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Asivikelane service delivery impacts counter

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Water
1403
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SANITATION
1885
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SOLID WASTE
2236
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Infrastructure
240
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SYSTEMS IMPACTS
23
RESIDENT IMPACTS
11739088

Since March 2020

A model of community-based repairs and maintenance of informal settlement water and sanitation infrastructure

Asivikelane’s community-based model for repairs and maintenance ensures that informal settlement residents are central to fixing communal infrastructure. The main idea is to train residents as plumbers so they can fix broken communal taps and toilets within their own communities. This paper outlines how this model can be replicated across municipalities.

A model of community-based repairs and maintenance of informal settlement water and sanitation infrastructure