UNDP Somalia 168d ago

At least 23,000 Somali communities now have access to safe drinking water, with the completion of two new solar-powered boreholes in Somalia. These boreholes, one in Awrboogays, Sanag and another in Bacadwyen, Galkayo, were handed over to local communities last week, marking the start of a major effort to expand safe water access across four drought-hit districts in rural Somalia. The handover signals early progress in a wider initiative that aims to provide sustainable water access to 120,000 people and strengthen community-led water governance in some of the country’s most water-stressed areas. The new drive — jointly implemented by the Federal Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and UNDP, with US$2 million in support from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) — is delivering a coordinated response to years of prolonged drought, climate variability, and limited water infrastructure. Nine additional boreholes are currently under construction and moving toward completion. Read more: https://www.undp.org/somalia/stories/solar-powered-boreholes-bring-life-saving-water-drought-hit-communities-somalia