Figure 1 Location map of Zambia
Zambia (Figure 1) experiences acute water shortages during the April–November dry season, and has suffered 30 years of belowaverage rainfall. This water stress has both economic and health impacts. More than 1,000 children under 5 die every year from diarrhoea. WaterAid Zambia was formed in 1994. The inclusion of water security as a Millennium Development Goal in 2000 and a Sustainable Development Goal in 2015 has helped to raise its profile with the Zambian government.
The Monze district, 150 km south of Lusaka, is a fertile agricultural area with a population of 215,000. WaterAid has carried out a 3½ year programme here in which:
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