SAFE WATER 21 munity participation and involvement in the planning, construction, monitoring, and maintenance of the water distribution and sanitation system. ”They have earned both trust and confidence from the local communities, which makes it much easier to add safe water to existing long-term development programmes,” explains Rishi Kapoor, Executive, Sunlit Future. There are clear advantages with this collaboration model, as the long-term engagement (sanitation and hygiene training, community mobilisation and development) is secured by the local NGO. Pumping infrastructure, technical installation and training of the local operator, on the other hand, is Sunlit Future’s responsibility. ”We have the technical knowhow on wells and boreholes, pipelines, solar panels, and transportation of the heavy, yet delicate, equipment,” says Rishi Kapoor. Sunlit Future’s systematic approach and the number of projects they complete provide an excellent opportunity to compare, learn, change, improve and document. ”We also see replications of the 100-100 projects from the local governments and other donors in the areas we have supported,” says Rishi Kapoor. Villagers celebrating the pumping of water. Rishi Kapoor is in the middle, wearing the blue and green stripe polo shirt. Too many chefs? There are also challenges. Having many organisations involved means you need to coordinate a lot between the various project actors. Also, we’ve learned that the Foundation’s partner has to be responsible for all technical installations, and not just delivering the water to a tank in the village. “We learned that some installations in phase I+II were not up to the standard we would like, but originally the Foundation only sponsored the solar driven pump bringing the water to the village. The rest of the tanks, piping and taps in the village were sponsored through other donors and thus beyond our control,” explains Christian Hartvig, the Foundation’s Executive Director. Phase III will therefore include increased training, consulting and monitoring in connection with the water installation to improve the quality of the overall installations. Toolkits for basic maintenance for the local communities are also included in Phase III. Furthermore, Sunlit Future will go back to the 60 villages from phases I+II to fix any technical issues we have discovered. TIMELINE – 100 PUMPS FOR 100 VILLAGES Phase I 28 solar pumps installed by 19th March 2015 Phase II 32 solar pumps installed from September to December 2015 Phase III Retrofitting of 60 systems, improved NGO-training and 28 new solar pumps installed from October 2016 to May 2017 Phase IV 12 solar pumps to be installed in 2017
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