Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya
Small-scale providers of water services are no longer seen as merely temporary substitutes for formal utilities. In many developing countries governments and donors increasingly view them as long-term partners in the work to extend and improve wate...
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okr-10986-106902021-04-23T14:02:52Z Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya Mehta, Meera Virjee, Kameel Njoroge, Serah ACCESS TO WATER BASIC SERVICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY WATER CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES DEMAND FOR WATER FARMERS FINANCIAL VIABILITY GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLD WATER INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE IRRIGATION LENDERS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS LOCAL WATER LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PIPE PIPE NETWORK PIPED WATER PIPES PRESSURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATE WATER PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SLUMS SPRING STORAGE TANKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS UTILITIES VENDORS WATER BOARDS WATER CONNECTIONS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER LOSS WATER OPERATORS WATER PROJECTS WATER PROVIDERS WATER SALES WATER SCHEMES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS Small-scale providers of water services are no longer seen as merely temporary substitutes for formal utilities. In many developing countries governments and donors increasingly view them as long-term partners in the work to extend and improve water services, particularly as governments accelerate efforts to meet water targets associated with the Millennium Development Goals. But a host of problems complicate efforts to make small-scale providers productive partners, including their lack of access to finance. In Kenya, a collaborative program is bringing together community-based organizations and micro-lenders to provide better water services to poor people -- and generating lessons for similar initiatives. 2012-08-13T12:44:21Z 2012-08-13T12:44:21Z 2007-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8340311/helping-new-breed-private-water-operators-access-infrastructure-finance-microfinance-community-water-schemes-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10690 English Gridlines; No. 25 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Kenya |
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ACCESS TO WATER BASIC SERVICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY WATER CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES DEMAND FOR WATER FARMERS FINANCIAL VIABILITY GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLD WATER INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE IRRIGATION LENDERS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS LOCAL WATER LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PIPE PIPE NETWORK PIPED WATER PIPES PRESSURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATE WATER PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SLUMS SPRING STORAGE TANKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS UTILITIES VENDORS WATER BOARDS WATER CONNECTIONS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER LOSS WATER OPERATORS WATER PROJECTS WATER PROVIDERS WATER SALES WATER SCHEMES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS |
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ACCESS TO WATER BASIC SERVICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY WATER CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES DEMAND FOR WATER FARMERS FINANCIAL VIABILITY GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLD WATER INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE IRRIGATION LENDERS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS LOCAL WATER LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PIPE PIPE NETWORK PIPED WATER PIPES PRESSURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATE WATER PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PROGRAMS PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SLUMS SPRING STORAGE TANKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS UTILITIES VENDORS WATER BOARDS WATER CONNECTIONS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER LOSS WATER OPERATORS WATER PROJECTS WATER PROVIDERS WATER SALES WATER SCHEMES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS Mehta, Meera Virjee, Kameel Njoroge, Serah Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
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Africa Kenya |
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Gridlines; No. 25 |
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Small-scale providers of water services
are no longer seen as merely temporary substitutes for
formal utilities. In many developing countries governments
and donors increasingly view them as long-term partners in
the work to extend and improve water services, particularly
as governments accelerate efforts to meet water targets
associated with the Millennium Development Goals. But a host
of problems complicate efforts to make small-scale providers
productive partners, including their lack of access to
finance. In Kenya, a collaborative program is bringing
together community-based organizations and micro-lenders to
provide better water services to poor people -- and
generating lessons for similar initiatives. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Mehta, Meera Virjee, Kameel Njoroge, Serah |
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Mehta, Meera Virjee, Kameel Njoroge, Serah |
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Mehta, Meera |
| title |
Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
| title_short |
Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
| title_full |
Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
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Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
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Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance : Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya |
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helping a new breed of private water operators access infrastructure finance : microfinance for community water schemes in kenya |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8340311/helping-new-breed-private-water-operators-access-infrastructure-finance-microfinance-community-water-schemes-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10690 |
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