Communities across the Solomon Islands will be better able to construct and maintain their own water systems with the support of 27 newly trained Construction Supervisors from government and non-government organisations.
The construction supervisors are spread across all nine provinces and have just completed a course on how to teach community members or ‘caretakers’ how to maintain their water systems.
This includes caretaker roles for both men and women, who may be responsible for flushing out a dam after heavy rain, repairing pipes, replacing washers and taps as needed or cleaning the area around the tap stand.
