LpWSC WORKS WITH DONALD, CHIKWABILA AND CHIKUWE COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND WATER ACCESS

Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LpWSC) is making progress towards expanding access to safe and reliable water for residents of Donald Village and the neighbouring communities of Chikwabila and Chikuwe in Mansa District.

Through the Projects for Results (P4R) initiative, the Company is working closely with the three communities to extend the water network and create a pathway for more households to access individual water connections.

What makes the initiative particularly encouraging is the level of community participation. Residents have taken ownership of the project by contributing towards the required materials, purchasing pipes, digging trenches and mobilising more households to participate. A community committee has also been established to help coordinate the works, with 50 active members currently participating.

LpWSC has continued to provide technical guidance throughout the process, including identifying and marking the main pipeline route, coordinating the extension works and preparing for the laying of the main water pipeline once trenching is completed.

The partnership is already beginning to translate into results, with the first three households connected from the section of pipe laid so far. With trench works progressing across Donald, Chikwabila and Chikuwe, the project is moving closer to enabling more families to access water directly within their communities.

For LpWSC, the initiative is part of the Company’s broader commitment to progressively expand water service coverage by working with communities and finding practical, sustainable ways of reaching areas that require improved access to water.

The progress in Donald, Chikwabila and Chikuwe also demonstrates what can be achieved when communities are actively involved in improving the services that affect their everyday lives. While LpWSC provides the technical support and facilitates the network extension, residents are playing an important role in making the project possible.

Once the ongoing trench works are completed, LpWSC will proceed with laying the main pipeline and facilitate individual household connections, with priority given to registered members who have actively participated in the works.

Together with the people of Donald, Chikwabila and Chikuwe, Luapula Water is working to bring safe and reliable water closer to more homes.

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