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How Zim’s Rural Water Information System Got Global Applause
December 14, 2020
In 2011, Government through the rebranded National Action Committee (NAC) developed a comprehensive roadmap for the water and sanitation health (WASH) sector whose aim was to guide sector recovery, transition and development efforts.
On top of the priority list was the resuscitation and strengthening of WASH governance structures from national through to village level.
This gave birth to the development of Rural WASH Information Management System (RWIMS), a mobile-to-web-based monitoring system under the Rural WASH Sub-Sector.
Today, the success and transformation story of RWIMS has attracted global attention.
Last week, Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) became an official member of the Million Lives Club, an initiative that celebrates innovators and social entrepreneurs who are scaling up impact and improving the lives of those living on less than US$5 a day.
Govt, Unicef rewarded for for Wash innovation
December 13, 2020 in Local, News
Harare The government and Unicef have become an official member of the Million Lives Club, an initiative that celebrates innovators and social entrepreneurs who are scaling up impact and improving the lives of those living on less than US$5 a day.
With support from Unicef, the government developed a mobile-to-web-based monitoring system which captures and stores water, sanitation and hygiene wash) information in real time. The rural (Wash information management system provides quick access to current data on rural wash infrastructure.
The innovation has been lauded for improving response times to address service delivery constraints at water collection points including information such as the functionality of the water supply system, groundwater levels and water quality.