GP will be the focal point for project activities in the GP area. GPs will be mainly responsible for seeking project assistance following a self-selection process, preparing the implementation phase proposal during the planning phase, and for facilitating project implementation by BGs during implementation phase. GPs will provide counterpart funding to BGs as a percentage of infrastructures building costs. During the post-implementation phase, the GPs will monitor the sustainability of scheme operations and ensure that the BGs satisfactorily discharge their O&M management function including levying and collecting user charges from the beneficiaries to fully recover the recurrent O & m costs.