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CO2balance and Village Water partnership delivers safe water to over 1 million people across Mozambique and Zambia

11 May, 2023 | Matthew Pike
Categories: Carbon Offsetting, CO2balance, Mozambique, Safe Water, Zambia

At the time of posting, CO2balance in direct partnership with Village Water and local field partners ECHO and WATSAN in Zambia and Mozambique respectively, have completed the rehabilitation of 2,986 boreholes- supplying safe water to 1,046,393 individuals. The number will continue to rise throughout this year as projects continue to expand at pace.

What started as an initially small project in Manica province, Mozambique back in June of 2018 with the rehabilitation of it’s first broken down Afridev pump, has now grown into a sizeable operation with both field partners’ work now a point of reference and reputation in country.

Plotted Borehole’s show the safe water access coverage the projects have brought to rural Mozambique and Zambia