Implementing the PAWS model of capacity building in Nigeria
Nyananso G. Ekanem
Rebecca E. Scott
2134/30370
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Implementing_the_PAWS_model_of_capacity_building_in_Nigeria/9585629
Capacity building is a key development intervention offered to developing countries. However, having
capacity building as the only intervention offered by a programme, without any infrastructure
component, is a rare approach and quite challenging. Partners for Water and Sanitation (PAWS) is one
of few programmes that has taken the less attractive “capacity building only” approach towards
intervention in the water and sanitation sector in Africa, and the challenges and lessons from the
programme in Nigeria are remarkable. Nigeria has enormous human, natural and financial resources,
but harnessing them to help meet development targets, especially for water and sanitation services, has
been mostly unsuccessful. Nigeria still ranks among the top 10 waterpoor
countries and is far offtrack
to meeting the MDG targets for water and sanitation (JMP, 2008). PAWS’ support in Nigeria is focused
on the water supply and sanitation sector reform programme at 3 tiers of government (Federal, State,
Local), through a strategic partnership approach to implementation, which is responsible for the
achievements recorded to date.
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