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I Competition: Good practices in the Management and Sustainable Provision of Rural Sanitation Services 2021

¿what are you looking for the contest?

Identify, recognize and disseminate the Good Practices implemented by the Municipal Technical Areas (ATM) and the Sanitation Services Administrative Boards (JASS), aimed at improving the management and provision of sanitation services in rural areas.

¿What do we understand by Good Practices?

They are experiences or interventions that have been implemented with positive results, contributing to the solution of problems and/or difficulties that arise in the daily work of the personnel who work in the ATMs and the JASS and that can serve as a reference in the region. .

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Characteristics of good practice

  • It presents a valuable result for those involved.
  • It is simple and straightforward.
  • Responds to a situation that needs to be modified or improved.
  • It is relevant and appropriate to the local context.
  • It is sustainable over time.
  • It is possible to be adapted and replicated under similar conditions.
  • It is innovative (transforms the traditional into different and creative).

¿Who can they participate?

Managers or personnel who work in the Municipal Technical Areas, who have direct participation during the implementation of the practice and are working in the municipality where the practice is developed.

Members of the JASS board of directors, prosecutors and sanitation service operators, who have direct participation during the implementation of the practice and are assuming functions in the JASS where the practice is developed.

¿What requirements Should Good Practice have?

  • Present improvement proposals for the administration of sanitation services, technical assistance, training and supervision of the JASS.
  • Present improvement proposals for administration, operation, maintenance, replacement of infrastructure and quality of service provision.
  • Have a minimum implementation time of three (03) months and be currently running.
  • Located in the regions of Cajamarca, La Libertad and Lambayeque.

¿what categories and subcategories do you have the contest?

CATEGORY 1:

Good Practices of ATMs in the management of sanitation services.

sub categories

1.1. JASS technical assistance, training and supervision.

For example:

  • Training for boards of directors and young people to calculate the family fee.
  • Training for prosecutors to monitor residual chlorine.
  • Implementation of JASS model as training centers.
  • Identification of the network of guide operators in the district.
  • Sectorization of the districts and assignment of those responsible to supervise the JASS.
  • JASS district meetings to exchange experiences.
  • Model JASS assessment and recognition (district JASS ranking).
  • Other practices that contribute to the good performance of the JASS.

1.2. Monitoring the provision of sanitation services

For example:

  • DATASS update with support from water system operators.
  • Monitoring the quality of service provision in the district (situational room, Excel application).
  • Other practices that allow for information on the provision of sanitation services in the district.

CATEGORY 2:

Good Practices of the JASS in the provision of sanitation services.

sub categories

2.1. Administration of sanitation services

For example:

  • Articulation with local institutions to promote the valuation of services.
  • Hiring operators for the operation and preventive maintenance of the drinking water system.
  • Joint work between JASS and communal authorities for the application of the regulations.
  • Accountability to the Communal Assembly.
  • Other practices that contribute to good administration of services.

2.2. Operation and maintenance of sanitation services

For example:

  • Operation of the drinking water system to guarantee water to all associates.
  • Preventive maintenance of the drinking water system.
  • Installation of micrometers.
  • Installation of macro meters.
  • Use and maintenance of UBS/latrines.
  • Other practices that guarantee the availability and continuity of services.

23. Quality of sanitation services

For example:

  • Cleaning and disinfecting the drinking water system when the drinking water system does not have purge valves.
  • SAP chlorination to guarantee residual chlorine in all houses.
  • Progressive chlorination of the drinking water system until the population accepts it.
  • Monitoring of residual chlorine by the prosecutor.
  • Sowing and harvesting water at the head of the basin.
  • Other practices that guarantee the quality and quantity of water.

Which are the awards competition?

The winning practices of the I Competition will be recognized: Good Practices for the management and provision of rural sanitation services 2021, those that occupy the first two (2) positions in each subcategory, winning the Water For People Award.

As register?

  1. Sign up in this form https://forms.gle/WmTf6s9jGDPYhWbj8
  2. Send the video recorded with your cell phone, via WhatsApp.
  3. The video should not exceed three (3) minutes and must demonstrate the Good Practice that is nominated for the contest.

The video must contain:

  • Name of the Good Practice.
  • ATM or JASS name.
  • Indicate location (hamlet, district, province and department).
  • Present the initial situation or problem to be solved.
  • Present the proposal or alternative solution.
  • Present the results obtained.
  • Budget used.

Questions frequent

Q: Is the contest only for personnel from the Municipal Technical Areas, boards of directors, prosecutors and operators of community organizations?

A: Yes. The rules of the contest establish that only personnel from the Municipal Technical Areas (ATM), boards of directors, prosecutors and operators of community organizations can participate.

Q: Can I submit more than one experience?

A: Yes. The rules establish that you can present more than one experience as long as they correspond to different subcategories.

Q: Can I submit the same experience in more than one subcategory?

A: No.

Evaluation process

Verification of admissibility requirements

 

Verification of sending complete information:

Appendix 1: Registration Form  |  Appendix 2: Three (3) minute video on Good Practice.

technical evaluation

For the evaluation of Good Practices, the following matrix will be used:

Criterion Description Top Score
EffectivenessThe practice demonstrates a tangible improvement to a specific problem or situation.30 points
InnovationThe practice must show innovative features compared to other practices to address the same problem or situation.30 points
ReplicabilityThe practice must have the potential to be adapted and replicated in different local, regional and national contexts. The practice must have the potential to be sustainable over time and retain the attraction and interest of those involved.20 points
SustainabilityThe practice must have the potential to be sustainable over time and retain the attraction and interest of those involved.20 points
Total score100 points

Publication of results

The results will be published on the Water For People Peru website.

schedule

The I Competition: Good Practices in the management and provision of sanitation servicesural 2021 will take place according to the following activities and dates:

activity date
Registration and Submission of the VideoFrom October 11 to November 7
AssessmentFrom November 8 to 11
Publication of results12th of November
Virtual awards ceremonyNov. 16

Property Intellectual

  • The winners of this contest authorize Water For People Perú to disseminate, without any compensation, their Good Practices in the management and provision of rural sanitation services.
  • Likewise, they authorize the use of their image to disseminate the winning practices through different media.
  • The managers or personnel who work in the Municipal Technical Areas, as well as the Members of the JASS board of directors, prosecutors and operators, will retain exclusive ownership of the copyright over their Good Practices presented for the I Contest of Good Practices in the management and provision of rural sanitation services.
Information from the 1st Competition: Good Practices in the Sustainable Management and Provision of Rural Sanitation Services 2021

Information of contact

Do you have any difficulty registering?
or do you want more information?

Contact us in:

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: https://peru.waterforpeople.org/

Telephone and WhatsApp: +51 948 448 344

Registration form:  https://forms.gle/WmTf6s9jGDPYhWbj8