Drinking Water Safety Plans: Samoa Independent Water Schemes Association

Event: Water Safety Plans, Building Long Term Cultural Change and Resilience to Pandemics

Drinking Water Safety Plans: Samoa Independent Water Schemes Association

12 March 2021

Author / Speaker:

Clarissa Laulala, Samoa Independent Water Schemes Association - Other materials by the author

Clarissa Laulala discussed key takeaways from the development and implementation of drinking WSPs for over 54 villages under Samoa's Independent Water Schemes Association. She particularly highlighted challenges and lessons learned, including maintaining ongoing community engagement, lack of resources due to the number of schemes and their small scale, ongoing capacity building requirements for water committees responsible for operations and maintenance, and record-keeping.

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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