A study, commissioned by the WASH Institute, reviews water and sanitation capacity building initiatives and requirements in India. It is based on desk research, interviews with national-level stakeholders and interviews with stakeholders in the four states of Assam, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
The study analyzes the quality of trained manpower available and manpower-related issues faced by stakeholders involved in implementing water and sanitation programmes. It identifies the factors attributing to the shortage of human resources in the sector needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals for water and sanitation.
A more integrated approach towards “trained manpower” in the water supply and sanitation sector is proposed. It will also not come as a great surprise that the study confirms the need for a separate specialised training institute like the WASH Institute.
The WASH Institute is an initiative supported by a consortium of water sector organisations in India, UK, Netherlands (including the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre), Sweden and USA. In May 2008 a secretariat was established in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, with support from WaterAid India and Plan International (India). In June 2008 the institute officially registered as a trust.
In 2008-2009 the WASH Institute conducted five on-site training courses and provided technical assistance to four ecosan projects.
Plan International (India), WASH Institute and ORG-Nielsen Group (2009). Evaluation of existing capacities in WATSAN sector. Kodaikanal, India, WASH Institute. 89 p. : 8 fig., 3 tab.
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