The new prepaid water services

Two women fetch water from Mtemi Smart kiosk under the Karatu Village Water Supply (Kaviwasu) board. The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has teamed up with the government to initiate a project known as the Revolutionising Remittance Recovery in Water (R3W), a pre-paid system of accessing water to ensure effective and accountable water management PHOTO| COURTESY

What you need to know:

The project plans for a large-scale adoption and challenges the common approach of short-term and small-scale solutions in addressing urgent needs in the provision of water to communities in Karatu District of Tanzania.