Award for Aga Khan programmes AKPBS and WASEP - 2010-06-07

Islamabad: Due to its sustainable initiatives to improve living conditions of more than 200 villages in Pakistan, the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service Pakistan’s (AKPBS-P) Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP) was recently awarded with the National Energy Globe Award.

Poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability, gender equality, and economic regeneration are corner stones of AKPBS,P activities

The approach taken by WASEP incorporated engineering solutions with education to maximise facility usage and improve hygiene practices. Intervention components delivered by WASEP using appropriate technologies in an integrated manner were water supply, water quality, drainage, and sanitation.