Talk:Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda

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Did you know... that springs are the main source of water supply in rural Rwanda?

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It would be appreciated if someone could help to answer the following questions:

What is the primary source for the 2007 rural water access figure of 71% quoted by the government? Has there been any census or survey after 2005 to back up this figure?
Are there any systematic data on service quality (pressure, continuity, water quality) in either urban or rural areas? Maybe the rural water systems survey of 2004 has some data.
Is there any wastewater treatment in urban areas? The Electrogaz website lists only water treatment plants, which could suggest that there is no wastewater treatment at all.
What are the tariff levels and structures in both urban and rural areas?
What is the share of metering in both urban and rural areas?
What is the level of cost recovery for Electrogaz?
What is the level of investment in urban water supply and sanitation? Available figures show only investments for rural areas.
What share of investments is financed by donors and what share is financed by the government? Donors seem to finance a lot, but the CDF (10% of tax revenues - but how much for water and sanitation?) also may add significant sums.
How and how much do users in rural areas contribute to investments in water systems (in the form of labor, local materials and/or cash)?
What is the share of rural users that receives water for free?
How are those that receive water for free being selected, and based on which criteria?
What is the role of women in managing rural water systems?
Do pumped systems use electricity or diesel as a source of power? Any use of renewable energy?
What is the role of NGOs in water and sanitation in Rwanda? They seem to have a strong presence in the country, as in most of Africa. Do they follow the national strategy established by the government for rural areas?
More details on how well the public-private partnerships for rural water supply have been working would be welcome.