SELF SUPPLY –personal SELF SUPPLY –personal investment in rural water investment in rural water supply in Sub-Saharan supply in Sub-Saharan

AfricaAfricaSally Sutton, Sally Sutton, Delft Feb 2007Delft Feb 2007

►Many options in access –choice-small Many options in access –choice-small stepssteps

►Reduced threshold costs Reduced threshold costs ►Multiple uses Multiple uses increase value/sustainability, increase value/sustainability,

and pay for up-gradesand pay for up-grades►Relevant values, good marketing, high Relevant values, good marketing, high

salessales

What can we learn from

NODA

Mrs Imamba, ZambiaMrs Imamba, Zambia

Mrs Bekele, Ethiopia

Abdou Malim Tanzania

Abdurahman Zongo, Ghana

Senegal Niger

MozambiqueWater – a money earner

Ghana

POTENTIAL MARKET??

(+/- 5%)Sources… DHS, MICS, Census, and Living Conditions Surveys

Enabling Environment for Supply Choice

CapitalSkills/promotionSupportFlexibility

Household Community

Technology/Technical

Advice

Financial Mechanisms

/ markets

Enabling policies

Private sector capacity

Focus of evaluation Focus of evaluation for greater for greater

investment? investment? •Look at benefits of ‘access’ not just ‘coverage’

•Examine justification of fears over private ownership

•Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the four pillars which can support private investment

•Evaluate more from user view point to identify more relevant messages for effective marketing

►Water Water

►AA ‘ ‘MUSMUSt have’ t have’

commoditycommodity??????

Self Supply- Where do we start?Self Supply- Where do we start?►ConcentrateConcentrate more effort on improving more effort on improving

artisan skills and equipment artisan skills and equipment ► IntroduceIntroduce low cost technology options, low cost technology options,

including RWH and water treatmentincluding RWH and water treatment►EncourageEncourage all steps not just middle ones all steps not just middle ones►EstablishEstablish financing systems to ensure financing systems to ensure

wide range of people can access improved wide range of people can access improved supplysupply

►DevelopDevelop policy environment which policy environment which encourages small initiativesencourages small initiatives