Benin: Innovative Public-Private Partnerships for Rural Water Services Sustainability
This case study provides evidence of the possibilities for attracting private sector engagement in piped rural water systems, and also clearly lays out some of the on-going sustainability challenges. There is an important learning opportunity for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa to develop similar PPP schemes to address the challenges with a greater emphasis on sustainable services that evolve together with the changing demands of rural populations.
The objective of the present case study is to extract lessons from these pilots and the reforms implemented by the GoB for improving the sustainability of rural water services. These lessons are relevant for stakeholders involved in Benin rural water supply as well as for an international audience seeking to improve the delivery of water services in rural areas and small towns in other countries.
