Government Sets $7 Billion Target for Water, Sanitation Development

The Government of Sierra Leone has unveiled a 10-year development programme for the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector, requiring an estimated seven billion US dollars to expand access to clean water and improve infrastructure. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Dr. Sao-Kpato Hannah Isatta Macarthy, shared the details during discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, highlighting plans to bring fragmented agencies under one unified framework.
An initial 180 million dollar project, supported by the World Bank, is already underway to build essential infrastructure in the Western Area.