Water demand
Hlalakahle is on the Northern, upper-most part of Ward 16. It can be accessed through a main road from Gottenburg or another main road from Thorndale. The northern part of the village is the Manyeleti Game Reserve.
Initial contact with the village is made through the villageInduna(head-man) and the chairperson of the village CDF (Community Development Forum). The CDF in this village is mostly made up of very active women who also run the local crèche/ kindergarten. A meeting was held with these two structures to introduce the SWELL (Securing Water to Enhance Local Livelihoods) concept and to highlight the intention of carrying out an assessment process in the village. It was agreed that the process can take place, a date for the assessment was set and the CDF began inviting villagers to the meeting. It was held at the crèche/kindergarten, which also is the venue for the mobile clinic that visits the village once a month. [authors abstract]
This report is a part of : “South Africa - Access to water and livelihoods in Ward 16, Bushbuckridge”
Gottenburg is located about ten (10) kilometres on the north-eastern side of Hluvukani. This village shares a name with two other neighbouring villages, Thlavekisa and Hlalakahle known as Gottenburg B and C respectively. These are the names used by the department of Agriculture whereas the local municipality uses the local names. Thlavekisa is on the west of Gottenburg and is not in Ward 16 while Hlalakahle is located on the north side.
Initial contact with the village is made through the village Induna (head-man) and the chairperson of the village CDF (Community Development Forum). A meeting was held with these two structures to introduce the SWELL (Securing Water to Enhance Local Livelihoods) concept and to highlight the intention of carrying out an assessment process in the village. It was agreed that the process can take place, a date for the assessment was set and the CDF together with the Induna began inviting villagers to and making arrangements for a meeting that was held at a local school. It was during school vacations so the process did not interfere with school programmes. [authors abstract]
This report is a part of : “South Africa - Access to water and livelihoods in Ward 16, Bushbuckridge”
Dixie is located on the most southern part of Ward 16, approximately forty (40) kilometres east of Acornhoek and about twenty (20) kilometres east of Hluvukani. It is flanked on one side by the Manyeleti Game Reserve, which is a government-run nature conservation reserve, and on the other by a privately-run game farm, the Sabie Sand Game Reserve. It is at the end of one long, straight stretch of road that extends from Athol (another village in Ward 16), passes outside Seville B and next to Utah – both are villages in Ward 16.
Dixie is only about 3 km away from its neighbouring village, Utah.
It had been decided by the village leaders that the meeting was to be held at the crèche. Some team members were not happy with the arrangement, citing that it would be breaking the law if this meeting was going to affect the children who attended school. It was then decided that the venue be changed and moved the meeting to the Induna’s kraal. [authors abstract]
This report is a part of : “South Africa - Access to water and livelihoods in Ward 16, Bushbuckridge”
Delani is a very small village, situated about six (06) kilometres just outside of Hluvukani village. These two villages also share a name, Eglington C and B, respectively. Eglington A is not part of Ward 16.
Initial contact with the village is made through the villageInduna(head-man) and the chairperson of the village CDF (Community Development Forum). A meeting was held with these two structures to introduce the Securing Water to Enhance Local Livelihood (SWELL) concept and to highlight the intention of carrying out an assessment process in the village. It was agreed that the process can take place, a date for the assessment was set and the CDF together with theIndunabegan inviting villagers to and making arrangements for a meeting that was held at a local school. It was during school vacations so the process did not interfere with school programmes.
The Traditional Authority was represented by the village IndunaThe presence of the Induna means a lot to these kinds of processes since there is a tendency by either the Traditional Authority or Local governance (the CDF in particular) to not attend when the other either of the two present. [authors abstract]
This report is a part of : “South Africa - Access to water and livelihoods in Ward 16, Bushbuckridge”
Over the past years, the NGO AWARD (Association for Water and Rural Development) has been working on a programme entitled SWELL (Securing Water to Enhance Local Livelihoods) in ward 16 of the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, South Africa. The aim of the programme is to develop an approach for integrated planning of rural water services to enhance people’s livelihoods, especially of the poorest and most vulnerable groups in the communities. This report aims to provide insight into the current role of water in people’s livelihoods and especially how that is shaped by access to water.
The report shows that at first sight typical water-based activities, such as gardening, livestock or small business, are not the main source of livelihood for the people in the area. However, they do play a crucial role in diversifying and reducing vulnerability and dependency on other sources of livelihood. They also do provide important nutritious food and cash to the poorer households.
The extent to which these livelihoods activities can be undertaken depends to a large extent on access to water. Whereas in the area access to water resources is not a major limiting factor, the current infrastructure and its management is. Poor design, operation and maintenance result in frequent break-downs and unreliable supply. As a result people curtail or delay their productive activities. But they are also affected in other aspects of their livelihoods, especially time spent on water collection. As coping strategies they may have to go to neighbouring villages to collect water, buy expensive water from private vendors or store water at household level. The poorest and most vulnerable groups lack the assets to deal with these stresses.
Main recommendations include a number of strategies to improve immediate access to water, especially through clarifying institutional roles and responsibilities and developing operation and maintenance plans. In addition, recommendations are given to integrated planning for multiple uses. Understanding livelihoods, especially of the poorest people and households, is crucial in this.
A full synthesis report can be downloaded here, as well as short summary reports of the villages where the assessments were done.
Documento final que contiene el Caso de Estudio de la comunidad de Chacallacaba en el Distrito 9 de Cochabamba en Bolivia
Esta presentación de Power Point, resume en 16 slides el Estudio de Caso de Challacaba (Cochabamba - Bolivia)
El Distrito 9 es una de las zonas más pobres de la ciudad de Cochabamba, y el rápido crecimiento de esta área periurbana plantea grandes necesidades de mejorar los servicios de abastecimiento de agua. La comunidad de Challacaba tiene una red de distribución de agua, usada para fines domésticos y para el abrevado de ganado. La agricultura es una actividad de cierta importancia y las aguas residuales de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales municipales son usadas para irrigación. Este caso de estudio es documentado y analizado haciendo énfasis en la sostenibilidad, tecnología y gestión de los servicios de agua.
Este caso de estudio lo desarrolla el estudiante de maestría, Marco Antonio Barrios, con apoyo del Instituto Cinara, teniendo como eje de la investigación el análisis de los usos domésticos y productivos del agua a nivel de finca en el Quindío, Colombia.
El sector agrícola en el Quindío incluye actividades como el cultivo de café, plátano, la crianza de animales, la producción de leche y más recientemente un creciente desarrollo turístico y de otras actividades que se derivan de él.
El cultivo de café no requiere de riego, pero su procesamiento demanda importantes volúmenes de agua limpia, la cual es suministrada generalmente por sistemas de abastecimiento construidos y operados por el Comité de Cafeteros. Estos sistemas también son usados para el consumo doméstico.
Han sido desarrolladas tecnologías que reducen el consumo de agua en el proceso de beneficio del café de 40 L/kg de café procesado, hasta 1 L/Kg de café procesado. Sin embargo estas máquinas son costosas (USD3500). La crianza de animales también requiere un abastecimiento de agua segura y limpia. Las actividades turísticas incrementan el consumo de agua para uso “doméstico” en las fincas.
Este estudio se desarrollará en tres fincas (cafetera, producción de leche, combinada con actividades turísticas), enfocándose en el desarrollo de propuestas técnicas para mejorar el uso del agua en este nivel. Serán evaluadas las diferentes fuentes de agua en cantidad y calidad y analizados sus diversos usos (doméstico, cría de animales, riego, etc.)
Se considerarán las posibles opciones para el reuso de aguas residuales y manejo de residuos sólidos. Se espera que las propuestas sean implementadas por los propietarios de las fincas con el apoyo de Cinara.
Una de las etapas de este estudio incluye la socialización de los resultados del proyecto con los propietarios de las fincas cercanas a las intervenidas para recibir sus sugerencias y comentarios e identificar su interés en implementar las alternativas recomendadas.
La pregunta general a resolver por esta investigación es: Como pueden los diferentes tipos de fincas utilizar el agua y disponer las aguas residuales, y que mejoras podrían ser adoptadas para reducir la demanda de agua y minimizar la contaminación?
The “Caico Alto” Community in Cochabamba Bolivia is comprised of 45 households (225 inhabitants). The main economic activity in the area is the dairy milk production. There are a total of 270 cows in the community (an average of 6 cows per household). The Municipality has recently drilled a borehole for the community that has the potential of producing 4 l/s. It is up to the community to exploit the borehole. The community demands the design and construction of a water distribution system capable of distributing the well water to all the families so they can use it for domestic purposes as well as small productive activities at the household level. This study develops four different scenarios (alternatives). All of them employ a pumping station that uses an electrical submersible pump and a locally manufactured pressure tank (“torre hidroneumática”). [authors abstract]
The full report is in Spanish