To mark World Water Day on March 22, the LED is announcing its support for a new training project aimed at improving the water supply in Zambia in the medium and long term. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Swiss non-profit organization WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW) and various local partners, including commercial Zambian water suppliers.
Professional partners with complementary skills
(Schaan, March 15, 2023) The LED and WfW are joining forces. The LED has been financing development cooperation projects as a state bilateral donor since 1965 and has been active in Zambia for almost a quarter of a century. The organization WfW was founded around ten years ago in Lucerne and has since been committed to the sustainable and fair use of water resources in Mozambique, Zambia and Switzerland, and specifically in Zambia to the development of professional drinking water systems and vocational training in the water sector. Together, LED and WfW want to improve both the water supply and sanitation for the Zambian population by training local sanitation professionals. The project sum of just under CHF 640,000 approved by the LED Foundation Board is spread over three years from 2023 to 2025. With this partnership, the LED is further expanding its project portfolio in collaboration with vocational training stakeholders in Zambia. The previous focus on the health sector will be complemented very well by this vocational training project in the water sector.
Intact sanitary facilities and good water supply thanks to competent sanitary specialists
In 2020, only around 65% of the Zambian population had access to a basic drinking water supply and only a third had access to basic sanitation. One of the aims of the joint project is to improve this situation by providing additional and better trained specialists. The aim is also to further reduce the barriers to career entry and the employability of graduates. The project helps to reduce the high level of youth unemployment in Zambia and makes an important contribution to SDG 4 – Inclusive, equitable and quality education and SDG 6 – Clean water and sanitation.
Media contact: Alexandra Ospelt, Communication LED, +423 782 09 79
Photo by Tatjana Schnalzger (from left to right): Looking forward to the future cooperation in Zambia: LED Managing Director Andreas Sicks, WfW Project Manager Samuel Renggli, WfW founder and
-Managing Director Morris Etter and LED project manager Miriam Speh.
