아프리카 지역의 식수 접근을 향상하기 위해 World™은 Borealis and Borouge Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)프로그램과 협력하고 수질과 위생을 위해 Urban Poor (WSUP)와 OPEC 기금을 위해 International Development (OFID)와 협력했다.

협력을 통한 노력은 성공적으로 진행되고 있다. 고품질 PE 파이프와 선불 물디스펜서를 사용하여 설계한 네트워크 접근 계획은 주민들이 민간 물 판매자에게 지불하는 금액의 10/1로 공급 할 수 있을 것으로 예상한다. 나이로비의 하층민 5만6천명이 4개의 협력 단체로부터 착수된 프로그램으로 이익을 볼 것으로 평가된다.

A partnership has been formed among Water for the World™ -- a joint Borealis and Borouge Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program -- Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to supply the city of Nairobi, Kenya's Mukuru Sinai and Korogocho informal settlements in Africa with improved access to drinking water.

This endeavor will be achieved through a planned approach to network design using high-quality PE pipes and pre-paid water dispensers to provide water at a tenth of what residents currently pay to private water vendors. An estimated 56,000 of Nairobi's poorest residents will benefit from the program initiated by the four partner organizations.

"Using high-quality PE pipes, we will reduce the non-revenue water lost due to leaks and illegal connections that impact on Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company's financial ability to supply informal settlements around the city," said Borealis Chief Executive Mark Garrett. "The expected lifetime of these pipes is three times as long as existing pipes, and higher durability results in fewer pipe breakages, less contamination and leaks, and lower maintenance costs."

WSUP Chief Executive Sam Parker added that the key objective is to supply drinking water at an affordable price: "We achieve this by applying a model that strengthens the capacity of service providers to extend their services into low-income areas and informal settlements on a profit-basis, at the same time as offering water at a price less than half a cent per jerry can."

Parker highlighted other programs in Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zambia that have adopted the model, which promotes financial, institutional, environmental, and social sustainability. Further, Rachid Bencherif, Head of OFID's Grants Unit, believes it will be a showcase to be replicated in other regions where clean water supplies are in demand.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 5월 14일]