The Blue Deal is supporting the city of Beira with the improvement of the operation and management conditions of the drainage canal system through capacity building of the urban services managing entity SASB. This is partly implemented via community awareness campaigns for people living in the direct neighbourhood of the canals: awareness of solid waste management (posture, supervision, control committees, sanitation-hygiene-covid-19) and the correct use of solid waste containers.
During May 2021 1242 families were visited. It was observed that 24% of them are living within 100 meters of where garbage container is placed.
Within component 5 field teams are implementing activities. In partnership with SASB, training and education of field teams took place at the SASB offices. The training aimed at making the field teams aware of the fieldwork procedures, the challenges and objectives of conducting door-to-door visits and campaigning in general. The training in which the staff of SASB was also present was received very positively. The field teams received working equipment from FACE.
Special attention was paid to the Covid-19 aspects. The importance of personal protection for each field team member was emphasised, as well as care within the community and advice to address to people at home such as hand washing and social distancing.
