Maintenance of rehabilitated water standpipes in the poorest communities were handed over to trained community-level operators and water committees
Maputo, Mozambique
A new innovative model for billing and paying for municipal energy services was developed
Cherepoverts, Russian Federation
When the local government law was amended, the PPP team added a number of clauses that helped local governments to set up better local PPPs.
Nepal
As project volunteers started collecting separated glass and paper waste from households they discovered a religious charity group was already collecting these from the houses
Penang, Malaysia
The big concession company's main concern was getting reimbursement for growing debt from autonomous water systems
Moreno, Argentina
Community satisfaction is high … but standpipe operators claim they do not make enough money to cover their costs
Maputo, Mozambique
The project targets community welfare by creating incentives which result in household energy costs coming down
Cherepoverts, Russian Federation
Standpipe operators were chosen to operate standpipes on behalf of the community in a business-oriented manner
Maputo, Mozambique
For the project to be successful, risks, responsibilities and benefits should be clearly allocated
Cherepoverts, Russian Federation
Services to be provided through PPP arrangements were identified and prioritized by the local community
Jinja, Uganda
An active political leader championed the process
Calamba City, Philippines
A key element of capacity building was the production of a standpipe operator's manual
Maputo, Mozambique
Besides reducing waste sent to landfills, some pilot towns have introduced the idea of turning waste into wealth
Uganda
Community groups have been supported to become key players in decentralized service delivery
Uganda
Pilot towns have been encouraged to identify pro-poor service providers
Namibia
Business, local government and national PPP players saw PPPs operating in another country at bus terminals, waste collection, managing public markets, etc. They returned with practical ideas and a clearer 'picture' of what they were aiming for
Nepal
The publication 'Guiding Principles and Policy Guidelines for PPPs' has been widely distributed to both governmental and private stakeholders
Namibia
A business withdrew from the PPP initiative as they felt they were not getting enough 'good publicity' from the project
Penang, Malaysia
A solid waste management project introduced user charges based on an 'ability to pay' approach
Mukono, Uganda
Most of the pilot towns made provisions for funding some aspects of the PPP projects in their budgets for 2003-2004
Namibia
Private recyclers collected ('hijacked') separated waste from households an hour before the PPP volunteer collectors were due to arrive!
Penang, Malaysia
Lack of private investment in the needed infrastructure hampered the solid waste recovery and recycling project
Karibib, Namibia
Legal regulations make it possible for municipalities to subcontract water operations to private operators and to bill them for consumption
Maputo, Mozambique
Business, government and municipalities had extensive discussion on what should be in a new national policy on local PPPs. Mutual understanding increased and many changes were made as issues were identified, discussed and agreement reached
Nepal