| Title | Handbook for water point committees |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1993 |
| Authors | Agriculture, Wand Rural |
| Pagination | 46 p.: ill. |
| Date Published | 1993-01-01 |
| Publisher | Namibia, Directorate of Rural Development |
| Place Published | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Keywords | cab93/3, community management, community participation, cost recovery, maintenance, man5, manuals, namibia, planning, safe water supply, water committees, women |
| Abstract | The handbook aims to provide water point committee members with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage and maintain community water points. The illustrations and simple language make the handbook suitable for newly literate readers. Symbols in the text are used to indicate objectives, questions, important information, and summaries. The handbook describes the relationship between water and health; the task of the water committee; the role of the caretaker, community, water committee and other organizations involved in maintaining the water point; and solutions to common problems. |
| Notes | Also published in Afrikaans as: Handleiding vir waterpuntkomitees; and in two local languages as: Embo lopeke leekomitiye deenhele domeva; and Embo rozokomiti zorwi |
| Custom 1 | 205.1, 824 |
