IRC Community Water Supply Management: Water Video from Nepal

Materials

“Pani” (Water)

The people of Lele in Nepal discuss the problems with their water supply

For 25 minutes people from the rural Nepali village, Lele, discuss the history of their water supply system, why it broke down and what the actual problems are.
Women pose critical questions to the men of the water committee:

Why are women not involved in water management?
What is the committee doing with the fees it is collecting?
Is the sensitive issue of caste preventing proper and equal water management?
Why are people not paying their fees to the maintenance fund?
Why do people not help with the cleaning of the pipes?

All people from the village express their opinions: rich and poor, high and low caste people, women and men. The video film is a very lively discussion about the daily and very basic problems in the management of the water supply system of Lele. These issues, familiar to staff working in the water sector, can be used to start discussions about the critical aspects of community water supply management.

The video box includes a leaflet on how to use the video.

Directed by the young Nepali film director Sushma Joshi
Produced by NEWAH Nepal Water for Health Kathmandu, Nepal
Available in Nepali with English subtitles
28 minutes
Price: Euro 25
To order the video or to get more information, please contact IRC at manage@irc.nl

Have you seen the video? Let us know what you think of it. Write to Ton Schouten.

This video was shown during "Water Works" in the 3rd World Water Forum. Water Works is a mini event featured on three days with short video docs accompanied by story telling and musical performances.
Check the Water Works website for more information.