A TrainerÕs Manual for Community Managed Water Supplies in Kenya

Module A: SustainabilitySession A3: Self-reliance in WUAThe 3 rd man goes back to fetch the 2nd man who also wants to climb on his back.But he refuses. Instead he takes his hand and encourages him to step on thestones himself. Halfway across the 2nd man starts to manage alone. They bothcross the river. When they get to the other side, they are extremely pleased withthemselves and they walk off together, completely forgetting the 1st man, sittingalone on the island. He tries to get their attention, but they do not notice hisfrantic gestures for help.Decoding the role play - Ask the participants the following questions;o What did you see happening in the role play?o What different approaches were used to help the two men across the river?o Who could each person represent in real life in your community?o What does each side of the river represent in real life?o Why does this happen?o Where do you think your community has reached in crossing “the river?”o What can the community do to ensure that they have crossed the river?Record the responses.Option 2 - Milking codeThe facilitators can do the role play themselves or ask the community membersto take part.This is a mime or a play without words.Role play scenarioFour people present the following scenario. One person will be a cow to bemilked, one an old man, two of his sons or daughtersThe old man milks the cows every morning. One of his children always offerssupport and has learnt how to milk although not very well, the other is alwaysprovided with the milk.The old man goes for a safari that will take him a few days. The next day afterthe Mzee left the household is at a standstill. The children started arguing and thechild who knows how to milk, milks him/herself some milk to drink while theother child stays hungry for 2 days until the Mzee comes back.ReviewSession AttachmentsDecoding the role play - Discussion questionso What did you see happening in the play?o What different approaches were used to help the 2 children?o Who could each child represent in real life?o Why does this happen?o Where do you think your community has reached in "milking the cow”?Why is self -reliance important in your WUA?What can you do to ensure that the water facility is not dependant on outsidesupport at all?Attachment 1: Illustration of the River CodeAttachment 2: Illustration of the Milking CodeA-18