Quentin Bryce, the Governor General of Australia greets the head of the military upon her arrival in Maputo, Mozambique on the 24th March, 2009. This is the first ever official visit of an Australian head of State to Southern and Eastern Africa and aims to highlight the increased support the Australian Government is to give to aid programs throughout the region. Mozambique 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

A dancer greets Quentin Bryce the Governor General of Australia on her departure from Maputo Airport, Mozambique on the 26th March, 2009. This is the first ever official visit of an Australian head of State to Southern and Eastern Africa and aims to highlight the increased support the Australian Government is to give to aid programs throughout the region. Mozambique 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

A ceremonial guard greets Quentin Bryce, Govenor General of Australia upon her arrival at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 26th March, 2009. This is the first ever official visit of an Australian head of State to Southern and Eastern Africa and aims to highlight the increased support the Australian Government is to give to aid programs throughout the region. Ethiopia 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

A community vaccinator drops one drop of vaccine into a chikcnes eye, to prevent it contracting Newcastle Disease, in the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique on the 6th April, 2009. Through the work of the Kyeema Foundation and it's chicken vaccination campaign (that was developped by the Australians) to prevent against Newcastle Disease, hundreds of families throughout Mozambique now have a reliable soure of income as their chickens no longer die.

A woman collects water from a stand pipe in Costa del Sol near Maputo, Mozambique in April 2009. It was installed as part of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, supported by Australia. Photo: Kate Holt/Africa Practice. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.

A woman carries a bucket of water on her head in evening in the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique on the 6th April, 2009.

A boy concentrates in a class being held for children who have not been to school, at a community centre in the Chamankule slum area of Maputo, Mozambique on the 8th April, 2009. The World Bank in Mozambique, with the support of AusAid, have been implementing a water project throughout Maputo using public private partnerships to ensure that families have access to clean and cheap water. In different areas of Maputo different projects have been trialed to find the most effective means of supplying water. Mozambique 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

A water engineer for EMA, a private companty that is working closely with the National water board to implement cost effective community water supplies, replaces a domestic water metre in a garden in the Liberdado area of Maputo, Mozambique on the 8th April, 2009. The World Bank in Mozambique, with the support of AusAid, have been implementing a water project throughout Maputo using public private partnerships to ensure that families have access to clean and cheap water. In different areas of Maputo different projects have been trialed to find the most effective means of supplying water.

Odette Matiambo, who will be a benificiary of a new water and sanitation project, stands outside existing makeshift latrines that are used by forty families, in the Chimankule slum area of Maputo, Mozambique on the 8th April, 2009. The World Bank in Mozambique, with the support of AusAid, have been implementing a water project throughout Maputo using public private partnerships to ensure that families have access to clean and cheap water. In different areas of Maputo different projects have been trialed to find the most effective means of supplying water.

A boy concentrates in a class being held for children who have not been to school, at a community centre in the Chamankule slum area of Maputo, Mozambique on the 8th April, 2009. The World Bank in Mozambique, with the support of AusAid, have been implementing a water project throughout Maputo using public private partnerships to ensure that families have access to clean and cheap water. In different areas of Maputo different projects have been trialed to find the most effective means of supplying water. Mozambique 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

Amelia Lisango collects water at her home in Costa del Sol, near Maputo in Mozambique. Amelia and her family’s lives have improved since a water supply was connected at her home. It was installed as part of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, supported by Australia. Photo: Kate Holt/Africa Practice. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.

A girl collects water from a stand pipe in Costa del Sol near Maputo, Mozambique in April 2009. It was installed as part of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, supported by Australia. Photo: Kate Holt/Africa Practice. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.

A bowl of fish lies sits on the ground after being bought from fisherman in Maputo, Mozambique on the 8th April, 2009.

Marta Henriques, a Mozambiquan, went to study her Masters degree in Sydney and has sinced returned to work as an envioronemental consultant for Sasol in Maputo, Mozambique on the 9th April, 2009. Mozambique 2009. Photo: Kate Holt / AusAID

Osorio is coordinating the joint CARE/WSUP project in Maputo, Mozambique. The project is working in high density slums to improve access to water and sanitation. Living conditions are very challenging, and the work presents numerous technical challenges. Here Osorio is showing us hand-dug open drains that criss-cross the settlement, carrying putrid waste water. The nearest connection to an official sewer mains is more than one kilometre away—something which is necessitating strong technical solutions as well as sound negotiation skills. 2011. Photo: Paul Crawford/AusAID

The chairperson for a newly formed WASH Committee in Xipamanine—a poor urban community in Maputu, Mozambique. She is a motivated leader who has managed to mobilise community involvement in a project supported by CARE/WSUP to construct community sanitation blocks that will be managed by the committee. But she is also a pragmatist. She has witnessed many government and civil society agencies making promises about improve services and infrastructure over the years. With little evidence of follow-through, she is now hesitating to speculate on what benefits might arise from the sanitation block once it is completed saying that she will “wait and see before evaluating…there have been lots of promises over a long period of time”. 2011. Photo: Paul Crawford/AusAID

Titus is a trained water engineer and skilled community mobiliser. Here he is reviewing the set-up of an ‘Afridev’ hand pump installed by a local partner on an improved traditional well. He has identified several ways in which the output of the handpump can be improved. This capacity building and mentoring is an important aspect of his role. Mozambique, 2011. Photo: Paul Crawford/AusAID

Titus is a trained water engineer and skilled community mobiliser. Here he is reviewing the set-up of an ‘Afridev’ hand pump installed by a local partner on an improved traditional well. He has identified several ways in which the output of the handpump can be improved. This capacity building and mentoring is an important aspect of his role. Mozambique, 2011. Photo: Paul Crawford/AusAID

Titus is a trained water engineer and skilled community mobiliser. Here is reviewing the set-up of an 'Afridev' hand pump installed by a local partner on an improved traditional well. He has identified several ways in which the output of the handpump can be improved. This capacity building and mentoring is an important aspect of his role. Photo: Paul Crawford To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Osorio is coordinating the joint CARE/WSUP project in Maputo, Mozambique. The project is working in high density slums to improve access to water and sanitation. Living conditions are very challenging and the work presents numerous technical challenges. Here Osorio is showing us hand-dug open drains that criss-cross the settlement, carrying putrid waste water. The nearest connection to an official sewer mains is more than one kilometre away - something which is necessitating strong technical solutions as well as sound negotiation skills. Photo: Paul Crawford To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Osorio is coordinating the joint CARE/WSUP project in Maputo, Mozambique. The project is working in high density slums to improve access to water and sanitation. Living conditions are very challenging, and the work presents numerous technical challenges. Here Osorio is showing us hand-dug open drains that criss-cross the settlement, carrying putrid waste water. The nearest connection to an official sewer mains is more than one kilometre away—something which is necessitating strong technical solutions as well as sound negotiation skills. 2011. Photo: Paul Crawford/AusAID

Mrs X is the chairperson for a newly formed WSH Committee in Xipamanine - a poor urban community in Maputu, Mozambique. She is a motivated leader who has managed to mobilise community involvement in a project supported by CARE/WSUP to construct community sanitation blocks that will be managed by the committee. But she is also a pragmatist. She witnessed many government and civil society agencies making promises about improving services and infrastructure over the years. With little evidence of follow-through, she is now hesitating to speculate on what benefits might arise from the sanitation block once it is completed, saying that she will "wait and see before evaluating.... there have been lots of promises over a long period of time." Photo: Paul Crawford To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

A woman carries a bucket of water on her head in evening in the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique on the 6th April, 2009.

A girl collects water from a stand pipe in Costa del Sol near Maputo, Mozambique in April 2009. It was installed as part of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, supported by Australia. Photo: Kate Holt/Africa Practice. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.

A woman collects water from a stand pipe in Costa del Sol near Maputo, Mozambique in April 2009. It was installed as part of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, supported by Australia. Photo: Kate Holt/Africa Practice. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.