There are many successful small-scale water supply and sanitation programs, but there is an overall lack of improved water and sanitation systems for the majority of Zimbabwe. According to the World Health Organization in 2012, 80% of Zimbabweans had access to improved (i.e. clean) drinking water sources, and only 40% of Zimbabweans had access to improved sanitation facilities. Access to improved water supply and sanitation is noticeably limited in rural areas. There are many factors that continue to determine the nature of water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe for the foreseeable future; three major factors are the severely depressed state of the Zimbabwean economy, the reluctance of foreign aid organisations to build and finance infrastructure projects, and the political instability of the state.
there are many successful small-scale water supply and sanitation programs but there is an overall lack of improved water and sanitation systems for the majority of zimbabwe according to the world health organization in 2012 80% of zimbabweans had access to improved (ie clean) drinking water sources and only 40% of zimbabweans had access to improved sanitation facilities access to improved water supply and sanitation is noticeably limited in rural areas there are many factors that continue to determine the nature of water supply and sanitation in zimbabwe for the foreseeable future; three major factors are the severely depressed state of the zimbabwean economy the reluctance of foreign aid organisations to build and finance infrastructure projects and the political instability of the state