Community Management of Rural Water Supply

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hutchings ◽  
Franceys Richard ◽  
Stef Smits ◽  
Snehalatha Mekala
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water

scholarly journals How well is the demand-driven, community management model for rural water supply systems doing? Evidence from Bolivia, Peru and Ghana

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Whittington ◽  
Jennifer Davis ◽  
Linda Prokopy ◽  
Kristin Komives ◽  
Richard Thorsten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Supply Systems

This paper reports the main findings of a multi-country research project designed to develop a better understanding of the performance of community-managed rural water supply systems in developing countries. Data were collected from households, village water committees, focus groups of village residents, system operators and key informants in 400 rural communities in Peru, Bolivia and Ghana. Our findings suggest that the demand-driven, community management model, coupled with access to spare parts and some technical expertise, has come a long way toward unraveling the puzzle of how best to design and implement rural water supply programs in developing countries. In all three countries, rural water supply projects were working. Among the households included in our sample in Peru and Bolivia, 95% had operational taps at the time of our field visit. In 90% of the villages in Ghana, all project handpumps were still working. Not only had the rural water systems not broken down, but almost all the households in these communities were obtaining at least some of their water from the systems. However, some households were also still using water from other sources. In Ghana, 38% of households still reported using water from unprotected sources (e.g. springs, river, open wells) for drinking and/or cooking. Another troublesome finding is that rural households in the sample villages are paying very little for the improved water services and, as a result, the finances of many village water committees are in poor shape.

Scaling up the community management of rural water supply

Waterlines ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-4
Author(s):  
Ton Schouten ◽  
Patrick Moriarty
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water

scholarly journals Community-Based Management Strategies in Sustainability of Rural Water Supply Schemes

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
Uzma Aashiq ◽  
Aliya Khalid ◽  
Muhammad Alam ◽  
Syed Salman Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

The sustainability of Rural Water Supply Schemes (RWSS), managed by communities, is a major concern in the developing world. A sustainable RWSS delivers safe and sufficient drinking water for a longer period to rural people. Community management was viewed as an accepted model that leads to sustainability, even though community management had difficulties and constraints in sustainability of RWSS due to social, technical, institutional and financial constraints. This paper reviews the sustainability factors of community managed RWSS. There is a need to take multi-stakeholder approach, a demand driven and community led approach, which ties these stakeholders like government, community and non-governmental sector for the effectiveness and sustainability of drinking water services. The synthesis evidenced that community management needs modifications, in terms of external factors, like, institutional support that include financial and technical support, trainings and administrative assistance to make RWSS sustainable. The community, like participation in all phases of planning, implementation, operation & maintenance, water tariff, sense of ownership, transparency, leadership and management are essential for the sustainability of RWSS. The participation by the community members in RWSS plays positive role for its sustainability. To conclude, analysis also highlighted commitment to community management should be pragmatic and rational. The scaling up of community management is an effective and efficient model to address the issues of sustainability in RWSS.

How Well is the Demand-Driven, Community Management Model for Rural Water Supply Systems Doing?

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Whittington ◽  
Jenna Davis ◽  
Linda Prokopy ◽  
Kristin Komives ◽  
Richard Thorsten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Supply Systems

scholarly journals Community management and participation in multi-village schemes for rural water supply in India

Waterlines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 113-143
Author(s):  
Paul Hutchings ◽  
Richard Franceys ◽  
Shaili Jasthi ◽  
Rema Saraswathy
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water
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