The need for a community participation approach in the planning and implementation of rural water supply projects, together with health education and institutional support, is considered.
Title | Community participation in the water supply sector in Sri Lanka |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | Karunadasa, HI, Bradley, RM |
Pagination | p. 131-136 |
Date Published | 1989-01-01 |
Keywords | community participation, evaluation, health education, institutional framework, methodology, monitoring, operation, planning, projects, sri lanka, tp29 |
Abstract | The need for a community participation approach in the planning and implementation of rural water supply projects, together with health education and institutional support, is considered. A procedure adopted in Sri Lanka in which this type of approach was being employed on several demonstration projects illustrated the feasibility of the recommended approach. The procedure had 7 basic stages, basic investigations, community orientation and preparation for community participation, community consultation, education and planning, development of the programme with the community, health education, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation |
Notes | Includes references |
Custom 1 | 205.1 |