5 ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁R wand an ▁government ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁water ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁Bug es era ▁Region ▁( K ig ali ▁rural ) ▁worth ▁ 1 6 ▁billion ▁R wand an ▁fran cs ▁( E uro ▁ 2 3 . 2 4 ▁million ). ▁The ▁water ▁project ▁will ▁benefit ▁the ▁four ▁districts ▁of ▁Kan zen ze , ▁G ash ora , ▁B ic umb i ▁and ▁Kan om be ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁K ig ali ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁African ▁Development ▁Bank ▁has ▁recently ▁committed ▁US $ 1 2 ▁million ▁to ▁rural ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation . ▁The ▁British ▁and ▁Belg ian ▁govern ments ▁also ▁support ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁projects ▁in ▁R w anda . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁has ▁committed ▁US $ 2 2 ▁million ▁for ▁a ▁Water ▁for ▁San itation ▁and ▁H yg iene ▁( W ASH ) ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁by ▁UN ICE F . ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁water ▁services ▁and ▁of ▁san itation ▁facilities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁spread ▁good ▁h yg iene ▁practices . ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁implemented ▁by ▁four ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Province ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In frastr ucture . ▁An ▁evaluation ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁US $ 5 ▁million ▁UN ICE F ▁project ▁for ▁Water ▁and ▁Environment al ▁San itation ▁( W ES ) ▁implemented ▁from ▁ 1 9