Tanzania - Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project

The Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project is a project based operation investment of UA 15.6 million, over a time frame of 4 years, from 2013 to 2016, to rehabilitate and upgrade the water production, transmission and distribution systems and to provide sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools in the Unguja urban area. At present, about one third of the Unguja installed water production capacity of 50,000 cum/day is operational, because some of the facilities require major rehabilitation or replacement. In addition, a significant proportion of the water produced does not reach the consumer tap, as it is lost on the way, through leakage, largely due to the poor operational condition of the distribution system, installed in the 1960s. Consequently, water services delivery in the Unguja urban area is discontinuous and unreliable and most customers get water only twice per week. Improved access to water supply will also sustain other services and socio economic activities, including tourism, which makes a significant contribution to the economy of Zanzibar.