DEVELOPING WATER WORKS! A RESOURCE KIT FOR POTABLE WATER PROJECTS CONTEXTS AND CONSIDERATIONS A unique set of contexts and considerations guided and shaped the design and development of Water Works! Building on existing CO models in water implementation Water Works! aims to contribute to the existing literature on potable water supply implementation in the Philippines. Its development was guided by a careful review of existing manuals on potable water project implementation to draw insights on manual development, avoid duplication of contents, and add to what previous manuals already offer. Since 2000, two local field manuals developed by recognized water experts have guided project implementation and community organizing (CO) in rural water projects in many parts of the Philippines. These are: • A field manual on formation of rural waterworks and sanitation association (Levels II & III), developed by Water Resources Center, University of San Carlos (USC-WRC) in 2000, (unpublished but widely disseminated to the USC network, specially in Visayas and Mindanao, particularly among KALAHI-CIDSS and PEF partners) • Community organizing: a process guidebook, published in November 2001 by Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project-Phase V of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), (developed for the DILG by the Philippine Center for Water and SanitationInternational Training Network Foundation) Over the years, PEF has tapped PCWS-ITNF and USC-WRC expertise in the implementation of its water projects in different parts of the Philippines. These CO-for-water models have served as an early reference and guide to PEF water projects. Given their influence in the field of practice, a closer look at their CO models will anchor later discussions on a PEF water project multi-stakeholder implementation framework and proposed set of activities. The USC-WRC field manual outlines 33 CO activities in the formation of rural water supply associations (RWSA) and the implementation of rural water projects while the DILG/PCWSITN manual offers 20 activities. Activities in both manuals are divided into a few major phases, and USC-WRC further classifies proposed activities into community, technical and training activities.
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