NGO Tasks Govts, Dev Partners On Potable Water

WaterAid, Non-Govern
mental Organisation (NGO), has in Abuja called on governments and their development partners to intensify their efforts towards increasing access to potable water.
The Advocacy and Partnership Manager of the NGO, Mr Saheed Mustafa, said this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja.
Mustafa said access to potable water would go a long way in reducing incidences of water-borne diseases.
“Such diseases as diarrhea and other water-related ailments are preventable if people have access to clean sources of water”, he said.
He said there was the need for governments to articulate and implement policies guiding the provision of water.
He said the NGO was working on the provision of water schemes in small towns in six states of the federation.
“We work in Nigeria in six states currently; we work in Bauchi, Plateau, Ekiti, Enugu, Jigawa and Benue states”, he said.
Mustafa said the organisation was primarily established to assist in water and sanitation for rural dwellers worldwide.
“He said that: WaterAid is a charity organisation that is focused on promoting access to water and sanitation around the world.
”We work with local partners such as local government councils, state governments and the federal government.
“We also work with Civil Society Organisations; we work with media organisations and other key stakeholders, including communities that are supposed to be the main drivers of this intervention.
He said the NGO works with them to ensure that access to water and sanitation became universally assessable and at the right quality.
“But more importantly, we try as much as possible to ensure that the technology is fit for purpose for the communities”, he said.