PROGRAM 05

Community Stewardship

We support local structures that participate in decisions about water systems, maintenance, and accountability.

ACTIVE
214COMMUNITY OPERATORS
47COMMUNITIES ENGAGED
₦6.8MBUDGET DEPLOYED
91%PARTICIPATION TARGET PROGRESS
9AVG. COMMITTEE SIZE

How it works

PEOPLEA representative community structure
DECISIONLocal input on system priorities
RESPONSIBILITYShared ownership of upkeep
SYSTEMA water point the community helps run

Program lifecycle

IDENTIFY
ASSESS
DESIGN
DELIVER
TRAIN
MONITOR
LEARN

Case record

FICTIONAL DEMONSTRATION RECORD
COMMUNITY

Ogbomosho, Oyo

INVESTMENT

₦540K

PROBLEM

Decisions about the community water point were made without a clear community structure.

INTERVENTION

Formation and training of a nine-member water stewardship committee.

OUTCOME

Committee now manages a maintenance fund and meets monthly.

CURRENT STATUSACTIVE

Next action

Support stewardship committee elections in 5 newly assessed communities.

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