Community based water supply and management system case of SECODE project

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Community based water supply and management
system case of SECODE project

• Bridging the water divides a participatory urban
  development process
• Ann Nabangala Obae Kenya Organization for
  Environmental Organization (KOEE)

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Background Nyalenda slums
Approximately 50,000 inhabitants, 150 semi
permanent households units per hectare, compared
with 25 households units per hectare in the
middle-income areas and 15 household units per
hectare in the high-income areas.
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Water divides bridged by SECODE project in
Nyalenda slums
Economic divides
Quantity divides
Quality divides
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Water divides bridged by SECODE project in
Nyalenda slums
Quantity Distance to access water reduced from
1.5 Kilometers to about 500 meters. The girl
child has time to study more and women can to get
involved in more productive work. Quality
Thirty (30) new plants servicing 30 house holds
constructed with over 240 household members
benefiting directly. The house holds are
recording reduced medical bills on water related
illnesses and well informed about
sanitation. Economic reduction in prices from
US0.10 - 0.13 to US 0.02 (rated at Kshs 79
1US). An average of 77.5 water tariffs
reduction Families able to save for education
and food which are major slum livelihood
challenges.
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Stakeholder involvement
Nyalenda Sustainable Development Network
SECODE regional partnerships in Uganda
SECODE regional partnerships in Uganda
SECODE - government of Kenya partnerships
AAgthuoni women group water kiosk
National Environment and Management Authority
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Impact of the community based water supply model
Water kiosk
Eco- san toilet
Water connection chamber
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Sustainability and commitment

• Increased budget allocation towards good
  practices and policy influencing on pro-poor
  water management and regulation in Kisumu slums
• Strengthening capacity of local institutions and
  networks in good projects monitoring and
  networking Nyalenda sustainable Development
  Network (NYASDEN)
• c) SECODE aims at Kisumu wide slum residents
  network as a lobby instrument on issues
  affecting slums development from time to time in
  the entire Kisumu
• d) SECODE phase two is keen to build capacity of
  water services stakeholders and slums
  communities in participatory development
  approaches.
• e) Community ownership of approach leading to
  proactive service delivery level

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Originality and innovative ideas in bridging the
Nyalenda water divides

• Slum residents are able to influence effective
  service delivery with limited external support.
• Service segmentation
• Capacity building based on Training Needs
  Assessments done through Local Environmental
  Committees (LECs), public forums and
  stockholder's consultative workshops.

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Way forward

• Intended use of the funds is to support more
  community based organizations towards community
  based water supply approach in Kisumu slums and
  capacity building for more Kisumu stakeholders
  and communities on SECODEs approach to
  environment and livelihood enhancement, based on
  Local Agenda 21