Case studies from Mozambique identify successful approaches to community-based water and sanitation services.
Published on: 26/03/2014
Four cases studies from Mozambique distill lessons and recommendations from Sofala, Tete and Manica provinces in central Mozambique, where communities have managed their water and sanitation services since 2008, but post-construction support is still provided. The case studies were carried out by IRC with support from Water Services That Last (Triple-S).
The innovations studied were part of the One Million Initiative, a large-scale rural water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme implemented by the government of Mozambique and UNICEF, with financial support from the government of the Netherlands. The One Million Initiative aimed to provide one million people with sustainable water and sanitation services between 2007 and 2013.
In the year ahead, IRC and UNICEF will work together with National Directorate of Water in Mozambique to consider and address the findings and recommendations from this research in order to move from stand-alone WASH projects and programmes to integrated and harmonised initiatives that build the capacity to deliver WASH services that last.
The four cases are:
- District-Wide Community Participation and Training (PEC Zonal)
- Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
- The Sustainability Check
- Contract management through turnkey contracts
