professionalisation

Under the pay-as-you-fetch management model, a water source caretaker is paid a monthly wage. Caretakers are no longer community volunteers as they used to be and this has improved service delivery. Read more...

IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...

During the last WEDC conference in Hanoi, IRC and Aguaconsult organised a side event to discuss how different service delivery models are combined to provide universal and better access to rural water. Read more...

Handpump mechanics support water user committees by repairing pumps upon breakdown. But mechanics' charges are high and inconsistent, and their access to spare parts varies. As costs and delays increase, communities become less willing to pay for repairs, and mechanics leave the business. In the... Read more...

A series of training workshops have been organized by CWSA/Triple-S Project in the Sunyani West district in September, 2013. The training workshops were aimed at introducing participants to the use of a Short Messaging Service (SMS) for reporting the functionality of water facilities, facility... Read more...

Water for People has helped Sagar and Patharpratima boost coverage and improve sustainability. Read more...

Looking at what can be done to bring professionalism into community-based water supply. Read more...

In Uganda some water committees are allowing users to borrow surplus money in the form of low-interest loans. Could this twist on a traditional loans scheme encourage users to pay their water fees? Read more...

The professionalisation of community based-management means moving away from an approach based purely on volunteerism, towards a more professional, competent and effective management of rural water services working to agreed standards, and with greater transparency and accountability. Read more...