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Entry:Lobyying the Status quo, a critical challeng for accessible clean water.
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Dr. Denis Byamukama
Faculty of Science
Makerere University
P. O. Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 782 519315
Current Status: Staff
Dear Theodore,
Thanks for your efforts in trying to rise up to the challenge of having more people accessing clean and safe water. My questions are on the enabling legal, policy and institutional framework to allow the operationalisation of your innovation. What do the water statutes say about PSP? Who constructs the water scheme initially? How is the contract for the running of the scheme organised? Do the consumers pay for the water and who sets the tariff? Am asking from a background of what we have in Uganda where small scale operators are running schemes in small towns. Though we are still struggling with policy issues especially as regards setting appropriate tariffs, the contracting arrangement and roles are abit clear.
You could also read my entry on http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/5784, may be you will find some similarities.
Thanks again
Please contact me, via e-mail % atac-iunltd@sbcglobal.net. I'll be in W. Africa, in early June, for a conference in Ghana, & have meetings schduled with others, incl. in Nigeria. We could possibly also get together in person, while there, if convenient to you. I'm currently working throughout the continent, including w/community based projects (especially Rural) much like yours, and creating entrepreneurs in the process; NO obligations!
Hi Theodore,
Your "passion" comes through..the difficulty of the challenge you are working to solve is worthy of your efforts and I wish you the best.
There are other "entrants" in this competition with products and/or services that may be of interest to you and I encourage you to read through the various entry statements.
Best wishes,
Brian
i would certainly do...one of the greatest challeng and experience i have to overcome is to inspire and motivate the communities that their destiny lies in them...people have lost interest in their goverment and leadership owing to decades of massive corruption and self inflcted poverty stricken economy. there is a even a great deal of overcoming a mind -set ..basically an electoral apathy that change here in Nigeria ia about top to bottom...but i will get there through my town hall meetings...tough but am hanging in there...
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Hello Theodore,
I encourage you to check out this entry, also from Nigeria - http://changemakers.net/en-us/node/5539
Could you give more of a description of the impact that you are having? How are you empowering the community directly? Who and what are you actually impacting?
Thank you
Dana Frasz
Changemakers
I would certainly do...one of the greatest challeng and experience i have to overcome is to inspire and motivate the communities that their destiny lies in them...people have lost interest in their goverment and leadership owing to decades of massive corruption and self inflcted poverty stricken economy. there is a even a great deal of overcoming a mind -set ..basically an electoral apathy that change here in Nigeria ia about top to bottom...but i will get there through my town hall meetings...tough but am hanging in there...
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i would appreciate constructive criticism about this cause, have a great read!