MUS Learning Alliance Experiences Nepal and Maharashtra, India Monique Mikhail International Development Enterprises mus by design mus is small and small is beautiful. ~Department of Agriculture M&E Division Chief~ Tapstands and offtakes Linkages Low-cost micro irrigation Marketing Outcomes Inc. crop variety & intensity Increased income Incentive for continued system operation A dequate domestic supply Time savings for women & girls Increased veg. consumption Learning Alliance mus can be an entry point for empowering the people. ~ Department of Agriculture Planning Division Director ~ Conceptual advocacy Practical advocacy Building Advocates Farmers are the force making government institutions work together to adequately address their needs. ~ Department of Agriculture Planning Division Director ~ OUTCOMES Community requests Financial support Staff demand Shift in DoI thinking Institutional collaboration Technical training requests Barriers to scale-up The problem is not the system; it is the systematic behavior of those in charge. ~ Breakout group during Kaski LA Workshop ~ Coordination between, within, and among government agencies is a huge barrier. ~ CEAPRED Executive Director~ If the donor doesnt open the gate, the implementer cant do it. ~ NEWAH Manager, Tech Development Division~ LA lessons 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 mus helps to maintain the social harmony. ~ District Agriculture Development Officer -Kaski ~ How to scale up Scale-up protocol created in the Palpa LA Workshop IDEs MUS work - India Working within a state program Jalswarajya water independence Learning Alliance MUS is not just a water supply scheme. It involves livelihoods for people. ~ NGO partner ~ Ahmednagar Aurangabad IDE Nasik Dilasa NISS GARDWOTR BSS AdharNavnirman SEVA Outcomes/Lessons Overall Lessons