discuss areas around sanitation, safe drinking water, personal hygiene and the provision of water in urban and rural areas. Harare Water is also responsible for supplying bulk treated water to the surrounding towns of Chitungwiza, Norton, Ruwa and Epworth. As the world enters the post MDG era this study sought to assess the water and sanitation challenges that are faced in Zimbabwe… rural water supply and sanitation, focussing on planning goals and aims, technology options, implementation strategies, targets and costs and organisational frame­ works for planning and implementation purposes; (iii) To briefly assess the problems and prospects of rural water supply and sanitation development in Zimbabwe. report 2010) Water, Sanitation & Hygiene in Africa Approach Within the broad sector of water, sanitation and hygiene, SNV approach is in whole systems (service needs, including clean drinking water, hygiene promotion and temporary sanitation facilities, have been reported. The objective of the Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy is to provide a framework for improving and sustaining sanitation and hygiene service delivery for all Zimbabweans, including: and At the 2014 Sanitation and Water for The dense population of . Water supply in Harare is managed by the Water and Sanitation Department of the City of Harare (Harare Water). Drinking water is produced from two water treatment plants owned and operated by Harare Water. Zimbabwe’s water woes It is almost a year since Zimbabwe witnessed the worst cholera outbreak ever in the country. The poverty link to water, sanitation and hygiene is well proven; addressing these issues leads to improved livelihoods and increased productivity. access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene and eliminating open defaecation (OD) in Zimbabwe. Keywords: Domestic Water Shortage; Water Treatment, Access to Safe Water, Sanitation, Towns /Cities/ Urban Centres, Zimbabwe 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background and importance of the study Southern Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular has been experiencing critical and debilitating water shortages in its urban settlements since the Anticipated scope and scale Key priorities Humanitarian constraints . Zimbabwe The human rights to water and sanitation have been recognized in Zimbabwe since 2013. Water Resource Management, Supply and Sanitation Zimbabwe Report 7 7.2.2.3 Rural Water and Sanitation Services Over the past two decades, there have been changes in responsibilities for various aspects of the supply of rural water and sanitation services. safe water. drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. According to statistics from the World Health Organization almost 5, 000 out of close to 83, 631 Zimbabwe should also desist from over-depending on donor funding for its water and sanitation initiative, and set aside specific budgetary allocation from treasury. Zimbabwe: WASH Sector Brief 1 Zimbabwe WASH Sector Brief Headline issues Following a decade of recession and hyperinflation which saw a rapid decline in the water and sanitation sector and humanitarian crisis that evidenced a turning point in 2009, the government is Additionally, there is a National Water Policy that has pronouncements with regards to sanitation and hygiene; however, there is a need to develop a stand-alone National Sanitation and Hygiene Policy. Water and Sanitation Action Research in the City of Chinhoyi: Community mapping towards inclusive development Acknowledgments This research was conducted collaboratively between the Municipality of Chinhoyi, Shack/Slum Dwellers International’s (SDI) Zimbabwean affiliate, the Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation (ZHPF), and the Glenview and Budiriro. Only then can the country have a viable and sustainable water and sanitation provision programme, with donor funding only playing a … As things now stand, there appear to be overlapping responsibilities and lack