Capacity Building
Community Based Water Supply Management
Rural Focus has designed and implemented a number of capacity building programs through the application of participatory methodologies to water supply management. Capacity building programs have covered Training Needs Assessments (TNA), Training of Trainers, community training, mentoring, and the establishment of community based M and E systems.
Community Based Water Resource Management
Starting in 1997, Rural Focus pioneered the formation and establishment of Water Resource Users Associations (WRUAs), starting with the water-conflict prone regions northwest of Mt. Kenya. Rural Focus has designed training materials appropriate to the capacity building needs of WRUAs.
Institutional Capacity Building
Rural Focus has designed and implemented institutional capacity building programs specific to different institutions. Typical examples include:
- the development of a 'blue print' for the establishment of the Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA),
- a mentoring program covering the technical, environmental, organizational and economic aspects for church supported water development programs, and
- specific training of development professionals and trainers.
Hygiene and Sanitation
Rural Focus is familiar with the PHAST and other participatory approaches in hygiene and sanitation training at the community level. Rural Focus has undertaken training in hygiene and sanitation as a compliment to water supply management training.
