Step 3 - Water committee

The water committee will need to be established, and its responsibilities will need to be defined in a binding document like a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the water committee and the implementing partner. Each sand dam will have a water committee containing a maximum of nine members. At least 50 % of the committee members are selected from women representatives. Two members from the committee selected as care taker and will be responsible for operation and maintenance of the sand dam. Its duties are to mobilize resources, plan the site works, record progress, supervise and monitor the implementation process amongst else. The committee must on weekly basis monitor and evaluate the progress. On the part of the implementing partner, the MoU states:
• to supply all construction materials if not locally available;
• to supply in skilled labour;
• to provide technical supervision.

Furthermore, the water committee and implementing partner will have to draw a Community Action Plan (CAP) , containing an implementation schedule until completion. This is documented in a tabular format defining all the activities and responsibilities. It clearly defines the roles of each partner within the project i.e. the community and implementing organization.
The action plan will contain the following issues:
• Bill of Quantities for the material and labour in which the community will supply during the project.
• A work plan in which a clear and realistic time frame is given.
• Security of storage of materials and supervision on site.