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Understanding the challenges governing Malawi’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector
This paper explores the extent to which Malawi’s national water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector programmes align with the lived realities of Malawian people through interviews, observations and a review of secondary documents. Significant progress is unquestionably being made, but there are dangers in momentary achievements being romanticized, and under-capacity in shaping cultural practices, investing and maintaining longevity and sustainability of available infrastructures. We argue that managing the sector towards statistical summaries serves to confound well-intentioned governance frameworks and compliance regimes ultimately leaving behind a large proportion of the population without access to basic drinking water or improved sanitation.
Understanding the challenges governing Malawi’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector
This paper explores the extent to which Malawi’s national water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector programmes align with the lived realities of Malawian people through interviews, observations and a review of secondary documents. Significant progress is unquestionably being made, but there are dangers in momentary achievements being romanticized, and under-capacity in shaping cultural practices, investing and maintaining longevity and sustainability of available infrastructures. We argue that managing the sector towards statistical summaries serves to confound well-intentioned governance frameworks and compliance regimes ultimately leaving behind a large proportion of the population without access to basic drinking water or improved sanitation.
Understanding the challenges governing Malawi’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector
Akpabio, Emmanuel M. (author) / Mwathunga, Evance (author) / Rowan, John S. (author)
International Journal of Water Resources Development ; 38 ; 426-446
2022-05-04
21 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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