This strategy helps to institutionalize policy and procedures and leads to long-term sustainability. The communities must initiate the projects and work closely with the municipal governments responsible for rural water and sanitation investments. It will also develop capacity for institutional support and backstopping at the municipal and departmental levels. The arrangements for project management allow communities and municipalities to make key decisions, ensuring that investments respond to local demand. The project also focuses on long-term investment sustainability by addressing the technical assistance and institutional support needs of the community and municipality.
Efficiency is achieved through competitive bidding processes and private sector participation.
Project implementation Implementation procedures have been designed to ensure that the project responds to demand to the greatest possible extent. Communities, municipal governments, and departmental governments are involved at all phases, and decisions are made at the lowest appropriate level. Mass media campaigns are used to promote the project and its rules. Communities that are fully informed of project policies request to participate through their municipal government. Municipalities will cosponsor community requests and include the projects in annual municipal operating plans.