COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY: CASE STUDIES FROM MULANJE AND PHALOMBE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Paper Presentation by: Chrispine Emmanuel-Songola (District Water Development Officer) Mulanje MALAWI

NGO COORDINATION WITH DISTRICT-LEVEL GOVERNMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY: CASE STUDIES FROM MULANJE AND PHALOMBE DISTRICTS IN MALAWI

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Location:

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Context:

• Government adopted Decentralisation Policy

— Devolution of functions — Decentralisation structures established

• Ministry of Irrigation & Water Devpt revised Policies

— Water Policy (Revised 2007)

— Sanitation Policy — Water resources Act (Underway)

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Methodology:

• Studied 3 NGO funded Projects & 1 Government initiated pilot

project — Ntalava Water Scheme (Phalombe – Action Aid) — Borehole Rehab Project (Mulanje – World Vision) — New BH Construction Projects (Plan Malawi) — Play pump installation Pilot Project (Ministry)

• Comparison of Impacts
• Stakeholders Interviews & review of District Reports

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Results:

Ntalava Water Scheme (Action Aid) Borehole Rehabilitation (WVI)

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Results:

Play pumps

New BH Construction (Plan Mw)

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Conclusion:

• NGO coordination with District Water Offices helps to achieve:
• High resource productivity and sustainable infrastructure performance.
• High levels of stakeholder participation, and a sense of community
• wnership and responsibility.
• Improved sectoral service management

While

• NGO working in isolation:
• Duplicate efforts, sometimes waste more resources but achieve low

levels of infrastructure performance

• Achieve low stakeholder participation & lack of community sense of
• wnership
• Derails sectoral service management

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

VISION FOR THE FUTURE:

A fully integrated NGO/District Govt Development Machinery

• NGOs should institute means to facilitate joint planning and effective

information networking with District-level Governments.

• NGOs should institute mechanisms for promoting work collaboration

with District-level Governments to maximise resource utilisation.

• District Authorities should regularly update District Development Plans

and provide guidance on district stakeholders collaboration

• District Governments should draw standardized feedback mechanisms

that enable active participation in M&E of the NGO funded programs.

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

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