SNAPSHOTS OF PRO-POOR PPP EXPERIENCES

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