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Training the next generation of water professionals
The Smith School contributes to teaching on the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management and the MSc in Sustainability Enterprise and the Environment.
The school also has an outstanding cohort of PhD/DPhil scholars.
Results-based funding to provide safe drinking water services for public schools and healthcare facilities in Zambia
In October 2024, the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Local Government and Rural Development, Education, Health, and Water, Sanitation and Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pilot a results-based contract to deliver safe drinking water to rural schools and healthcare facilities in Zambia. The results-based contract will ensure repairs to water systems are completed in three days and water safety is improved in Mumbwa – one of Zambia’s 116 districts. The SafeManzi model can be scaled to national scale, enabling Zambia, by 2030, to become the first country in Africa to provide safely-managed drinking water in all public institutions.
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Academic collaboration
- Professor Katrina Charles (SoGE)
Honorary Research Associates
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Latest news
Oxford Smith School supports Government of Zambia with new funding model for safe drinking water
The Government of the Republic of Zambia is rolling out a new Results-Based Contract (RBC) to ensure reliable drinking water in government schools and clinics. The RBC is based on the SafeManzi model, which was developed by Uptime Global in collaboration with the University of Oxford.
SafeManzi Project Boosts Rural Water Security
The Government of the Republic of Zambia is rolling out a new Results-Based Contract (RBC) to ensure reliable drinking water in government schools and clinics. The RBC is based on the SafeManzi model, which was developed by Uptime Global in collaboration with the University of Oxford.
Oxford Smith School academics feature in new Bodleian portrait series
Two portrait photos featuring Oxford Smith School academics have been added to the walls of the Bodleian Libraries this month. The photos are part of an initiative called Catalysts, which is celebrating Oxford University's leading innovators in the fields of health, society, and the environment worldwide.