Georgia is improving water supply and sanitation services in its provincial towns. The Asian Development Bank is supporting the government program through a series of loans worth $500 million. Piano teacher Nato Ambalia tells the story of how her life changed for the better since getting 24/7 tap water at her home in Poti.
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Poti, Georgia
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For the first time in 40 years, Nato Ambalia has water on tap at home all day and night.
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Nato Ambalia, Piano teacher:
“In the past, water was a problem for us.
"We only had water at certain times of the day.
"Some neighbors had water tanks and we used buckets to fetch water from them.
"Now we have water all day and night and things are so much easier for us.
"My family and I are very happy and we hope that others are too.
"Poti is a dusty city, with trucks carrying containers passing by the house all the time.
"Now I can clean the house front and children can play without problems.
"Thanks to the government and the companies involved in the project.
"We have water now."
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18,800 households in Poti now have water around the clock.
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In 2020, when the $1.65 billion government program is completed, all urban residents in Georgia will have 24/7 water.
