page_title: Failures of water supply and sanitation systems
section_title: Timor-Leste
hierarchical_section_title: Failures of water supply and sanitation systems / Failures of water supply systems / Timor-Leste
caption_attribution_description: Water well in Rwebisengo, Bundibugyo District, Uganda.
context_page_description: Failures of water supply and sanitation systems describe situations where water supply and sanitation systems have been put in place but have failed to meet the expected outcomes. Often this is due to poor planning, insufficient stakeholder involvement at the various stages of the project and lack of maintenance. While Hygiene Behavior Change is important in achieving the health benefits of improved WASH systems, the achievement of sustainability of WASH infrastructure depends on creation of demand for sanitation services.
  National government mapping and monitoring efforts as well as post-project monitoring by NGOs or researchers, have identified the failure of water supply systems (also known as water points, wells, boreholes, or similar) and sanitation systems (one part of sanitation systems are the toilets). The following sections provide examples of those failures sorted by country.
context_section_description: A 2008 assessment of all (134) rural water supply systems in Covalima district found: of 54 piped systems, 44% were fully functional, 30% partially functional, and 26% not functioning. Of the 80 hand pumps, 11 were under construction, 41% of completed systems were fully functional and 59% not functioning.
caption: A borehole in Rwebisengo, Uganda located far from households. This may lead to failure.
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