This video [in French] titled “L’eau en mode decentralise”, presents the activities of the project “Support for the decentralisation of hydraulics management in the region of Gao (PADH)”, implemented by Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) in northern Mali.
Gao, in the North of Mali, is located in a semi-desert region. The number of drinking wells is insufficient to meet the population’s water needs. Mali has launched a decentralisation process early 2000. Water management is one of the competencies handed over by the state to the municipalities.
The project seeks to improve the access to drinking water by constructing and repairing boreholes, and to strengthen the capacities of municipal officials, users, the private sector and the regional section of Water and Energy (DRHE).
The municipalities started by listing all the existing boreholes. This work was the basis for the creation of 249 management committees, each consisting of 5 members, including one or two women. They are responsible for hygiene around the wells, they collect water fees and indicate possible technical problems.
Source: BTC
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