delivery. The program uses the program for results (PforR) financing instrument. It has three results areas (RA) and an investment project financing (IPF) component: (i) RA 1: sustainable access to improved water services in rural areas, by increasing access to well designed, constructed, and managed rural water supply services (both new and rehabilitated) and sustaining existing water points (WPs) to ensure they remain functional and provide adequate service levels; (ii) RA 2: increased access to improved sanitation services in rural areas, achieved through promotion of hygiene practices and improved sanitation at the household level; construction and rehabilitation of institutional water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities at primary schools and health care facilities; and community-wide sanitation; (iii) RA 3: strengthening of the capacity of sector institutions to sustain service delivery in rural areas, through better data management for reporting and decision-making, strengthening of technical and financial capacities of community-based water supply organizations (CBWSOs), and the establishment and operationalization of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (RUWASA); and (iv) IPF component to provide technical support to address capacity gaps and institutional deficiencies.