Barwaaqo water points (World Bank)
New and rehabilitated water points under the World Bank's Barwaaqo project, as its mission record stood in February 2025: in Somaliland 3 of 35 new points under construction and 5 of 15 rehabilitations done; in Puntland the implementation unit set up and sites assessed; in Sool and Sanaag, eight sites ring-fenced for third-party implementers. The counts change with each mission.
- Under construction
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Somalia
- Type
- Water supply
- Status
- Under construction: Barwaaqo in Somaliland: 3 of 35 new water points under construction, 5 of 15 rehabilitations done
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Funder: World Bank, the mission record is the funder's.
What the sources report
- February 2025
Barwaaqo in Somaliland: 3 of 35 new water points under construction, 5 of 15 rehabilitations done
The World Bank's February 2025 aide-memoire states that in Somaliland 3 of the 35 new water points targeted were under construction, rehabilitation of 5 of 15 existing points was complete, and procurement documents for 14 points were prepared for construction by December 2025.
- February 2025
Puntland's Barwaaqo unit in place, sites assessed since September 2024
The aide-memoire says implementation in Puntland is picking up pace, with the project implementation unit set up, preliminary assessment of proposed water point sites done and agricultural services activity started since implementation began in September 2024.
- February 2025
Sool and Sanaag: eight water sites ring-fenced as agreed areas with third-party implementers
The aide-memoire records that in Sool and Sanaag, defined as agreed areas in the financing agreement, the federal government will contract third-party implementers, with funds for eight sites ring-fenced and an in-principle clearance for a proposed implementer.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- World Bank: Somalia Water for Rural Resilience (Barwaaqo) mission, February 2025
Funder mission aide-memoire, February 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Snapshot as of February 2025; counts change with each mission.
How this record was put together
Three facts from one mission record about one project. Filed under Somalia because it covers Somaliland, Puntland, and Sool and Sanaag.