Table of Contents

* Preface * Acknowledgements * Introduction * Part 1: Issues in community water supply 1. Water and environmental health 1.1 Why develop water supplies? 1.2 Sanitation 1.3 Hygiene behaviour 1.4 Environmental factors; 1.5 Aims and benefits 1.6 The distribution of benefits; 2. Working together 2.1 Communities and agencies 2.2 Groups and individuals; 2.3 Traditions; beliefs; and attitudes * Part 2: The programme cycle 3. Planning a programme 3.1 The staged approach to planning 3.2 Gathering information 3.3 Categories of information 3.4 Technology and design 4. Preparing a proposal 4.1 Reviewing the information 4.2 The written proposal 4.3 Guidelines and agreements 5. Implementing projects 5.1 The integration of components 5.2 Hygiene and education 5.3 Sanitation 5.4 Constructing supervision 5.5 Monitoring and reporting 5.6 Managing staff and vehicles 6. Managing community water supplies 6.1 Management options 6.2 Community management 6.3 Financing operation and maintenance 7. Evaluating for planning 7.1 Internal evaluations 7.2 External and joint evaluations; * Appendix 1 Microbiological water quality * Appendix 2 Sources of further information * Index

About the Author

Jan Davis is a chartered engineer with experience in both emergency relief and long-term development. He has worked for Oxfam as an emergency water engineer and is currently a Senior Training Officer responsible for delivering RedR's training programme. Gerry Garvey managed and advised on water programmes for Oxfam in Ethiopia. He has also worked for Oxfam in Sudan and Somalia Michael Wood worked for the Canadian International Development Agency as an adviser on water programmes in Ghana and Ethiopia. He also worked in Malawi