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Mozambique

Only 47% of households in Mozambique have access to clean, safe water.

people in Mozambique don't have access to safe water. This is over half the population.

Over 19 million people don't have access to adequate sanitation in Mozambique, over four fifths of the population.

Over 9,000 children die every year from diarrhoea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation in Mozambique.

Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony in East Africa, home to over 23 million people. War, floods, droughts and earthquakes have all challenged development here.

The crisis

It is estimated that 47% of the population lives without access to clean, safe water but just £200 could pay for a locally built rope pump.

Just 17% of the population has access to adequate sanitation and preventable diarrhoeal diseases cause around 10% of child deaths.

Poor access to water and sanitation has an impact on education and livelihoods contributing to a life expectancy of just 49 years.

Our approach

We have been working in Mozambique since 1995, concentrating our efforts on working with the Government to form a national water policy which will reach even the poorest people.

We have reached 38,000 people in Mozambique with water and 24,000 with sanitation in 2011/12 alone.

We always use cost-effective, sustainable technology, such as rope pumps and composting latrines, which empower people to manage projects locally.

Our impact

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In Mozambique last year we reached:

  • 38,000 people with safe water
  • 24,000 people with improved sanitation.

Watch this short film to find out more:

A child playing in water.