Issuance Date 19 August 2011 Contract Number AID-617-C-10 ...

Conclusions/Recommendations
WUC Evaluation – Preliminary Results 2011
Based on the findings of this evaluation and the suggestions provided by each of the stakeholder
participants, a summary or recommendations is provided below.
Findings
Table 10: Summary of Evaluation Recommendations
Suggestions/Recommendations
WUC have been formed but the level of training is Conduct a workshop with district officials on how
lacking in two specific areas:
to provide practical maintenance training (consult
Practical maintenance
CWI)
Finances
Conduct a workshop with district officials on how
to train communities on finances and budget
formation
o How much should communities
contribute based on the number of
households
o Plan for one major repair in x amount of
years
o Plan for x amount of funds to be used for
yearly routine maintenance
o How to set up a bank account
Facilitate refresher training and capacity building
Additional capacity building/training for NUDEIL
workshops for key stakeholders in the NUDEIL
staff, District staff, and pump mechanics is required
program
o District Water Officers, CDOs, and Health
Assistants
o NUDEIL Community Mobilizers
o Sub county pump mechanics
District staff as well as NUDEIL staff do not have Develop teaching aids for mobilization,
access to
sensitization, and trainings
Teaching aids
Develop materials that can be left with
Materials that can be left with the
communities such as pamphlets and brochures
community
explaining BH maintenance, safe water chain, etc
Additional NUDEIL sensitization is required
Develop brochures or pamphlets describing the
Communities need additional sensitization
role of NUDEIL in the local language (Luo) that can
concerning:
be left with communities
o NUDEIL roles
Incorporate additional sensitization during
o Technical aspects of the BH
mobilization concerning technical and contractual
construction and operation
aspects
o The community’s supervisory role Conduct a workshop or create a memo for district
in connection with contractors
officials on NUDEIL roles and responsibilities
District Officials need additional
sensitization concerning NUDEIL roles
(reinforce the support role of NUDEIL)
Some Districts felt that the NUDEIL allocated funds Conduct a workshop/focus group on how to
for software components were inadequate.
create a budget for software. This would ease
distrust and ensure that proper funding is in place
for all aspects of the program including measures
for long term monitoring.
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