Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water

The primary objectives of the World Bank-assisted six-year Nigeria National Water Rehabilitation Project (NWRP) are a reliable supply of good quality water, and increased revenue for the country's state water agencies. Nearly 250 urban water s...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/12384166/nigeria-innovative-training-improved-delivery-water
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spelling okr-10986-98412021-04-23T14:02:47Z Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water World Bank ATTENTION COMPETENCE CURRICULUM JOB TRAINING LEARNING MANUALS QUALITY ASSURANCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING STAFF DEVELOPMENT THINKING TRAINEES TRAINING COURSES TRAINING MATERIALS WORD PROCESSING The primary objectives of the World Bank-assisted six-year Nigeria National Water Rehabilitation Project (NWRP) are a reliable supply of good quality water, and increased revenue for the country's state water agencies. Nearly 250 urban water systems are being restored to original design capacity. Prior to the start of the project in 1992, many water meters had quit working, valves controlling pipe networks were often faulty, treatment of water was uneven, leaks were often not adequately located and repaired, a number of pumps were not pumping, boreholes were silting up or becoming polluted. All of these deficiencies added up to water systems delivering below design capacity, which in turn resulted in unreliable delivery of water to customers, and revenue often inadequate to enable water agencies to meet basic operational needs, including maintenance of physical assets. The NWRP has effectively changed this situation through an innovative outreach training strategy, an intrinsic part of the institution building and training component which accounted for $ 13 million out of the total project cost of $ 306 million. 2012-08-13T09:40:32Z 2012-08-13T09:40:32Z 2000-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/12384166/nigeria-innovative-training-improved-delivery-water http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9841 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 160 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Nigeria
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topic ATTENTION
COMPETENCE
CURRICULUM
JOB TRAINING
LEARNING
MANUALS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS TRAINING
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
THINKING
TRAINEES
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING MATERIALS
WORD PROCESSING
spellingShingle ATTENTION
COMPETENCE
CURRICULUM
JOB TRAINING
LEARNING
MANUALS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS TRAINING
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
THINKING
TRAINEES
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING MATERIALS
WORD PROCESSING
World Bank
Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
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relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 160
description The primary objectives of the World Bank-assisted six-year Nigeria National Water Rehabilitation Project (NWRP) are a reliable supply of good quality water, and increased revenue for the country's state water agencies. Nearly 250 urban water systems are being restored to original design capacity. Prior to the start of the project in 1992, many water meters had quit working, valves controlling pipe networks were often faulty, treatment of water was uneven, leaks were often not adequately located and repaired, a number of pumps were not pumping, boreholes were silting up or becoming polluted. All of these deficiencies added up to water systems delivering below design capacity, which in turn resulted in unreliable delivery of water to customers, and revenue often inadequate to enable water agencies to meet basic operational needs, including maintenance of physical assets. The NWRP has effectively changed this situation through an innovative outreach training strategy, an intrinsic part of the institution building and training component which accounted for $ 13 million out of the total project cost of $ 306 million.
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title Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
title_short Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
title_full Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
title_fullStr Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
title_full_unstemmed Nigeria - Innovative Training for the Improved Delivery of Water
title_sort nigeria - innovative training for the improved delivery of water
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
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