USAID Helps Form Water Committees
In the first weeks of July, a series of meetings on how to form water committees and manage water systems were conducted in Jarbulak, Kalam, and Navbunyod - three Asht District, Sughd Oblast communities that have completed or are currently implementing water projects with support from the USAID Peaceful Communities Initiatives Project. The meetings were organized by community initiative group leaders, and active residents from each community were invited to participate.
“Water committees will be responsible for collecting money for annual repairs of water projects, and they also will keep an eye on the condition of the water projects,” said Jarbulak community initiative group member Shodikul Abdulamitov.
Through water committees, active community residents will ensure the sustainability of the infrastructure projects. To support the effective functioning of the water committees, the Peaceful Communities Initiatives Project will conduct a follow-up training in August on the theme of infrastructure management for the newly formed water committees.
The Peaceful Communities Initiatives Project is implemented by Mercy Corps.
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| USAID works with communities to set up water committees to manage this precious resource for Tajikistan’s largely irrigated agricultural sector |
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