Water Supply and Sanitation Policy of the Jigawa State, April 2010.

The Water Supply and Sanitation Policy of the Jigawa State Government aims to improve the well being and health of the people particularly that of women and children, by adopting an integrated approach in the provision of water supply and sanitation services in a sustainable manner. The objectives set for the achievement of this policy are: i. To increase the level of water supply and sanitation services. ii. To Increase access to water and sanitation services iii. To reduce the incidence of water related diseases in order to improve the quality of life and reduce poverty especially among women and children. iv. To provide a strategic framework based on which programmes will be designed to address the problems on a sustainable basis. v. To ensure effective private sector and civil society participation in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of water supply and sanitation service delivery. vi. To undertake institutional reforms within the sector, as part of the governance reform process, with a view to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Ministry of Water Resources and other service delivery Agencies. vii. To promote inclusive approaches which will ensure equity and gender considerations in water supply and sanitation service delivery. viii. To improve behavioral change on water sanitation and hygiene amongst the populace. ix. To improve data generation, collection and processing. x. To increase level of funding.