The AWF grant will finance the preparation of bankable investment plans to leverage the $100m in financing required to meet the medium and longer term water and sanitation needs of the inhabitants in 15 to 20 towns in Darfur, as well as neighbouring pastoralists and nomadic peoples.
The grant will also be used to undertake priority rehabilitation works.
The project will also address the other key factor resulting in the inequitable distribution of water in Darfur by building the capacity of the State Water Corporations and communities in the model towns to sustainably manage their investments and their water resources, and to effectively deliver water and sanitation services.
AfDB Water and Sanitation department Director Sering Jallow said the grant is expected to have ripple effect by preparing the ground for additional investment to support the people of Sudan.
