Clean Water Burundi Project #61272

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by Save life make difference

Project Report | Jan 10, 2024
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By Olivier Ciza | Water, Hygiene and Sanitation project report

Save life make difference

Bujumbura Burundi

Object Clean water solution

With an estimated population of 12,837,739 in 2022,
Burundi has one of the highest population densities in
Africa and in the world, reaching 374 people per square
kilometer. Young people under the age of 15 account for
nearly half of the total population (48%)2, and 62% are
under the age of 25 and 35% of youth are between the
ages of 15 and 35 (Burundi National Development Plan -
PND Burundi 2018-2027). These figures clearly show that
special attention should be given to this young population,
especially in terms of water, hygiene and sanitation
(WASH). Indeed, to address these challenges, several
initiatives have been developed.
At the international level,
we can mention among others:
• the Sustainable Development Goals3,
• the African Water Vision 20254,
• the African Union’s Agenda 2063,
• the 2018 Sharm El Sheikh Declaration of Heads of
State5.
In addition, several resolutions have been adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly on access to drinking
water and sanitation6.
At the operational level,
responsibilities in this sector are spread between
5 ministries:
• the Ministry of Hydraulics, Energy and Mines (in charge
of drinking water and basic sanitation),
• the Ministry of the Environment, Agriculture and
Livestock (in charge of water resource management and
environmental sanitation, including water sanitation, air,
waste, toxic products, etc.),

Water, Hygiene and Sanitation

Some indicators of the WASH sector in Burundi
Population having access to an improved water source
within 30 minutes(JMP 2021)
in urban areas
in rural areas
61%
90%
57%
Population having access to basic sanitation
(improved and non-shared latrines(JMP 2021)
46%
Households having basic hygiene services
(JMP 2021)
6%
Source: JMP 2021
At the sectoral level,Burundi has a political, strategic
and legal framework including the National Water Policy
and its implementation strategy10, the National Hygiene
and Sanitation Policy and its operational strategy for
202511, the National Water Strategy12and the water code.
In general,access to drinking wateris improving in
Burundi:86.8% of Burundian households have access
to an improved water source for drinking. This rate
at the national level conceals disparities between urban
(90%) and rural populations, and between provinces. For
example, one noticesinequalities between provinces,
ranging from 68.6% in Kirundo to 99.1% in Bujumbura
Mairie (ISTEEBU et al., 2020)13.
Approximately 40% of households get their drinking water
more than 30 minutesaway from their home14. Thus, the
inequalities between those who take less than 30 minutes
and those who take more than 30 minutes to get water are
significant, especially in rural areas. In urban areas, 42.6%
of households have access to water at home compared to
1.2% of rural households15.
Almost all urban households (98%) obtain their drinking
water from an improved source, compared to only 81% of
rural households (ISTEEBU et al, op cit).
76.6% of the richest households take less than 30
minutes to get water, compared to 48.8% of the poorest
households (ISTEEBU et al., op cit).
Considering the average size of households (5.3
inhabitants) and the basic need for water of20liters per
person per day, it should be considered that the average
time spent on water collection by an adult carrying a
20-liter canister per trip is about2.5 hours per day, for
a household withina 30-minute round trip, and this
chore time reaches 10 hours for a child carrying a 5-liter
canister.
It should be noted that32% of the rural populationis in
this situation, at more than 30 minutes per round trip

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