Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – Malang City Government partners with USAID (United States Agency for International Development / United States Agency for International Development) under the USAID IUWASH PLUS Program (Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Environmental Health for All) by holding a Visioning Workshop for the Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program which took place in the Meeting Room of Malang City Hall.
Attended by 61 people consisting of Deputy Mayor of Malang Drs. Sutiaji, Regional Secretary of Malang City Drs. Wasto, SH, MH, leaders of the Malang City DPRD and members, Deputy Director of USAID Indonesia Ryan Washburn, Chief of Party USAID IUWASH PLUS Louis O'Brien and team, Head of the Malang City Planning, Research, and Development Agency (Barenlitbang) Erik Setyo Santoso, ST, MT, and President Director of PDAM.
Deputy Mayor of Malang Drs. Sutiaji said that the achievement of the 100-0-100 universal access program in 2019 is a development concept initiated by the central government and must be achieved, because it has been stipulated in the 2015-2019 RPJMN in the development of the drinking water and sanitation sector.
He said that there needs to be a commitment that has been ratified in the Malang Mayor's Regulation Number 30 of 2015 concerning the Improvement of the Malang City Regional Performance Indicators for 2013-2018 which includes slum management and universal access in the performance indicators of the fourth development mission, namely increasing integrated and sustainable city infrastructure and carrying capacity, orderly spatial planning and environmentally friendly.
In this case, the Malang City Government has established a partnership with USAID IUWASH PLUS with the hope that it will support the Malang City Government's program to ensure the availability of sustainable raw water to meet 100 percent coverage of drinking water services to the community.
Likewise, the sanitation sector requires an environmentally safe domestic wastewater management system so that the quality of this basic service can meet the targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director of USAID Indonesia Ryan Washburn, in his speech expressed his gratitude for being well received by the Malang City Government. "USAID provides technical assistance to several countries, especially at the national level and at the regional level as we do in Malang City in the water and sanitation sector," he said.
"We want to achieve the target of aid of one million people and for clean water supply and better sanitation for 500 thousand people. Because clean water and environmentally friendly sanitation are basic needs for good health and improving the overall quality of life," added Ryan.
Then the event continued with the signing partnership agreement between the Malang City Government and USAID IUWASH PLUS regarding the development of the drinking water and sanitation sector in Malang City and the signing of a commitment to achieve the universal access target of 100-0-100 in 2019. (say/yon)
