Sustainable Community-Based Water Management on Semau Island

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Cis Timor Volunteer Association

Socialization of Sustainable Community-Based Water Management Activities on Semau Island. This activity was carried out in 4 assisted villages of Cis Timor.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION

Photo 1. Activities for making infiltration holes in Huilelot Village, Katabak Hamlet. This activity is an action plan from a workshop in the village. Similar things were also carried out in 4 Cis Timor assisted villages on Semau Island.

Photo 2. Construction of absorption ditches around the Uibaktoas well in Batu Inan Village. This activity aims to trap rainwater that falls from the highlands. They do not make absorption holes because the soil structure is filled with thick coral.

Making Absorption Pits and Injection Wells

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION

Carrying out advocacy at the Village Level for Water Conservation activities is included in Village planning in Uiasa Village.

Making water storage tanks in Hansisi Village. This activity is a collaboration with the Hansisi village government, where the village prepares springs through funding from village funds.

Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention Response Activity in 10 Villages Assisted by GEF-GSP Consortium Partners. This activity is distributing hand washing facilities to village communities and each village will receive 20 units of hand washing facilities and will be used in village public facilities. Indonesian: Penetapan RKPDes desa Uiasa. Usulan Terkait Konservasi air diakomudir dalam Perencanaan Desa.

Determining the RKPDes for Uiasa village. Proposals related to water conservation are accommodated in Village Planning.

Results of Tub Work in Hansisi Village. This storage tank has a capacity of 18,000 liters. This tank aims to distribute water to East Kobalain Hamlet. And in the future it is also planned to meet the water needs of other hamlets.

Meaningful participation from women's groups to create infiltration holes in villages.

PROJECT IMPACT

  • The community can now make infiltration holes independently in the village.
  • Villages have begun to include conservation issues in the Village Government Work Plan.
  • Initially, people only knew about using water but never thought about conservation. With this project, through continuous outreach, the community has begun to understand that water that is continuously used without conservation will definitely run out.

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY

There are two Approach Models used to support the sustainability of activities related to sustainable Water Governance

  1. Sustainability Approach Model through key actors in the field. They are the ones who will trigger and encourage sustainable water governance activities in the community.
  2. Approach through Regulation, this approach is encouraged by the village government to include water management activities in the village government work plan to be budgeted through the Village Fund.

There are several other activities that might be able to encourage the sustainability of the program which are currently being carried out, namely encouraging the existence of regulations in villages that regulate clean water management.

There are three villages that are temporarily being encouraged

  • Hansisi Village
    As a concrete form of sustainability of work in the field, we ensure that villages have regulations that bind the community to manage water properly and correctly.
  • Uiasa Village
    There are village regulations regarding spring protection. This regulation is considered very important because the community considers the Uiasa spring to be a wealth that must be preserved by all parties in Uiasa Village. 
  • Batu Inan Village
    There is a Decree from the Head of Batu Inan Village regarding Planting and Water Harvesting.

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