Sohail, M.: Putting Poor People First; Making Partnering Work for All

This guideline raises and addresses the following questions: How can Partnerships between public and private sector work best to serve the poor ?

How can the needs of the poor be prioritized in strategies that encourage public-private partnerships? What conditions are essential to ensure the provision

of water supply and sanitation services to poor people? Bilateral and multilateral agencies advocate public-private collaboration, but at the same time demand that programmes have a clear poverty focus.