Access to improved sanitation facilities increased in past five years in Rwanda

The percentage of households with access to improved sanitation has increased considerably over the past five years in Rwanda, from 59% to 75%, according to the latest Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV, 3).

In some of the other highlights of the report,  it was found  that households living in modern or planned settlements tend to be provided with better management of waste and sewage.

 

It was also found that between 2005 and 2011,  provision of refuse collection services in urban areas has increased from 23 to 30 percent while the use of compost heaps has increased in rural areas from 60 to 64 percent.

 

Despite this challenge, the report shows that  these effects can be mitigated through modern technologies or awareness programmes where by a proportion of 97 percent of households across the country have stated to receive some sort of environmental information.

 

Apart from sanitation the report shows that access to improved drinking water sources has increased in Rwanda, from 70 to 74 percent Kigali City which is described to have the largest percentage of households using an improved drinking water source which is mosltly piped into their premises.