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| Author: |
FACTSHEET, 2006-02-17
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| Title: |
Community Water Initiative: Promoting Community-Level Action on Water Resources Management and Water Supply and Sanitation |
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GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Global Water Partnership, 1 pages
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| Type: |
Outreach
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| Country / Region: |
Global
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Stakeholders,
Water & Sanitation,
NGO's/CSO's
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| Themes/Issues: |
Development,
Participation
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| Date Posted: |
2006-02-17 |
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Governments, bilateral and multilateral donors have been engaged for decades in projects to expand access to safe water supply and sanitation, and yet over a billion people in developing countries are still forced to rely on inefficient, remote, inadequate or contaminated water sources.
UNDP Response:
The Community Water Initiative (CWI) was designed to fulfil the basic needs of the poor and to contribute to learning and disseminating best practices in community involvement -- especially by women -- in decision making and management of water resources.
CWI began with a US $1.0 M contribution from the Government of Sweden.
At the country/local level, CWI operates through the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (SGP) implemented by UNDP.
CWI provides small grants of between US $20 to 30 thousand directly to CBOs and NGOs in remote rural areas through a bottom-up, demand driven approach.
In 2003, UNDPs Community Water Initiative (CWI) was established in Guatemala, Kenya, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Uganda came on board in 2005.
There are 22 water supply, sanitation and water resource management projects being implemented in these 6 countries.
CWI Highlights:
Rehabilitation of potable water system using solar power in Coyolate, Guatemala
Protection and capping of natural springs in Olkinyei, Kenya
Bioremediation of nitrate in wells in Sri Lanka
School sanitation and income generation for women in Boghι, Mauritania
Rehabilitation of a gravity water supply scheme, including fee collection for sustainability in Lufumbu, Tanzania
Ecological Sanitation Project on Ssese Islands of Lake Victoria, in Uganda
Approach:
The design and implementation of project activities will continue to be conducted under four guiding principles:
Promote country ownership: empowerment, participation and consultation
Strengthen local capacity: institutional arrangements, coordination and knowledge
Ensure country commitment: reward interest and build on previous success
Provide effective monitoring and evaluation: Quantifiable results, indicators, accountability, deliverables and feedback.
Scaling up from initial phase:
In June and in December 2005, the Governments of Luxembourg and Norway contributed US $534,000 and US $220,000 each for expansion of CWI in 2006
Additional contributions from Luxembourg ($1.9 million) and Norway ($590,000) are to be confirmed for 2007. These funds would allow expansion of CWI to 3 additional African countries: Mali, Niger and Senegal.
CWI Project Criteria:
CWI grants up to a maximum of US $30,000 will continue to be made available to communities in Africa for projects that:
Focus on strong involvement of the community;
Provide reliable, sustainable, and affordable services;
Improve livelihoods;
Utilize appropriate, low-cost, and affordable technologies; and
Include gender mainstreaming
Energy and Environment Group, UNDP
304 East 45th Street, 9th fl New York, NY 10017 USA - Fax 212-906-6973
WGP: carlos.linares@undp.org www.undp.org/water
GEF- SGP: gef.sgp@undp.org www.undp.org/sgp
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