Technical training on operation, management and maintenance

The water committee is responsible for proper operation, management and maintenance of the sand dam, which includes:
• Regular monitoring of the functioning and utilization of the sand dam;
• Establishing a demand driven payment scheme and;
• Effective management of the water reservoir as far as possible.

Two persons from the water committee or two community members will be trained on construction of the sand dam and wells by participating during construction. Technical knowledge and skills to execute maintenance and repair works is hereby ensured. These trained community members can become potential artisans for the construction of future sand dams within the area. They will become the caretakers of the sand dam, wells and surrounding area.

Management training
In the project management training workshop the first step involves the examination of the community experiences in their projects for a previous five-years period, encompasses project undertaken, which were successful, which have failed, what aided to success and what caused failure. At the end of this analysis, the participants can draw lessons from past projects, understand the needs of the community and define solutions by them selves. This training will take 4 days and are organised within the community.