Access to clean pipe-burning water is a fundamental human right, not a privilege, yet residents in Moyamba Town, Moyamba District, still struggle to get it. Concerns have arisen regarding the delay of the much-anticipated pipe-borne water project, which was launched by the government of Sierra Leone on 2nd April 2022, to provide reliable access to safe drinking water for the people of Moyamba and its surrounding areas.

The project was initiated to address the long-anticipated pipe-borne water project, which has failed the people of Moyamba Town over the years.

The project plan involved extensive infrastructural development, installation of new pipelines, treatment facilities, and distribution networks.

The project was originally slated for completion within two years, the project has faced multiple setbacks and has been almost three years since the project began.

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“As Civil Society Organisations, we are expressing concerns about the project, leading to the failure of the project and a lack of sufficient information about the project.
The delay in the pipe-borne water project has far-reaching consequences.
Without access to clean water, communities are forced to rely on unsafe sources, which lead to increased health risks, waterborne diseases like dearie, typhoid, skin rash and more, at the moment the contractors have abandoned the work, because of a lack of funding from the side of government, the work site has become very bushy, the cement are getting spoiled daily due to long the stay in the wire house without use.


It is upon this background, that we as CSOs of Moyamba district are calling on the prompt intervention of the government, the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Ministry of Water Resources and SALWACO and the authorities concerned to address these challenges and ensure that the right to clean water becomes a reality, we the civil Society organisations and the people of Moyamba await to see the successful completion of the implementation of this vital project.”