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1. Roles of a Water point committee
• To work closely together with other local leaders the maintenance of their water
point.
• To ensure the water point surroundings clean.
• To report any water point breakdowns which are beyond the abilities of the
caretakers.
• To mobilise water point beneficiaries to perform any task required at the water
point.
• To report to other local leaders any misconduct directed at affecting the proper
functioning of the water point.
• To hold meetings with other local leaders and beneficiaries to implement the
agreed constitution.
• To encourage communities to undertake co-operative gardening if the water point
has a good yield.
• To keep a record of water point beneficiaries, cleaning schedule and fees paid
• To keep safely records of water point meetings, money contributed and all work
done at the water point by the community

2. Role and responsibility of
chairman-WUC
Provide leadership to the management
committee to enable it to fulfil its roles and
this includes;
• Chair all WUC meetings
• Ensure all WUC records are probably
maintained
• Ensure smooth running of WUC activities
• Enforcement of bylaws

3. Role and responsibility of Vice-
chairman-WUC
• Chair all Water management meetings
on behalf of the chairman
• Ensure all Water management records are
probably maintained
• Ensure smooth running of WASH facilities
• Enforcement of bylaws

4. Role and responsibility of
secretary-WUC
• Keep WASH records;
• To record minutes of all meetings
• To maintain members register
• To ensure that the water supply
correspondence is correctly and efficiently
attended to

5. Role and responsibility of
treasurer-WUC
To be responsible for all finance of the WASH
Committees;
• Keep records of the WASH asset and finance
• To check all payments
• To sign all payment vouchers
• To ensure Banking of all monies received on
behalf of the WMC

6. Role and responsibility of
Community Health
Mobilizers/Workers
• Ensure hygiene awareness session/campaign
conducted in the community level
• Ensure the water point is clean/monitor
hygiene level
• Promote safe drinking water at household
• Report cases of diseases outbreak in the
community/water point

7. Role and responsibility of Water
Operator- WMC
• Ensure the water facility are functional
• Conduct operation maintenance incase of
breakdown
• Safeguard the water s/sanitation facilities
against vandalism
• Report incase of misuse of water/sanitation
facilities

8. Leadership-Exercise
Group Exercise
• Divide participants into groups
• Ask each group to brainstorm on the following;
– Who is a leader?
– How do you identify a good leader?
– What are the qualities of a good leader?
– Name 5 leaders you like and list the reasons you like
them.
• Each group to record the responses and present in
a plenary session where the facilitator will bring
out the aspects of leadership as discussed.

9. Qualities of a good leader
• Acceptability: A person who commands respect and self
discipline. Has good interpersonal relation and meets minimum
community norms of good conduct
• Job competence: Has good record of exemplary performance
• Ability to listen: Listens patiently for meaning and understanding
• Tolerance: Has ability to listen and accommodate dissenting views
and constructive criticism
• Delegation: Willing and able share responsibility in order to build
the potential of others
• Flexibility: Open to change and reason
• Self organization: Sets an example on personal orderliness
• Honesty: Can be trusted at all times
• Reliability: Is dependable on words, promise and deeds
• Impartial: is guided by fairness, truth and justice in making all
decisions