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These choices break down neatly into a matrix of global vs. local and not for profit vs. for profit vs. governmental. As we seek to select new partners we can identify some of the characteristics that will increase the chance of successful implementation
- Experience in implementing community scale projects
- Engineering staff who are committed to learning new skills
- Committed to a long term presence to be able to provide follow up training and technical assistance
- Trusted by the communities to treat them fairly and to deliver the services promised. This trust will increase the community willingness to pay.
Cell phone vs. treadle pump implementation model
It might be helpful to consider two very different
Regional Partner Model
The AguaClara growth model is based on establishing partnerships with organizations that have expertise in the water supply sector and who have a strong structural engineering capacity. These partners take the responsibility for creating the structural engineering design for the AguaClara water treatment plants, choosing the communities that meet the community prerequisites for appropriate sites, supervising the construction, training the plant operators, and working with the communities on issues of governance and infrastructure management.
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