03/09/2026
Community-Based Development Management Is Decades of Success, Al-Mazawatah as a Model
The implementation of the water network project by 3 organizations failed in the Al-Mazawatah area, Al-Shaghadrah, .
Years later, the SFD's Empowerment for Local Development program entered the area and fully executed the project for only $50,000. The program identified that the key solution laid in engaging the community in a shared dialogue and enabling them to contribute to leading the operation and maintenance of the project.
The TAMKEEN program encouraged the community to elect members for a community committee to operate the facility, manage its financial resources, and maintain it, following capacity-building efforts that provided them with the necessary administrative and financial skills. Ultimately, local residents became responsible for operating the project, protecting its components, and responding to new service connection requests. They shifted from being mere service beneficiaries to partners who firmly believe that the project falls under their ownership and responsibility, and that anyone failing in their duties is accountable to the entire community for delivering the service, especially after being fully authorized to devise solutions.
Today, after 3 years of continuous operation, the community did not stop at maintaining the project; they invested its revenues into expanding the network across 8 neighboring villages by laying 3,500 meters long of pipes, installing 200 water meters, and constructing 45 inspection chambers.
The most critical impact was not merely delivering water to every household, but weaving a cohesive community fabric united by shared interests and fostering confidence in managing and advancing their own project independently.
equips communities with the necessary tools to enhance their capabilities in overcoming crises.
Thanks to the generous support of European Union in Yemen بعثة الاتحاد الأوروبي في اليمن UNDP Yemen for
