Principles

• At the start of each project, a water board is implemented in the village or community. Eco-Villages ensures that the local population is fully involved in every stage of the projet so that its members acquire both expertise and a sense of local ownership which can then be passed on and replicated in other spots of the same villages or in new villages.

• When necessary, constructio projects are supported by education modules such as hygiene and health promotion, women literacy and initiation to micro-projects.