{"id":405,"date":"2023-06-14T02:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T02:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-01-24T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:30:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/?page_id=405","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"405\" class=\"elementor elementor-405\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-574990e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"574990e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d966c\" data-id=\"12d966c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90c40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c90c40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Banner-Image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Banner-Image.png 570w, https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Banner-Image-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/plateausurwash.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Banner-Image-300x313.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabb843\" data-id=\"eabb843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45a98c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"a45a98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading template_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtitle\">About us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\">Plateau is one of the states participating in the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) program. This initiative, backed by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Bank, aims to improve access to sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in urban, small-town, and rural areas.\nThe program introduces a results-based approach that has the potential to accelerate Nigeria&#039;s efforts to provide universal access to WASH services. This innovative approach blends incentives to deliver not only functional infrastructure but also sound policies and strong institutions that will ensure the long-term sustainability of WASH services. The program focuses on addressing critical institutional development and capacity gaps within implementing agencies through technical assistance (TA), ensuring that the necessary systems and structures are in place for effective service delivery.\nBeyond infrastructure development, the program is committed to strengthening WASH sector institutions through a comprehensive reform agenda. This includes improving the operational efficiency and autonomy of water supply agencies, ensuring the implementation of sustainable policies, and integrating key reforms such as Environmental &amp; Social (E&amp;S) safeguards, gender mainstreaming, and Youth Participation in the program. These reforms are designed to create an inclusive and resilient WASH sector that meets the needs of all communities.\nThe program also aims to enhance WASH facilities in primary schools and primary healthcare centers, ensuring that these institutions are equipped with the necessary resources to serve the population effectively. Additionally, it supports Plateau State\u2019s commitment to tackling open defecation through the Clean Nigeria Campaign, promoting hygienic practices across the state. Plateau is working to eliminate open defecation by addressing behavioral, financial, and market-related barriers to proper sanitation.\nThrough the SURWASH program, Plateau is striving to create resilient, efficient WASH services while actively contributing to the national goal of eradicating open defecation as part of the Clean Nigeria Campaign. By strengthening sector institutions, optimizing existing systems, and developing new infrastructure, Plateau State is laying the groundwork for long-term improvements in public health and quality of life for its residents.\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daf2c9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1daf2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Targets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1,000,000 people provided with basic drinking water services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">400,000 people provided with access to improved sanitation services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All communities in the state ODF+ verified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 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class=\"odometer\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t      \t    \t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">People provided with improved sanitation facilities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7567158\" data-id=\"7567158\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71dd1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_counter_2\" data-id=\"71dd1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_counter_2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t           \n        <div class=\"ova-counter-2 template_2\" 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Plateau is one of the states participating in the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) program. 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