This page gives an overview of the papers and presentations that were provided on topic 3 of the 2013 symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Published on: 31/05/2013
This paper draws on the experience of monitoring a large-scale civil society fund to provide insight into some of the challenges facing sector monitoring and how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) might play roles to support government in developing and implementing such systems.
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This paper identifies obstacles to integration and current M&E trends and challenges, and provides sector-wide recommendations for improving WASH M&E in Schools. Despite the challenges, a few countries have made good progress, and this paper highlights WASH in Schools M&E integration successes in the Philippines, Uganda, and Zambia.
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This paper introduces the monitoring & evaluation strategy of the Department of Water and Sanitation (OWAS) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and describes the current status of implementation and its first results.
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Economic changes in Western donor economies have resulted in increased attention to means of measuring the sustainability of Overseas Development Assistance. UNICEF, the Government of Mozambique and the Government of the Netherlands co-financed a USD 45 million rural water supply and sanitation intervention termed the One Million Initiative between 2007 and 2013. This paper presents results from the annual audits in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 using a Sustainability Check (SC) tool. The SC was specifically developed for the programme to ensure on-going sustainability of investments far beyond the programme life span. It grades the status of rural water supplies and Open Defecation Free (ODF) communities based on a multivariate composite model comprising institutional, social, technical, and financial dimensions.
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This paper shares the process from monitoring infrastructure to levels of service and sustainability at Water For People. Technology, including the Akvo FLOW system, has contributed to the improvements in monitoring processes, not only at Water For People, but other institutions, too. At approximately $1.50 per survey to implement, greater understanding of how much monitoring costs has been identified as an area for further investigation.
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The MWA has been implementing water, sanitation, and hygiene programmes in Ethiopia since 2004 and will have invested nearly $20 million in the sector by mid-2014. By 2015, MWA and the 11 MWA members and numerous local partners involved in the MWA-EP will have reached more than one million rural Ethiopians with access to integrated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. To achieve this kind of collective impact, all participants must have a shared vision for change and a shared measurement system. In 2010, all MWA-EP partners agreed to common definitions, policies and strategies. This paper discusses the process required to reach consensus on a shared measurement system among multiple, diverse partners, the data collection tools and collection methodology, challenges and lessons learned in implementation.
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