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MSABI is an acronym from Swahili, meaning “Safe Water for Better Health Ifakara”. MSABI’s ‘True Life Water Point’ programme aims to provide sustainable, lifelong water access to underserved communities.
Nestlé:
Water points are established through a market-based approach and installed by locally trained service providers.
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The capital investment is shared between the community and MSABI.
Nestlé:
Water point owners are encouraged to sell water as a small business. This leads to availability of funds for maintenance and repair of their water assets, as well as a business incentive to ensure their water point remains in operation.
Nestlé:
For a monthly fee of USD 4, community pump owners receive regular maintenance service, including guaranteed on-call repair.
Nestlé:
The maintenance service is run by an SMS platform, which processes client payments and provides real-time data on how water points are functioning.