A Global Review of Private Operator Experiences in Rural Areas: Private Operator Models for Community Water Supply (Rural Water Supply Series)

Poor cost recovery and the ’feast or famine’ project approach to funding have hurt the sustainability of rural water supply and impeded scaling up coverage. This field note highlights findings from a global review of private operator experiences in rural areas.

Contents:

Summary

Background

Recent Literature on Private Operators in Rural Water Supply

Project and Policy Experiences

The FRUGAL Concept

Conclusions – further development of the FRUGAL Concept

References and further reading