| Title | Managing communal water kiosks in Malawi : experiences in water supply management in poor urban settlements in Lilongwe |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Authors | Malawi, WA- |
| Secondary Title | A WaterAid report |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pagination | 8 p.; 1 tab. |
| Date Published | 2012-01-01 ? |
| Publisher | WaterAid |
| Place Published | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| Keywords | access to water, community participation, malawi lilongwe, water kiosks, water supply |
| Abstract | WaterAid Malawi has been working in partnership with Lilongwe Water Board and the Centre for Community Organization and Development (CCODE) since august 2003 to improve management of water services in unplanned low-income neighbourhoods of Lilongwe. The partnership was formed following a meeting between WaterAid, Lilongwe Water Board, Lilongwe City Assembly and a pressure group from Mtandire, one of the low-income areas to resolve the problem of disconnected community kiosk water supplies as a result of unpaid water bills. In the meeting, a question was raised: “Who are WaterAid and what authority do they have to work in this area?” This question from community representatives rightly challenged the legitimacy of WaterAid’s involvement in a disagreement between the water utility and its customers. [authors abstract] |
| Custom 1 | 824 |
