The Department of Resettlement, under the Office of the Vice President, plans to invest US$2.3 million in new infrastructure at Meheba Resettlement in North-Western Province.
Office of the Vice President Assistant Director for Resettlement George Mweenda says the works will include the construction of four staff houses, rehabilitation of a clinic and incinerators, two water-borne ablution blocks, a one-by-three classroom block and a water reticulation system among other facilities.
Mr Mweenda disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on North-Western Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Luckson Mulumbi in Solwezi today.
Mr Mweenda said the project will be jointly funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
He added that the project will be implemented by the Zambia National Service (ZNS).
Meanwhile, Mr Mulumbi has welcomed the initiative, stating that the project will help address challenges in one of the country’s largest refugee resettlements.
He said once completed, the infrastructure will improve access to health and education services, as well as clean and safe drinking water.
Mr Mulumbi commended the Department of Resettlement for engaging ZNS to undertake the works, noting that the move was cost-effective.
And UNDP Project Manager Mwangana Amukena said the initiative formed part of a three-year US$5.4 million programme mainly funded by (JICA)
