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An initiative by Habitat for Humanity provides critical water supply in Tanzania's Sangara village through innovative solutions, including a solar pumping system, prepaid meters, and a loan model. This is in collaboration with WaterAid Tanzania, UTT-MFI (a microfinance institution), eWATERpay, and Babati District Council.
The loan model provided residents with an affordable payment scheme. The money collected was reinvested in the community. Access to water saved residents several hours fetching water, allowed them to start small vegetable farms, and speed up brick laying to build new houses and improve sanitation.
Other initiatives include:
- Building and retrofitting housing and infrastructure to be climate-resilient as projects in Bangladesh;
- Engaging communities in disaster preparedness efforts as a program in Indonesia which saves money and lives as climate change intensifies natural disasters;
- Training women in informal settlements in India on how to combat extreme heat using sustainable solutions; and,
- Early warning systems were installed in flood-prone areas, giving low-income and high-flood-risk areas sufficient time to prepare or evacuate.
In African countries and cities like Nairobi, Zimbabwe, and Uganda, international organisations have collaborated to provide access to energy in Nairobi's biggest slum areas, off-grid solar home systems in Zimbabwe, and solar street lights in the Ugandan cities of Kampala and Jinja. Access to energy has generated positive results for households in these areas. It has extended trading hours, created thousands of additional jobs, and provided skills and technical jobs to vulnerable youth.
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