DW is the leading actor in the water and sanitation sector in Angola, with ongoing programmes in Luanda, Huambo, Bie and Cabinda. DW has been involved in both programme implementation research and policy development in the sector since 1987. DW has been commissioned to do major studies for the World bank in the sector in 1995, 1998 and 2008 and is currently
collaborating the National Water and Sanitation Directorate as part of the “Water for All” programme.
DW has been working in partnership with government, water authorities and local consumers to successfully enhance the quality and quantity of water and make it more affordable for communities in both peri-urban and rural areas. Over 1000 water systems have been implemented with local communities and currently DW is working to support the Government in building capacity in community water management across the country.
Allan Cain – The Challenges of Community Water Management
More than a third of Luandans do not have access to drinking water. The informal water market in Luanda, pumping river water into water trucks to sell and then re-sell …
Read moreO Modelo de Gestão Comunitária de Água
O Modelo de Gestão Comunitária de Água – MoGeCA – privilegia na sua abordagem o envolvimento dos grupos locais na negociação, construção e gestão dos pontos de água, como pressuposto …
Read moreIntegrated Community Water-Sanitation for Luanda
Development Workshop’s water team met with USAID on June 11, 2013 to report on the Integrated Community Water-Sanitation Program for Luanda.
Read moreKupapatas “zungam” água potável
Numa ronda efectuada em alguns bairros periféricos da cidade capital, onde a actividade é desenvolvida com maior frequência, a reportagem VIDA constatou que os Kupapatas exercem este trabalho com sacrifícios …
Read moreAccess to Water Through the Informal Water Supply System in Luanda, Angola
This paper analyzes the informal water supply system in Luanda. It focuses on how the inhabitants are being provided with water, and how the informal water supply system influences access …
Read moreModel of Community Water Management: Good practice in the musseques of Luanda
The Luanda Urban Poverty Programme (LUPP) has demonstrated that the Community Management Model for Water is viable and economically sustainable. The Model was developed and tested by LUPP in order …
Read moreO Modelo Comunitário para Saneamento Familiar: Boas Práticas Nos Musseques de Luanda
As latrinas são consideradas como uma solução para o inadequado saneamento das populosas cidades de Angola, onde não há possibilidade de desenvolver um sistema de esgotos num futuro próximo. O …
Read moreCommunity Model for Household Sanitation: Good Practice In The Musseques Of Luanda
The lack of sanitation in the peri-urban settlements of Angola’s cities encourages open-air defecation, which in turn leads to the rapid transmission of various diarrhoeal diseases. The mortality rate in …
Read moreLuanda Informal Water Sector Study Service Provision for the Peri-Urban Poor in Post-Conflict Angola (Draft Report)
The interest underpinning this research deals with development a better understanding of the informal supply of water and how it has evolved since DW research in 1995 – and how …
Read moreModelo de Gestão Comunitária de Água: Boas Praticas Nos Musseques de Luanda
O Programa de Luta Contra a Pobreza Urbana (LUPP) demonstrou que o Modelo de Gestão Comunitária de Água é viável e economicamente sustentável. O Modelo foi desenvolvido e testado pelo …
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