Tajikistan | USAID Rural Water Supply Activity
Activity Description
Better water supply and resource management in Tajikistan can improve the health and resilience of rural communities. Rural communities lack access to essential goods and services, which contributes to a high prevalence of childhood undernutrition, stunting, and other poor health issues. Increasing access to clean water and sanitation can improve these outcomes.
The USAID Rural Water Supply (RWS) Activity partners with local governments, communities, and businesses to develop and improve safe drinking water infrastructure and services. RWS works in rural communities to improve business models for drinking water service providers through professional coaching and improving standard operating procedures. Lack of access to clean water disproportionately affects women and youth. To ensure improved access for future generations, RWS empowers women and youth to play an active role in overseeing the construction of water supply infrastructure.
By improving safe drinking water infrastructure and services in rural communities and equipping women and youth to become managers of safe drinking water, the project promotes the health and resilience of rural communities in Tajikistan.
