The LINK Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is rehabilitating 192 water boreholes and empowering Water and Sanitation Committees in Manica, Gaza and Tete. The objective is to improve access to drinking water, strengthen community management of water resources, and increase community resilience to climate change. The LINK Project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented in partnership with the Government of Mozambique
The LINK Project, in its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) component, is carrying out rehabilitation works on water boreholes in the provinces of Manica, Gaza and Tete, with a view to improving access to drinking water and strengthening community management of water resources. By 2025, the project plans to rehabilitate 72 water boreholes, 24 per province. In total, the LINK Project plans to rehabilitate 192 water boreholes over the implementation period, contributing to the reduction of community vulnerability to climate change.
In parallel, training actions are underway for Water and Sanitation Committees (CAS), focusing on leadership, management and maintenance of water supply infrastructures, involving 2,415 participants, including community members, technicians from the District Planning and Infrastructure Services (SDPI) and the District Economic Activities Services (SDAE).
For the beneficiary communities, the impact is visible. Marta Sousa, one of the participants in the LINK Project, talks about the change brought about by the rehabilitation of the water boreholes:
“When the borehole was broken, we suffered a lot. We had to fetch water from very far away and it was really difficult. Many times we resorted to the well, where there were many people, and we had to wake up at 3 in the morning to only return around 12 noon. Now that the borehole has been rehabilitated, the situation has improved. We now have water for bathing, drinking, washing clothes and giving to animals.”
These interventions aim to strengthen the resilience of communities in semi-arid areas, affected by prolonged droughts, irregular rainfall and environmental degradation, promoting local solutions for sustainable water and rural hygiene management.
The LINK Project (Linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique) is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented in partnership with the Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries. The initiative operates in the provinces of Gaza, Manica and Tete, strengthening community and institutional capacity as a central element to ensure sustainable, inclusive and resilient access to drinking water.
