The EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund supports the Water and Sanitation project

Gaba Offshore Pipeline

With a surface area of 68,800 square (AFD) and the German Development Bank kilometres, Lake Victoria is the second (KfW) decided to pool their lending largest lake on the planet, after Lake resources and expertise, together with grant Superior in North America. It is shared by support from the EU-Africa Infrastructure three countries, namely Uganda, Kenya and Trust Fund (ITF), in order to tackle the ITF support and further drains parts of pollution of the Lake. The only way to make Rwanda and Burundi. The Lake is the most a real long-term impact was to help broach (Uganda) important trans-boundary natural resource the problem globally and promote a sense The ITF is supporting the Kampala on the African continent and the sole source of common ownership from all sides of the project with two grants, a technical of water supply for communities living on its Lake. Working closely with the United assistance grant of EUR 8 million for shores. Every year hundreds of thousands Nations and the governments of the East expert services to the National Water of people come from throughout the region, African Community, the three institutions and Sewerage Corporation and an and live in informal settlements, in the hope decided to concentrate on the water interest rate subsidy of EUR 14 of finding a job in a factory, fisheries or infrastructure of the three largest towns on million for subsidising AFD's loan to the project. tourism. the Lake: Kampala, the Ugandan capital;

Mwanza and nearby communities in Consequently the population in the Lake Tanzania; and in Kenya. Mwanza (Tanzania) zone has risen exponentially at 7 times the African average, and is still growing. Towns Each will play the Lead Financier role on The Mwanza project will also benefit from two ITF grants, one of EUR 7 have emerged spontaneously without any one project, while still being able to draw on million to support a technical real planning or adequate water or others for specific skills. The EIB will be assistance for the Water Supply and sanitation treatment infrastructure. As a leading on Tanzania while AFD will be Sanitation Authorities and the other result, millions of people now have to responsible for the Kenyan project. In an interest rate subsidy of EUR 10.7 struggle for drinking water and survival Uganda, the works have already started, million for the EIB loan financing to every day, even though they live close to under KfW’s lead, to upgrade the rundown reduce the financial cost borne by the cubic kilometres of freshwater. This chaotic water network and existing water treatment Government of Tanzania. situation is placing intense pressure on the plants. The overall objective of the projects Lake and causing the ecosystem to is to improve the health situation of the Kisumu (Kenya) deteriorate. Profound action to counter this people living in the Lake zone, by increasing The Kisumu project is still in the development is needed urgently. both the supply of affordable drinking water pipeline for future ITF support. and reducing the risk of waterborne In 2010 the European Investment Bank disease. (EIB), the French development agency

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Lesotho Norfolk South goods has emerged as one of the key developmental challenges in East and northern Africa. It Island Africa is suffering multiple pressures from rapid population growth and economic uses. Uruguay LVWATSAN – Mwanza is the Tanzanian component of scaling up LVWATSAN to the large towns Argentina on Lake Victoria in Uganda (Kampala), Tanzania (Mwanza) and Kenya (Kisumu). LVWATSAN is headed by the Lake Victoria Basin Commission under the Community.

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Water and Sanitation investments in 6 Tanzanian towns on the shores of Lake Victoria

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Project Towns Ross Sea Mwanza, 620.000 pop: Antarctica Antarctica Rock City, 2nd largest town of Tanzania Antarctica and , 280.000 combined pop: 2nd and 3rd largest Tz towns on the Lake 3 small towns of Misungwi, Magu and Lamadi, combined pop. 80.000 Taille police: 5 The investments will provide 400.000 people with Taille police: 4 0 km 500 1 000 0 miles 500 1 000 improved access to water supply or sanitation and Taille police: 3

be a key contribution to protection of Lake Victoria. Taille police: 2,5

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