Xylem and UNICEF partner for water and sanitation solutions in Horn of Africa

Xylem and UNICEF are partnering to deliver solutions To meet urgent water and sanitation needs to severely affected communities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. UNICEF’s regional water, sanitation and hygiene program aims to equip utilities in vulnerable communities to provide resilient, equitable and sustainable services, with an emphasis on communities hosting refugees and those displaced by climate impacts. Through Xylem Watermark, the company’s corporate social responsibility program, Xylem colleagues will share technical expertise with UNICEF’s WASH specialists in the region, collaborating to identify new solutions and innovations focused on climate-resilient approaches and technologies, in areas such as solarization of borehole pumping, non-revenue water prevention, and aquifer recharge. Local utility staff will receive hands-on training and up-skilling, and UNICEF will support utilities in the areas of finance and governance.