| Title | Accelerating self supply : summary of progress in introducing a new approach |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Sutton, S |
| Secondary Title | Rural water supply series : field note |
| Volume | 2011 - 2 |
| Pagination | 16 p.; 14 fig.; 3 tab. |
| Date Published | 2011-02-01 |
| Publisher | Rural Water Supply Network, RWSN |
| Place Published | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Keywords | ethiopia, mali, poverty, rural areas, rural development, self supply, uganda, zambia |
| Abstract | It is becoming clear that household capacity, household priorities and the power of real ownership have already been strong drivers for rural dwellers to improve their own water supplies through their own efforts (Self Supply). The findings from assessing and piloting Self Supply acceleration in Ethiopia, Mali, Uganda and Zambia suggest that encouraging household investment can truly offer a viable option alongside conventional highly-subsidised community water supplies. Self Supply and its acceleration can help government and planners to reach the MDG targets for access to safe water, and ultimately universal access, especially in areas which are difficult to serve adequately with community supplies. [authors abstract] |
| Notes | With 35 references |
| Custom 1 | 824 |
