Rehabilitation, maintenance and management of rural water supply systems in Manututo District for the Government of East Timor
- Donor : French Embassy in Jakarta, Government of East Timor
- Total Budget : 58 K€
- Timeframe : 6 months (from July to December 2007)
The objective for the Government of Timor is that all rural water supply schemes within a District are fully functioning, properly managed and have an external support system that ensures sustainability.
For Triangle, the objective is to realise a thorough evaluation of the existing situation in order to propose a system to support the long term sustainability of all the rural schemes within Manatuto District.
This project is the first phase of a larger programme which will last several years (phase 2 would last 3 years). This first phase of 6 months will produce the following results:
- A detailed review of all existing rural water supply schemes within Manatuto District,
- Common guidelines for the management of all water supply systems within the district,
- Proposals for establishing a system to support the long term sustainability of all the rural schemes within the District utilising DNAS national and district staff,
- A three year plan and budget for:
- Returning damaged schemes to full working order, and
- Implementing the other proposals,
- A list of risks and assumptions associated with the proposals,
- Proposals for monitoring and benchmarking individual scheme reliability and the effectiveness of the District level management support.
A second phase of 3 years of which the content will be discussed at the end of phase 1, is likely to include the following objectives and results:
- All existing rural water supply schemes fully rehabilitated and functioning,
- Water management groups functioning and supported in all communities receiveing a formal water supply,
- An external support system for rural water supplies established and fully operational utilising DNAS (National office for water and sanitation) services and staff,
- Monitoring and benchmarking scheme functioning and effective throughout the District,
- Report or project activities, results, lessons learned and proposals for future improvements and activities.
