Community-led water point maintenance committees cut downtime by half

Handing over routine maintenance of boreholes to trained village committees reduced average repair time from 19 days to 8 days across WASH interventions.

Published 7/30/2026

Committees of six members (at least three women) were trained on preventive maintenance, spare-part stocking and a simple tariff. A revolving fund covered consumables. Key success factors: an agreed tariff before handover, a local spare-part vendor within 30 km, and quarterly refresher visits during the first year. Where no tariff was agreed in advance, funds ran out within two dry seasons.

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