Rwanda - Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme - PNEAR (First Sub-programme)

The present intervention concerns the Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme - PNEAR (First Sub-programme). Based on the Communities’ demands in its different phases of implementation, it has remained in keeping with the Water and Sanitation sector policy. This program aims to improve the living conditions of rural populations in its area of influence. It should contribute to the realization of the sector water and sanitation policy objectives in the intervention zones, namely: (i) providing families with drinking water that is accessible in adequate quantities, (ii) providing families acess to an adequate system of sanitation, (ii) Community management and involvement and in all sector activities, (iii) the protection, preservation, rehabilitation and development of all water resources; and (iv) development of the sector through a process geared toward high community involvement in projects that propose viable financial and technological options for sustainable development of the sector. The four (04) main components of the program are: A) studies and Planning Tools; B) capacity building; C) development of DWSS infrastructure; and D) program management.