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Monique Mikhail International Development Enterprises. MUS Learning Alliance Experiences Nepal and Maharashtra, India. “mus is small and small is beautiful.” ~Department of Agriculture M&E Division Chief~. mus by design. Tapstands and offtakes. Linkages. Low-cost micro irrigation.
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Monique Mikhail International Development Enterprises MUS Learning Alliance Experiences Nepal and Maharashtra, India
“mus is small and small is beautiful.” ~Department of Agriculture M&E Division Chief~ mus by design
Linkages Low-cost micro irrigation Marketing
Outcomes • Adequate domestic supply • Time savings for women & girls • Increased veg. consumption Inc. crop variety & intensity Increased income Incentive for continued system operation
Learning Alliance “mus can be an entry point for empowering the people.” ~ Department of Agriculture Planning Division Director ~ Building Advocates Conceptual advocacy Practical advocacy
“Farmers are the force making government institutions work together to adequately address their needs.” ~ Department of Agriculture Planning Division Director ~ OUTCOMES Community requests Institutional collaboration Financial support Shift in DoI thinking Technical training requests Staff demand
Barriers to scale-up • “If the donor doesn’t open the gate, the implementer can’t do it.” • ~ NEWAH Manager, Tech Development Division~ • “Coordination between, within, and among government agencies is a huge barrier.” • ~ CEAPRED Executive Director~ • “The problem is not the system; it is the systematic behavior of those in charge.” • ~ Breakout group during Kaski LA Workshop ~
LA lessons “mus helps to maintain the social harmony.”~ District Agriculture Development Officer -Kaski ~ Seeing is believing Essential linkages (SIMI & NITP movement) Importance of champions Importance of funder support Greater drinking water/sanitation emphasis Workshops key promotional tool Domestic-plus & irrigation-plus Community-level
How to scale up Scale-up protocol created in the Palpa LA Workshop
Working within a state programJalswarajya “water independence”
Learning Alliance “MUS is not just a water supply scheme. It involves livelihoods for people.” ~ NGO partner ~ Ahmednagar SEVA IDE GARD WOTR NISS Nasik Aurangabad Dilasa Adhar Navnirman BSS