Mumbai Clear Water Access Program MCWAP

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Mumbai Clear Water Access Program (MCWAP)
Presented to WaterAid 10 January 2004

• Urban Poor Development Association
• Sahara India Point 32-34
• Swami Vivekanand Road
• Goregaon West, Mumbai
• India 400 104

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Urban Poor Development Association
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Dharvi in Mumbai

• Dharvi, Mumbai in Indiathe Worlds Largest Slum.
• Population Density 24500 people per square
  kilometer
• Average of 5 people sharing a dwelling unit of 15
  square meters.
• 0.9 million people without toilet and safe water
  facility.
• Mortality rate higher than rural India.

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Dharvi Slums
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Mumbai Clear Water Access Program (MCWAP)

• Safe drinking water from underground storage
  tank.
• Neighborhood of 125 people to share one community
  hand pump
• Organization of community to manage sharing of
  water
• Community to pay for water charges
• MCWAP to arrange loan and stand guarantee for the
  community
• 3 year program to cover 120 neighborhoods

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Process Background

• The approach pioneered by a local Bangladeshi NGO
  know as DSK
• The approach aims to demonstrate how informal
  communities can access formal utility services
• Let us not talk of subsidy. The poor can
  payThe poor dont need pity. Dr. Quader, DSK
  Cofounder and Program Director

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The Waterpoint Process

• Community Selection (1-2 Months)
• Mediation between the Water Agency and Community
  (6 Months)
• Formation of the Water Users Association (6
  Months)
• Community Training (3 Months)

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Waterpoint Process (cont.)

• Waterpoint Construction (1-2 Months)
• Monitoring and Evaluation (5 Months)
• Loan Repayment and Full Transfer of Ownership

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Goal, Purpose Results

• GOAL Improved public health and quality of life
  for the urban poor of Mumbai through access to
  clean, potable water.
• PURPOSE Increased access to clean water by the
  urban poor.
• RESULTS
• The urban poor empowered through the formation of
  community-based water-users association and
  technical training.
• The Physical Installation of 120 Waterpoints
• Increased dialogue and cooperation between the
  local government, the business sector, and the
  urban poor.

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Operational Plan
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Monitoring Evaluation

• Objective Keep a track on how the project is
  progressing Barriers Quality of the services
  provided Necessary changes.
• Internal UPDA Project Teams,
• Community Associations
• Beneficiaries, Partners
• External Donor, Public
• Methods Reports, Bills, Financial Records,
  Training Evaluation Forms, Site Visits, Photos,
  Interviews with the Community Representatives.

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Budget

• Total grant request 265,482
• Eighty-six percent (86) of the grant goes
  towards programming.
• Only fourteen (14) goes to administrative
  expenses.
• Expected Results improved hygiene and health,
  knowledge empowerment.

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Budget Allocation by Category
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Budget Allocation by Expenditure Type
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Sustainability

• Grant will go a lot further than 3 ½ years.
• Expect that at least 90 of 123,600 in loans
  will be recovered by 2017.
• These funds will be used for
• Supporting the Water Users Associations.
• Additional Training Information Sharing
• Expansion of the Program to Other Communities.

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Conclusion

• The Urban Waterpoint model is a Win-Win
  situation for all The Water Utility, The Donor,
  and The Communities

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Questions