Unless the sustainability levels of rural water supply services can be improved the access and funding gap towards the MDG target will only widen. Effective management of the services put in place is therefore essential. Community management is by far the most widespread approach in low-income countries and there are few cases only where alternative management models have been reported: but where they have there is strong evidence that some could be applied effectively on a much larger scale. Hence, the workshop aims to find answers to the following key questions:

1. What are promising and proven alternative management models that can be fostered?
2. What evidence suggests a specific management model to support the sustainability and pro-poor aspects of a given service?
3. How to increase the number of managerial options commonly made available to communities?
4. How can we support capacity building of actors and decision-takers towards making informed choices on appropriate management models and enacting an environment enabling change?

The announcement text outlines the aims of the workshop more in-depth. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please complete the pre-registration form / declaration of intent and return it to us as indicated and not later than 6th June 2008.

THE WORKSHOP IS FULLY BOOKED OUT!