The government of Liberia and the World Bank Monday signed two separate grant agreements aimed at improving secondary education and support to urban water supply project.
The $77 million financing agreement will help the government to improve the country’s education system and boost urban water supply.
Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweah signed on behalf of the government, while World Bank Liberia Country Director Pierre Laporte signed for the Bank.
In remarks at the signing ceremony, Minister Tweah thanked the World Bank for the grant, noting that it will enhance the quality and quantity of the water supply services to existing customers.
It is expected to lead to at least 10,000 new household connections and 50 stand pipes, thus serving an estimated 52,000 Monrovia residents.
The World Bank Country Manager said the Urban Water Supply Project (UWSP) will be used to scale-up the rehabilitation of Monrovia’s pipe water distribution system as well as to reinforce Liberia Water Supply Corporation’s (LWSC) operational efficiency.
She said the project was conceived as a ”first step” to carry out urgent rehabilitation works to alleviate the most binding constraints for the Monrovia water supply distribution network and thus lays the basis for additional investments to further expand access to safe piped water.
“The Liberia Urban Water Supply Project additional financing will help address critical needs for the provision of adequate and safe water supply,” Laporte said.
“The increase of pipe-borne water in every household, institution, communities will enable government to achieve its Pro-Poor Agenda For Prosperity an d Development,” she emphasized.
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