Pilot projects in South Africa have demonstrated how the institutionally innovative and very practical social franchising partnership approach can be used as an alternative approach to more commonly encountered options, for the routine maintenance of low-technology water and sanitation infrastructure. The strength of this approach is that it is built on a robust foundation of mutual support and incentives. The paper describes how franchise partners have been working with schools and municipalities to address operational issues. The Eastern Cape provincial Department of Education now has a proven model which it is rolling out to further school districts, beyond the initial pilot in the Butterworth education district. Municipalities in the area are also employing the franchisee microbusinesses to undertake maintenance services. Further opportunities lie in applying the approach to operation and/or maintenance activities within the water and sanitation services delivery chain, and thereafter extending it to other types of infrastructure (e.g. roads and electricity reticulation).
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May 13 2014
How a franchise approach to water services could look based on successes in South Africa Available to Purchase
Esther Shaylor;
1Impilo Yabantu, East London, South Africa
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Kevin Wall;
Kevin Wall
2Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Oliver Ive;
Oliver Ive
3Amanz' abantu Services, East London, South Africa
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Jay Bhagwan
Jay Bhagwan
4Water Research Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
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Water Supply (2014) 14 (5): 866–874.
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Received:
August 02 2013
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April 15 2014
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Esther Shaylor, Kevin Wall, Oliver Ive, Jay Bhagwan; How a franchise approach to water services could look based on successes in South Africa. Water Supply 1 October 2014; 14 (5): 866–874. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2014.039
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