Materials

Case Studies on Community Management

• Area-related case studies provide an overview of the national policies, legislation, implementation practices and projects in the field of community water supply management.
• Community case studies bring more insights into the specific issues, progress and solutions related to the community itself and its water supply management policy

Area-related case studies:

Benin:

Rural Water Supply in Benin

Cameroon:

State of the Art of Community Management of Water Supplies in Cameroon

China:

Tapping into community resources in China. Available from http://www.idrc.ca/reports/read_article_english.cfm?article_num=986

Colombia:

Association of community based organisations

Egypt:

Water supply in urban Egypt

Guatemala:

The National Case (in English) / Caso Nacional (en español)

India:

Institutionalising Community-based Watershed Management in India: Elements of Institutional Sustainability

Kenya:

Kenya Case Study (Draft)

Nepal:

Country Report Nepal, community water supply and management situation

Northern Pakistan:

Drinking water status in Northern Pakistan

South Africa:

Institutional frameworks to support community management in South Africa

Uganda:

Institutionalising Community Management in Uganda

United States of America:

Community Water Systems Management - The US model

Community case studies

• Cameroon: Stimulating community initiative, Batcham
• Cameroon: When resistance is changed into commitment, Bokito Rural
• Cameroon: A committed village leader, Nkouondja
• Colombia: Local watershed management to ensure a sufficient water supply, Campoalegre
• Colombia: Overcoming political interference, Ceylan
• Colombia: Women taking leading positions, La Sirena
• Colombia: Tinajuela cooperative water supply system, Coconuco, Colombia (summary)
• Colombia: The AMAC Case (summary)
• Colombia: El Hormiguero water supply system user's association (summary)
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• Colombia: El Retiro (Pance), board of community action (summary)
• Guatemala: How seven rural communities manage their water supply, Aguacatán
• Guatemala: Dealing with financial matters - from loans to water fees, Barrel Chiquito
• Guatemala: How to change ineffective management, Belén
• India: Community management in rural water supply through the development of natural springs
• India: Community management in water and sanitation programme: an institutional approach
• India: Scaling up community management in Ganjam, Orissa
• Kenya: Putting ownership where it belongs, Kiveetyo
• Kenya: One community, three water supply systems, Nyakerato
• Kenya: Getting organised, Sigomere
• Kenya: Women taking the lead, Yanthooko
• Nepal: Combining the work of different support institutions, Gajedi community
• Nepal: Trying out different water tariff collection systems, Lele community
• Nepal: The long path to a reliable water supply service, Rangpur community
• Nepal: Overcoming problems with a previous water supply system, Yampaphant community
• Pakistan: The importance of a local leader, Ghaziabad
• Pakistan: A traditional system of fining, Hasis
• Pakistan: A village on the road to change, Hoto community
• Pakistan: How to manage an originally unwanted water supply system, Pakora
• Philippines: The Dona Flávia Experience: A case study on a community managed water project.
• Switzerland: Wittenbach, a corporation running the business.

Should you need more information, please contact the person mentioned in the case or Catarina Fonseca of IRC.