This pump is widely used and has a very well-functioning committee, which is largely a success because of the remarkable leadership of the village leader (chef du fokontany). They have strict opening times but everybody can use the pump, as long as they contribute to the adidy. Because the pump has been looked after with so much care, we decided to honor their request for another pump in the same village, but further away.
The villagers have chosen the committee members, and their responsibility is sensitization of the people and to collect the money. Each household has one representative and they clean the pump collectively every saturday morning. They pay 200 ariary per household per month. In principle, everybody contributes to the adidy, but if people refuse to pay they are not allowed to use the pump. Only very poor people are exempted from paying the membership fees.
When we asked him if everybody fetches water from the pump, he replied “only women and young men because they are not married yet”, followed by a big laughter. This pump thus differs from other pumps where men do fetch water.
This village comprises only of migrants (just like pump 4). According to the village leader, this has resulted in the fact that the village functions well, because nobody claims ownership of the land (i.e. first-comers versus migrant conflicts).
35 households make use of this pump, and around 70 people fetch water every day.
