Let if flow! Capacity development in Bunda's water system

Abstract

Capacity development is, as a development tool and approach, used by many organizations working in development coop-eration. It aims at improving capacities of actors, organizations and institutions in developing countries. However, effective capacity development is dependent on many different variables. It seems to be difficult to design a capacity development process that has sustainable impact. The LVWATSAN Programme of UN-HABITAT also offers capacity development to the stakeholders in the towns that receive assistance. This is emphasized because investments in hardware are the first side of the coin. The necessary flipside to sustain the hardware investments is capacity development. The specific town under research is Bunda. This is a secondary town, part of the LVWATSAN Programme. This thesis seeks to identify the capacity of Bunda’s water system and the contribution that capacity development can make to contribute to an improvement of this capacity. It turned out that there is space for improving the capacity of Bunda’s water system. However, there are serious questions whether the capacity development process within LVWATSAN is able to contribute to improving the capacity of Bunda’s water system.