exceeds the for drinking water, villagers can community’s need now garden and grow vegetables on their land plots. As water now runs from the tap, Nurova, who recently finished secondary school, can provide better care for her sisters and brothers since she no longer needs to spend hours a day getting water for her of the fact that just family. “I never thought an improved access to water can have such effect on the life of says Nurova. people,” Now that water is easily accessible, Nurova plans to cultivate vegetables and plant fruit trees on the 0.18 hectare plot family’s of land, which has never been cultivated due to lack of water and the dry climate. This plot can give the family access to otherwise expensive vegetables and fruits, save money that would be spent at the market, improve the diet with family’s diverse food, and potentially provide income from the sale of excess produce. The USAID Local Governance Project in Tajikistan is a project launched in 2012. The objective of the project is to enhance USAID assistance to the Government of Tajikistan in the implementation of the Local Self-Governance in Law “On Towns and a sub-national level, the project Townships.” On partners with 20 municipalities in districts across all four regions of Tajikistan and aims at improving local governments’ capacity in delivering communal services to citizens particularly clean drinking water. To date, about 26,000 rural residents gained access to improved drinking water with the support of the USAID Local Governance Project in Tajikistan.
exceeds the community’s need for drinking water, villagers can now garden and grow vegetables on their land plots. As water now runs from the tap, Nurova, who recently finished secondary school, can provide better care for her sisters and brothers since she no longer needs to spend hours a day getting water for her family. “I never thought of the fact that just an improved access to water can have such effect on the life of people,” says Nurova. Now that water is easily accessible, Nurova plans to cultivate vegetables and plant fruit trees on the family’s 0.18 hectare plot of land, which has never been cultivated due to lack of water and the dry climate. This plot can give the family access to otherwise expensive vegetables and fruits, save money that would be spent at the market, improve the family’s diet with diverse food, and potentially provide income from the sale of excess produce. The USAID Local Governance Project in Tajikistan is a project launched in 2012. The objective of the project is to enhance USAID assistance to the Government of Tajikistan in the implementation of the Law “On Local Self-Governance in Towns and Townships.” On a sub-national level, the project partners with 20 municipalities in districts across all four regions of Tajikistan and aims at improving local governments’ capacity in delivering communal services to citizens particularly clean drinking water. To date, about 26,000 rural residents gained access to improved drinking water with the support of the USAID Local Governance Project in Tajikistan.
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