Results-based Scaling up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply

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Results-based Scaling up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Program (RB-SupRSWS)

(Cr. 5739-VN - P152693)

Implementation Support Mission (Oct 4-15, 2021)

Aide Memoire

A. Introduction

1. A World Bank (WB) team1 undertook a virtual Implementation Support Mission for the above-referenced

RB-SupSWS from Oct 4 to 15, 2021. The WB team would like to thank the Program implementing agencies2

that are the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the Ministry of Health (MOH), the

Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the Committee for Ethnic Minority

Affairs (CEMA), State Audit of Vietnam (SAV), and the participating Provinces. The objectives of the mission

were to: (i) Review with the implementing agencies and the participating provinces the overall progress of

program implementation, particularly 2021 implementation plans and potential Disbursement-Linked Indicators

(DLIs) results, compliance of the Program Action Plan (PAP) activities, and environmental and social aspects;

(ii) Discuss the budget allocation for program implementation in 2021 and potential budget allocation for 2022;

(iii) Review 2020 verification results for lessons learnt; (iv) Refine the program targets for 2021 & 2022; and (v)

Review the program implementation progress in selected province.

B. Key mission findings

2. Program restructuring: the proposed project restructuring has been fully accomplished with the amendment

to the program financing agreement countersigned by MOF Minister on September 6, 2021. The amendment to

the program’s financing agreement allows (i) a two-year extension to the program closing date until July 31,

2023, (ii) partial cancellation in amount of US$ 8.84m of credit’s proceeds allocated to DLI 1.3 and DLI 2.1, (iii)

revision to the definition of sustainable water supply schemes, and (iv) revision to the program’s result framework

and disbursement linked indicators by adding the expected results for 2021 and 2022. Following the amendment

of the program financing agreement, the program operation manual (POM) is being amended accordingly and it

is expected that the revised POM will be approved by MARD within November for application.

3. Overall program implementation progress: with the approved extension of the program closing date, the

Program is back on track to meet its PDO and there is a high chance that the Program can achieve the targeted

results for water and sanitation, though achievements will be at different levels for individual provinces. More

than 4.1 million peoples are defined as program direct beneficiaries (80% of the targeted), more than 200,000

households have access to improved water service (81% of the targeted), more than 56,000 households have

access to sustainable water supply services (54% of the targeted), 627 communes achieve status of commune

wide sanitation (92% of the targeted), there are 156 communes where the schools and health clinics maintain

hygienic status (46% of the targeted), and the program’s approach has been adopted in the new national target

program, for rural development – phase 3 (detailed achievements are presented in Annex 1). The Mission

appreciate effective effort from SAV, CO and provinces for successfully completing the 2020 result verification

work in time though all challenges from the COVID 19 pandemic. While there were good achievements in

meeting the targeted results for capacity building and new infrastructure development, the program was lagging

in meeting the targets on sustainability. The team was discussing with MARD, MOET, MOH and program

participating provinces on measures to increase results achieved towards sustainability in the coming time,

especially in 2022. Those measures will focus on better arrangement of Operation and Maintenance (O&M)

entities for water supply schemes, improvement of capacity of agencies performing O&M activities, effective

implementation of behavior change activities to raise demand from users for clean water and improved sanitation,

and introduction of appropriate water tariff system with adequate subsidies provided to the end users to ensure

financial capability of the O&M agencies

11The mission was led by Ms. Nguyễn Diễm Hăng (Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, Task Team Leader) and Mr. Nguyễn

Quang Vinh (Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, Co-Task Team Leader) and comprise Mr. David Baringo (Senior Social

Development Specialist), Ms. Hoàng Thúy Quỳnh (Social Development Specialist), Ms. Dương Cẩm Thúy (Senior Environment Specialist),

Ms. Trân Thi Phương Mai (Senior Financial Management Specialist), Mr. Lê Toàn Thăng (Senior Procurement Specialist), Ms. Trân Thi

Thuy Linh (Program Assistant), Ms. Nguyễn Thi Hồng Yến (Financial Consultant), Ms. Nguyễn Thúy Hà (WSS Consultant), Mr. Lê Tuyên

Hồng Hải (WSS Consultant), and Mr. Đặng Đình Thám (WSS Consultant) 2 The list of persons met is provided in Annex 10.

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4. Progress of Program components: Updated scope and achieved results of program activities are described

below (details are provided in Annex 2):

(i) Rural water supply: it is expected that the Program will cover 843 water supply schemes, from which 751

schemes are constructed or upgraded using the program’s finance and the rest are financed from other sources

and they can jointly deliver about 290,000 new water connections. Out of 751 schemes directly financed by

program, 578 schemes have been completed and are under operation by the end of 2020 and the construction

of the remained schemes is underway with different progress levels. Among 843 water supply schemes, it is

expected that 433 schemes are meeting Program sustainability criteria with about 135,000 connections. The

O&M arrangement is varied from province to province which includes community self-operation, special

unit under the local commune governments, PCERWASSes or contracting out to private utilities. Application

of water tariff is also varied from province to province without a clear linkage with the cost of a proper O&M.

(ii) Rural sanitation and hygiene: the Program supports improving sanitation and hygiene in the selected

communes of the participating provinces through promoting improved household sanitation, rehabilitation

and construction of water supply and sanitation facilities in schools, health care stations under the concept of

commune-wide sanitation and sustainable commune-wide sanitation. It is expected that 690 communes could

achieve commune-wide sanitation status, and among them 460 communes could meet status of sustainable

commune-wide sanitation.

(iii) Capacity building and implementation support: to support participating provinces during implementation,

there are several ministries and agencies involved with different roles and activities under overall

coordination from MARD. This support was effectively provided in the past years but starting from August

2021 there was a change in funding arrangement for these activities which only allows use of counterpart

funds instead of borrowed funds. This change caused shortage or/and delays in funding intended activities

and created risks of failure in providing adequate support to provinces as required under the Program. At

provincial level, capacity building activities mostly focus on preparation and implementation of different

plans, but recent spreading of Covid19 pandemic and delays in allocation of funds have negatively affected

progress in 2021. While all ministries and provinces are in stage of preparing budget plan for 2022, an

adequate allocation for implementing committed activities under the program should be secured.

5. Achievements per DLIs: The updated achievement of DLIs are described in detail (a) Institutional DLIs:

Based on the 2020 verification results all provinces have achieved the implementation of the Annual Program

Plans and Reports’ disclosure (DLI 3.1). Regarding the Behavior Change Communication (BCC) implementation

(DLI 1.1) and Capacity Building plans (DLI 3.2) all but one province (only Hoa Binh) have achieved the

implementation of planned activities. (b) Infrastructure DLIs: based on the 2020 verification results: 237

Communes reported CWS status (DLI 1.2); 83,998 new functioning household water connections were reported

(DLI 1.3); (c) sustainability DLIs: 47,357 sustainable water connections were reported (DLI 2.1); 130 sustainable

CWS communes were reported (DLI 2.2).

Table 1: Summary results achieved and verified to date

DLI Program

Target

Achieved 2016-2019

Results

Achieved 2020

Results

Total

results

to date

#

Total

results

to date

%

2021

Plan

DLI 1.1 # of Behavior Change Communication Plans implemented 105 66 20 86 82% 21

DLI 1.2 # of new commune achieving CWS 680 390 237 627 92% 71

DLI 1.3 # of new or rehabilitated Functioning Water Supply

Connections to households 255,000 123,710 83,998 207,708 81% 60,771

DLI 2.1 # of households with Sustainable Water Systems 105,000 8912 47,357 56,269 54% 49,735

DLI 2.2 # of Communes which have maintained CWS (from 2 CY

ago) 340 26 130 156 46% 216

DLI 3.1 # of Annual Program Plans and Program Reports disclosed 215 172 43 215 100% 43

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DLI 3.2 # Annual Capacity Development Plans implemented 105 71 20 91 87% 21

6. Disbursement progress: The Program has disbursed 70% of the funds (US$134.4 million) to date, and an

additional USD 15 million is expected to be disbursed by Dec 2021.

7. High performing provinces: The high performing provinces of the water component include Son La, Yen

Bai, Phu Tho; the high performing group of the sanitation component includes Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Dak

Nong. These provinces are able to meet the allocated targets for water and/or sanitation by the current closing

date; and are able to exceed their targets with the extended implementation period. The Bank team suggests that

these provinces keep up their good performance and continue to submit additional results in water and sanitation,

thus contributing to an aggregated higher Program performance. (Detail progress in Annex 2)

8. Poor performance provinces: The poor performance provinces of the water component include Lang Son,

Lam Dong and Dak Nong. The poor performance provinces of the sanitation component include Hoa Binh,

Gia Lai and Lai Chau. These are provinces having risks of not having sufficient budget for all the expected

construction work in the provinces due to the possibilities of low verified results. The Bank team request

additional effort in these province and support from MARD, MOH, MOET for those provinces. (Detail progress

in Annex 2)

9. 2021 Budget allocation: 19/21 provinces have investment budget allocation approved by PPCs and been

preparing disbursement dossiers to CO/MARD. Dien Bien and Binh Thuan do not have this allocation for the

sub-projects due to their confusion in budget planning and so far Dien Bien has just got budget allocation from

MPI, while Binh Thuan is still waiting for such allocation. The total investment budget approved for the 19

provinces is about VND 500 bil, equivalent to USD 21 mil, which is much lower than the allocation in previous

year because the main activities in many provinces now shift to maintaining the sustainability of the constructed

facilities. Regarding the recurrent budget, which needs to cover all “soft” activities such as communication,

capacity building, etc as the Program restructures, the Mission is pleased to know that though the allocation of

counterpart funds by the provinces used to lag behind, for this year 20/21 provinces approved their counterpart

fund allocation, except for Binh Thuan, where the budget plan is under consideration and expected to be approved

in October 2021. The total counterpart fund approved for the provinces is about VND 43 billion in 2021,

equivalent to about USD 1.9 mil. which is evaluated as sufficient for most of the provinces to carry out planned

communication and capacity building activities (see detail in Annex 4).

10. The NTP-NRD that is linked to the RB-SupRSWS period 2021 - 2025 has been approved by the GoV and

starts to continue the implementation.

Main issues of the Program

11. Weak Program M&E system: the Program’s M&E system is not meeting the requirement due to poor

coordination between provincial implementing agencies and between provinces with central ministries. The

program reports usually are submitted with delays, lack of required information, poor presentation without

identifying the issues, reasons and measures for addressing them. This creates difficulties in timely interventions

from the MARD leadership, CO, Bank management and Bank team in guiding and helping provinces to improve

the performance as well as for the Bank team to evaluate the PAP action compliance. Thus the M&E system

needs improvement in assuring that accurate and timely information of program implementation is collected and

reported. The team was discussing with the program Coordination Office (CO) - MARD and related agencies

and request CO to allocate additional resources to fulfil the roles of a leading agency for M&E activities as

described in the POM. In addition, some templates for the reports have been revisited as part of the revision of

POM to ensure simplicity, but appropriateness of the information being reported. The program implementing

agencies in provinces were also requested to strengthen their capacity and procedures to improve quality of M&E

system. The Mission strongly request MARD to (i) improve CO capacity and collaboration between central

ministries/agencies; (ii) allocate sufficient resources to CO for improving quality of monitoring and reporting on

safeguard compliance; (iii) issue a letter to provinces to enforce reporting obligations before Oct 31. It was agreed

by management of the Water Resource Agency-MARD that CO resources will be strengthened from

NCERWASS as needed. It is important that the reports are submitted in a timely manner and of good quality for

the Bank to provide no objection for disbursements.

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12. 2021 Investment budget advance and fund flow: Several advance requests were submitted but then

rejected by MOF. As requested by MOF (MOF letter of 27 Sep 2021 to MARD), the provinces have to disburse

all the fund balance from 2020 before requesting any new advance, or the fund balance from 2020 must be

deducted from the 2021 budget withdrawn. CO/MARD has urgently worked with provinces for these. The budget

advance has been delayed due to the Program extension/restructuring procedures (not until 6 September 2021 did

MOF countersign the revision of Financing Agreement) and now suffer further delay due to this requirement.

This consequently brings more challenge to investment activities in provinces.

13. 2021 Counterpart fund allocation: Due to the changes in the Program financing arrangements after July

2021, the recurrent budget allocation with ODA funds is no longer allowed but shifted to counterpart fund. The

Mission has been informed that while MARD and VIHEMA have received sufficient counterpart funds for 2021

activities, MOET and CEMA will not get budget for activities from August to December 2021 and now wait for

MOF approval on 2022 budget. Similarly, SAV is also waiting for MOF approval of budget for verification of

2021 and 2022 results. It is agreed that MARD will coordinate with SAV, MOET and CEMA in working with

MOF for speeding up the approval process. At the province level, some provinces seem to have lower counterpart

funds allocated for “soft” intervention activities, in comparison with the planned 2021 targets, such as Tuyen

Quang, Bac Giang, Phu Tho, Lao Cai.

14. Sustainability of water schemes: So far only about 54% of the Program target on sustainability has been

achieved. While the Program can be fully meeting the overall committed targets, there is a need to focus on

ensuring long term sustainability of the achieved results. The Mission has worked with 5 provinces and has

concerns on the persistent issues of low capacity of water operators and low water tariff in in rural area. There is

higher risk in provinces such as Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Dak Nong, Lang Son, Dien Bien, Yen

Bai where almost all water schemes are operated by the communes. The Mission discussed the solution with

NCERWASS in detail and recommend that MARD will utilize NCERWASS to conduct a study on post-program

O&M arrangement to identify strengths and weaknesses in the existing O&M arrangement in participating

provinces, propose necessary modification and disseminate successful lessons/ best practices that could be

replicated among the program participating provinces and scaling up in other provinces under the New Rural

Development NTP that will be implemented in next 5 years. From discussions with provinces, there was a

proposal to assign O&M of small water schemes to the Grassroots Irrigation Organizations in localities, while

the water supply schemes of medium size could be assigned to the Irrigation Exploitation Company – an entity

under the PPC responsible for managing medium and large irrigation schemes, or to the PCERWASSes. The

Mission fully supported such proposal and requested CO, NCERWASS to conduct a follow-up survey with

provinces to have more information that could help to identify in the above study the most appropriate options

for PPCs’ consideration.

15. Sustainability of CWS communes: so far only 46% of sustainable CWS target of the Program is reached

(156/340 communes). While the Program can be fully meeting the overall committed sanitation targets, there are

risks due to (i) potential shortage of counterpart funds allocated for “soft” intervention activities in some

provinces; (ii) the covid 19 pandemic which does not allow direct communication activities, which are most

effective intervention in BCC programs.

Program Action Plan (PAP)

16. Complaint mechanism and beneficiary feedback: These channels have been maintained through systems

of hotline telephone numbers in DARDs and in the Provincial Inspectorates. However, no feedback has been

posted (as reported by the provinces).

17. Procurement: Procurement implementation is progressing well in 13 out of 21 reporting provinces,

however reporting activity still remains weak, and even worse than in the previous mission. As advised by the

previous mission, the Procurement Progress Reports of the Program should be forwarded to the Bank at least 5

days prior to a mission, however by October 3, 2021, a project progress report has just been submitted to the

Bank team with very limited information on procurement. By October 3, 2021, only 13 out of 21 provinces have

reported a summarized number of the awarded contracts with 234 contracts awarded from beginning of the year

2021. The mission has advised/requested CO in various meetings during the mission that the reporting should be

in accordance with requirements included in the Financing Agreement: the reporting is an obligation of Borrower

represented by CO. By October 13, 2021, the updated consolidated report had just been submitted to the Bank.

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And the most updated report shows that among 21 project provinces, 15 provinces have implemented

procurement in 2021. At the end of Quarter III, 422 contracts have been awarded, and so far, the PAP on

procurement is complied. MARD Inspectorates submitted the Internal Audit Report by May 31, 2021. The Bank

appreciates the procurement findings included in the Internal Audit report and request all provinces to implement

the recommendations/commitments included, and advise MARD Inspectorates that the recommended monitoring

indicators on procurement, included in the POM, be reported by next internal audit report. The complaint on

procurement in Binh Thuan has been resolved satisfactorily to the Bank, however the complaint in Daklak is still

pending, the mission would request CO/MARD Inspectorate to have a report on this case by October 31, 2021.

Due to weak reporting as aforesaid, the procurement performance is rated as Moderate Satisfactory.

18. Adequate budget allocation and timely transfer of funds: By the mission time (October 2021), 19/21

provinces have allocated IDA fund and 20/21 provinces have counterpart fund. The budget allocation was made

lately in all provinces in 2021, with the earliest decision in April 2021 and latest in September 2021. While

counterpart fund allocation is limited, several provinces made significant amounts of IDA allocation this year.

This practice caused high rates of unutilized IDA 2021 budget in the provinces, namely: Ninh Thuan – 65% of

allocated budget will not be spent; Dak Lak – 44%; Kon Tum - 38%; Bac Giang – 26%; and Hoa Binh – 100%

(no withdrawal will be made in 2021, only utilization of 2020 budget). This PAP action is assessed as partially

achieved by the mission.

19. Audited financial statements and internal audit function: Audited Program financial statements 2020 was

submitted before 31 July 2021 in accordance with Financing Agreement. The financial statements include all

sources and expenditures of the Program. Quality of audit report is satisfactory to the Bank. Internal audit function

has been improved gradually for the Program with participation of majority of provinces and leading role of

MARD Inspectorate. Regarding the Internal Audit Report, ONLY 15 out of 21 project provinces have done

internal audit. The mission reminded the PPCs of the 6 remaining provinces (Bac Giang, Phu Tho, Lao Cai, Lai

Chau, Lam Dong and Ninh Thuan) on this important fiduciary compliance and requested the PPCs to allocate

adequate resources to perform the function.

20. Social safeguards: Training workshops for local staff and consultations with beneficiaries were

continuously conducted with cumulative number of participants being 85,618 and 348,033, respectively. EM

participation rate in workshop is similar to last mission at 59% but the rate in consultation reduced from 58% to

38%. Vulnerable people also participated in these activities, but their attendance was not recorded. This mission

also observed the same proportion of women engaging in training activities as the last mission, at 49% but a

reduction from 39% to 22% in consultation. The participation rate of EM women in consultation reduces from

33% to 26%. Some provinces such as Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Hoa Binh, Son La, etc. lag behind with participation

rate less than 15%. Gender guidelines expect these percentages to be above 30%. There has been no pending or

non-compliant issue of land acquisition identified during the mission; no complaint has been identified so far. In

this mission, reporting on social aspects is delayed and there are difficulties in consolidating data from provinces,

from Health and Education components. The mission advises that the implementing agencies should 1) improve

the reporting progress; 2) verify consistency in the number reported; 3) promote more EM and gender targeted

consultation activities, with greater efforts in those provinces with low participation rates. The social performance

is assessed as Moderately Satisfactory due to delay in reporting implementation and reduction in some gender

and EM indicators.

21. Environmental safeguards: To facilitate the reporting process, the task team worked and agreed with the

Client on the revised environmental report template during the past period. The revised report template including

aspects on water supply scheme, school and commune health stations were circulated to participating provinces

by Aug 2021. However, by the mission period, reporting on environmental safeguard was slowly progressed and

largely delayed. It was noted that 20 provinces carried out environmental reporting for WSSes while only 08

provinces conducted environmental reporting for school and health sanitation. According to the submitted

reports, no issue during the construction happened during the past period. However, some issues were still noted:

(i) provincial reports did not provide adequate information as required; (ii) some WSSs lack water exploitation

permits although construction was completed (Bac Giang, Daknong, Hoa Binh, Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Phu Tho,

Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Lai Chau, Lang Son); (iii) some WSSs lack the water discharge permits (Hoa Binh,

Ninh Thuan, Lao Cai, Binh Thuan, Phu Tho). The mission strongly requested CO to take action to improve the

reporting situation and pending issue. The environmental performance is assessed as Moderately Satisfactory due

to the poor reporting implementation and pending issues.

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Other topics

22. Action plan

Actions Responsible Deadline

POM approval

Nov 10,

2021

1.Program Funding

1.1 Submission of withdraw applications for provinces Provinces, CO Nov 30,

2021

2. PAP compliance

2.1 Program M&E improvement. Quarterly consolidated report #3

including all agreed improvement from all 21 provinces, including

procurement, social and environmental aspects submit to the Bank for

review

CO,

NCERWASS,

VIHEMA,

provinces

Nov 10,

2021

2.2 MARD will issue a letter to provinces to enforce reporting

obligations

MARD Nov 10,

2021

3. Sanitation:

3.1 BCC and CB plans in remaining provinces approved for

implementation

CO, VIHEMA,

MOET,

provinces

Nov 10,

2021

4. Water Supply

4.1 Review on suitable O&M models for rural water supply schemes NCERWASS June 30,

2022

4.2 Update the situation of water exploitation permits and discharge

permits of all 21 provinces

NCERWASS Nov 10,

2021

4.3 Provinces urgently complete and send the dossiers/ evidence of water

schemes to NCERWASS for reviewing their eligibility before the

verification of 2021 results.

Provinces/

NCERWASS

Nov 30,

2021

23. Next mission: The next mission is scheduled for Mar 2022, but technical visits will take place regularly.

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List of Annexes:

Annex 1: Results Framework

Annex 2: Detailed Program progress

Annex 3: Disbursement Linked Indicator results

Annex 4: 2021 Budget allocation

Annex 5: Social aspects

Annex 6: Notes of virtual meetings with 5 provinces

Annex 7: SAV 2020 result verification and 2021 verification plan

Annex 8: Provinces requiring more attention/support for new and sustainable FWSCs

Annex 9: Provinces requiring more attention/ support for new and sustainable CWS communes

Annex 10: List of people the Mission has met

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Annex 1: Results Framework

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Total of

population number 0 400,000 0 1,200,000 225,902 1,500,000 923,389 1,000,000 1,487,173 1,000,000 1,528,410

Female 0 47%43% 42%

46.5%

Female headed

HHs0 12%

21.0% 19.0%17.7%

EM HHs 0 39% 47.8% 46.0% 60.1%

PDO Indicator 2:

Households with access to sustainable

water supply services

(gender disaggregated by head of

household)

X number 0 0 0 0 0 25,000 8,912 80,000 47,357 105,000 56,269

PDO Indicator 3:

Communes achieving commune-wide

sanitationX number 0 50 0 150 27 200 134 140 229 140 237 680 627

PDO Indicator 4: Communes where

schools and health clinics have maintained

hygienic status

X number 0 0 0 0 45 0 125 26 170 130 340 156

PDO Indicator 5: New approaches for

BCC and supply chain activities are

included in the successor program to the

NTP3

No/Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes yes

Intermediate Results Indicator 1:

Development and implementation of

behavior change communication (BCC)

plans; at the provincial, district, and

commune level

X Provinces 0 21 12 21 13 21 21 21 20 21 20 105 86

Intermediate Results Indicator 2: Schools

reached through targeted BCC campaignsnumber 0 100 0 300 377 400 402 280 643 280 802 1,360 2,224


Clinics with antenatal programs which are

covered by BCC

Number

(cumulative –

activities

repeated

each year)

0 25 19 75 143 100 134 70 272 70 287 340 855

Intermediate Results Indicator 4: National

BCC program is launchedYes / No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes

Intermediate Results indicator 5: Increase

in hand washing with soap after using the

latrine increased among the target

population compared to non-program

communes

% 0 0 0 0 0 30 33% 20% 54% 20% 20 54%

PDO Indicator 1: Direct Program

Beneficiaries

(Disaggregated by; % female, % female

headed households and % EM household)

5,100,000X

Intermediate Results Area 1: Key hygienic behaviors changed amongst the population and increased access to basic services

2016

Results Indicators

4,164,874

Baseline

2018

Program Development Objective: To improve hygiene behavior, increase and sustain access to rural sanitation and water supply in rural areas in

the Participating Provinces.

2019

Program

total target

(original)

2020

Current

achievement

(2016-2020)

2017

Core DLIs Unit

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Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Target

(original)Achiev.

Total of

household

connection

number 0 0 0 25,000 9,495 80,000 53,342 90,000 60,873 60,000 83,998 255,000 207,708

Female headed

households

1,139 11,202 12,936 14,764 12,593 40,041


Schools and health centers with new and

rehabilitated water supply and sanitation

facilities

number 0 200 0 600 108 800 603 560 815 560 726 2,720 2,252

Intermediate Results Indicator 8: Annual

Program Plans and Reports disclosed

X number 0 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 215 215

Intermediate Results Indicator 9: Reports

on beneficiary feedback received and

feedback has been used

Number of

Provinces

with

Beneficiary

feedback

reports

produced and

used

0 5 1 10 1 15 21 21 21 21 21 72 65

Intermediate results indicator 10:

Approved Annual Capacity Development

Plan for Provinces implemented

X

Number of

provinces

which have

implemented

0 21 18 21 13 21 21 21 19 21 20 105 91

Intermediate results indicator 11: Systems

are in place and being used to monitor and

support sustainability of commune-wide

sanitation

Number of

communes

with systems

in place to

monitor

0 0 0 0 0 34 4 94 1,977 128 130 256 2,111

Results Indicators Core DLIs Unit Baseline

2016 2017 2018 Program total

target

(original)

Intermediate Results Area 2: Adequate water and sanitation infrastructure is in place and in working condition

Intermediate Results Area 3: Improved capacity for program implementation

Current

achievement

(2016-2019)


New and rehabilitated functioning

household water supply connections

(FWSC)

(gender disaggregated)

X X

2019

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Annex 2: Detailed Program progress

Water supply:

1. New water connections: Although the overall 2020 result is better than the previous year (see para. 4), several

provinces (Lam Dong, Lang Son, Dak Nong) are lagging with cumulative result less than 45% of their targets so far.

There were several reasons for such delays, which included (i) unclear implementation arrangement and insufficient

funding allocations during the initial years of program implementation, (ii) slow processing documentations required

under the Government’s regulations for a construction investment project, (iii) complexity of site conditions where

many system are constructed in mountainous and isolated locations, (iv) weak capacity of the implementing agencies,

and (v) restrictions associated with measures imposed by the Government in combating COVID19 pandemic. The

Mission agreed that NCERWASS will step up targeted support to the lagging-behind provinces and will carry out

monthly monitoring of the implementation progress to secure the 2021 results and planned achievement for 2022.

2. Sustainability of water schemes: 47,357 households benefit from 72 sustainable water schemes in 2020. Though

this result is much better than that of the previous year (and some provinces may over-achieve their Program targets)

the overall cumulative result by the end of 2020 is only 54% of the Program target, 11 provinces achieved less than

50% their Program targets, even 4 of them have had no result to date (Lang Son, Bac Kan, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong).

The reasons for low achievement are associated with delays in completing construction activities for new or expanded

water supply schemes, unclear arrangement of O&M service, weak capacity of O&M entities and slow application

of the adequate water tariff system. It is challenging and requires more targeted support for the lagging behind

provinces to achieve the Program target. It is agreed that MARD will send a letter to the provinces requesting the

PPCs to direct the involved DPCs and CPCs to take full responsibility for the sustainability of the water schemes.

3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities: though IEC activities have been implemented

in all provinces, more effort need to be done at scheme level to improve the willingness to pay and water use from

local people. In 5 provinces that the mission has virtual meetings with, there are many issues related to unwillingness

of proper water tariff application or water unuse, which is decisive impact on the scheme sustainability. The mission

requested PCERWASSs to support water scheme operators to carry out IEC activities as needed.

4. M&E system in MARD: The Water Resources Directorate inform the Mission that the web-based M&E

system for all indicators under WRD has been finalized incorporating the set of indicators for rural water supply

and start application. However it needs time for changing the provincial practice, so far the reporting are still

mainly based on paper work.

5. Water Exploitation Permit: There are 226 permits that have been approved under the Program (in quarter 2

of 2021, there were additional 17 permits issued in Hòa Bình, Sơn La, Bình Thuận, Đăk Lăk và Đăk NMr.), and

other 26 applications are under consideration for approval. The Mission request provinces, especially Lao Cai, to

urgently finalize this procedure by 31 December 2021.

6. NCERWASS’s support: It is extremely important that NCERWASS continue to provide technical support to

provinces in last few months of 2021 and throughout 2022 to improve the water scheme sustainability. The Mission

strongly request MARD to allocate sufficient resource for NCERWASS for the support activities and also the

survey on suitable O&M models to help PPCs for better institutional arrangement for water schemes constructed

under the Program and also NRD NTPs.

Sanitation

7. CWS: Currently 11/21 provinces have completed and/or exceeded the allocated CWS targets, while 10 provinces

have not yet completed their targets: Lang Son, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Dien

Bien, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Gia Lai, in which Lai Chau, Phu Tho and Hoa Binh still have many communes that have

not reach CWS (respectively 8, 14, 28 communes. To incentivize good sanitation results, BCC activities have to be

enhanced and the operation of the sanitation shops should be improved. The mission emphasized that the SANCON

model still needs continued support to be developed in newly intervened and sustainable communes.

8. Sustainable CWS: By the end of 2020, 2/21 provinces have completed and exceeded the targets: Ha Giang,

Daknong. Provinces that achieved very low results (below 20%) are: Gia Lai and Cao Bang. The mission

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recommends that the remaining 19/21 provinces need to have a plan for close intervention and supervision,

especially in health centers and schools.

9. BCC and CB plans: 18/21 provinces have approved 2021 BCC plans and remaining 03 provinces (Son La, Lam

Dong and Binh Thuan) has BCC plans under consideration for approval. Regarding CB plan, 16/21 provinces have

the approved plan and the remaining (Son La, Phu Tho, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan) are under

consideration. Due to critical covid 19 pandemic in last 03 months, so far only 12 provinces start with the

implementation.

10. M&E system in MOH and MOET: Currently, 745 communes of 18/21 provinces using the M&E software,

3 provinces have not yet implemented (Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, and Gia Lai) because software training has not

been organized to districts and communes. VIHEMA has sufficient 2020 counterpart fund allocated and been

selecting a firm to updating the web-based M&E system and will provide coaching sessions in applying the M&E

platform to all 21 provinces. M&E indicators for school water supply and sanitation facilities is under MOET

consideration for integrating with MOET’s web based M&E system for all monitoring indicators in schools. The

Mission is informed that while waiting for the process, MOET still maintain the paper reporting system with

provinces.

11. Nutrition integration and antenatal program: VIHEMA reported that 278 communes in 21 provinces are

implementing the antenatal programs and integrating nutrition topics into BCC activities. VIHEMA is continuously

guiding DoH/CDC to integrate nutrition topics into BCC training and activities by sending reminders and close

monitoring to provinces.

12. National BCC program: MOH is still directing the provinces to implement the national BCC program on clean

water and rural sanitation throughout the country. In 2021, MOH has developed infographics and leaflets and

implemented BCC activities on personal hygiene, handwashing with soap against COVID-19 through mass media

and social networks. These activities will continue to be strengthened in the provinces.

13. Support for poor HHs: VIHEMA reports that 3,182 households in 21 provinces have built latrines in 2021 with

program financial support, accumulated number to October 2021 is 63,309 latrines, reaching 64.8% of the target. 3

provinces have completed (Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai, Bac Kan) and 4 provinces have achieved 80-90% of their allocated

targets (Tuyen Quang, Bac Giang, and Ha Giang).

14. VIHEMA activities: VIHEMA has continued providing guidance and support the provinces through its staff

and a consulting firm, in planning, applying for counterpart funding and implementing the “soft activities” in 2021,

especially activities related to COVID-19 prevention (implementing communication campaigns on handwashing

with soap, personal hygiene...). VIHEMA agrees to provide more guidance and support to weak performance

provinces in this last quarter of the year.

15. MOET activities: MOET has provided support provinces and carried out an assessment on awareness/ behavior

change of students and teachers on water and sanitation issues under Program’s provinces. MOET will send the

survey report to WB on October 30, 2021 for review. However, the support from MOET will be just limited at on-

line support as no counterpart budget available for last five months of 2021. MOET will send request to the provinces

to push up the implementation of BCC activities, with special attention to support weak provinces such as Lai Chau,

Hoa Binh, Cao Bang.

16. CEMA activities: Though plan and budget from the loan for implementation until the end of July 2021 was

available, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CEMA was unable to carry out any activities. Similar to MOET,

the support from CEMA in last few months of 2021 will be limited at on-line support as no budget available for last

five months of 2021.

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Annex 3: Disbursement Linked Indicator results

%

1 Lạng Sơn 5 4 25 24 96% 1 13,000 4,791 37% 8,209 5,353 - 0% 5,353 13 5 38% 8 5 5 5 5

2 Hà Giang 5 5 35 35 100% 0 11,300 10,971 97% 329 4,653 1,531 33% 3,122 18 19 106% (1) 5 5 5 5

3 Cao Bằng 5 5 35 34 97% 1 12,600 8,735 69% 3,865 5,188 1,099 21% 4,089 18 3 17% 15 5 5 5 5

4 Bắc Kạn 5 5 30 34 113% -4 10,400 10,615 102% (215) 4,282 - 0% 4,282 15 5 33% 10 5 5 5 5

5 Thái Nguyên 5 5 35 34 97% 1 12,500 9,010 72% 3,490 5,147 1,240 24% 3,907 18 17 94% 1 5 5 5 5

6 Bắc Giang 5 4 50 49 98% 1 13,200 9,125 69% 4,075 5,435 5,892 108% (457) 25 5 20% 20 5 5 5 4

7 Tuyên Quang 5 4 45 40 89% 5 12,900 9,810 76% 3,090 5,312 3,278 62% 2,034 23 11 48% 12 5 5 5 4

8 Yên Bái 5 4 50 50 100% 0 11,000 11,081 101% (81) 4,529 4,639 102% (110) 25 10 40% 15 5 5 5 5

9 Lào Cai 5 5 35 35 100% 0 11,000 9,172 83% 1,828 4,529 1,159 26% 3,370 18 5 28% 13 5 5 5 5

10 Sơn La 5 5 25 28 112% -3 13,400 17,603 131% (4,203) 5,518 7,726 140% (2,208) 13 8 62% 5 5 5 5 5

11 Điện Biên 5 4 45 44 98% 1 10,700 15,477 145% (4,777) 4,406 4,266 97% 140 23 10 43% 13 5 5 5 4

12 Lai Châu 5 2 25 17 68% 8 9,400 6,876 73% 2,524 3,871 2,309 60% 1,562 13 5 38% 8 5 5 5 2

13 Phú Thọ 5 4 54 40 74% 14 11,700 15,864 136% (4,164) 4,818 5,682 118% (864) 27 14 52% 13 5 5 5 4

14 Hòa Bình 5 2 60 32 53% 28 13,800 8,339 60% 5,461 5,682 2,912 51% 2,770 30 11 37% 19 5 5 5 1

15 Kon Tum 5 4 25 25 100% 0 12,300 8,016 65% 4,284 5,065 492 10% 4,573 13 5 38% 8 5 5 5 5

16 Gia Lai 5 3 30 21 70% 9 11,000 6,585 60% 4,415 4,529 1,488 33% 3,041 15 2 13% 13 5 5 5 4

17 Daklak 5 4 30 33 110% -3 14,000 11,270 81% 2,730 5,765 4,188 73% 1,577 15 4 27% 11 5 5 5 5

3 Daknong 5 4 15 18 120% -3 11,700 4,945 42% 6,755 4,818 516 11% 4,302 8 9 113% (1) 5 5 5 5

19 Lam Dong 5 3 16 18 113% -2 12,500 2,525 20% 9,975 5,147 - 0% 5,147 8 2 25% 6 5 5 5 3

20 Binh Thuan 5 5 10 10 100% 0 11,900 11,067 93% 833 4,900 - 0% 4,900 5 4 80% 1 5 5 5 5

21 Ninh Thuan 5 5 5 6 120% -1 14,700 15,831 108% (1,131) 6,053 7,852 130% (1,799) 3 2 67% 1 5 5 5 5

Total 105 86 680 627 53 255,000 207,708 81% 47,292 105,000 56,269 54% 48,731 346 156 190 105 105 105 91

Total

achieved

until 2020

Total

achieved

until 2020

Orginal

Target

Orginal

Target

DLI 3.2. CB plan achieved

Province/

Commune

DLI 1.1. BCC plan

achieved DLI 1.2 CWS DLI 1.3 Water Connection DLI 2.1 Sustainable water connection

%Remaining

target

Total

achieved

until 2020

Orginal

Target

Orginal

Target

Remaining

target

DLI 3.1. Annual plan

and report achieved

Orginal

Target

Total

achieved

until 2020

%Remaining

target

Total

achieved

until 2020

%Remaining

target

Total

achieved

until 2020

DLI 2.2. Sustainable CWS

Orginal

Target

Total

achieved

until 2020

Orginal

Target

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Annex 4: 2021 Budget allocation

Total of

allocation Allocated On-lending

1 Hà Giang 850,000 402,000 337,000 111,000 Approved 58,654,536 30,224,000 3,778,000 5,481,813 19,170,723 - Approved 58,445,360 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to WB on Sep.9

2 Cao Bằng 1,590,000 40,000 1,270,000 280,000 Approved 32,991,480 21,032,000 2,629,000 1,903,449 7,427,031 - Approved 34,364,740 Approved Approved Approved In preparation

3 Tuyên Quang 522,361 136,805 285,556 100,000 Approved 11,010,640 8,085,090 1,010,640 900,000 1,014,910 3,000,000 Approved 10,982,910 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO on Sep.14

4 Bắc Cạn 2,730,000 339,000 2,167,000 224,000 Approved 41,445,000 26,656,000 3,332,000 0.00 11,457,000 - Approved 40,334,300 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to WB on Aug. 25

5 Lạng Sơn 1,152,000 88,000 996,000 68,000 Approved 21,435,975 13,742,200 1,717,775 1,700,000 4,276,000 Approved 18,893,980 Approved Approved Approved The application was


6 Bắc Giang 1,248,200 700,000 529,700 18,500 Approved 21,808,000 14,464,000 1,808,000 5,036,000 500,000 135,000 Approved 16,179,090 Approved Approved Approved The application was


7 Thái Nguyên 2,000,000 1,321,000 356,000 323,000 Approved 35,237,875 25,783,000 3,222,875 2,752,000 3,480,000 2,500,000 Approved 35,095,850 Approved Approved Approved The application was


1 Yên Bái2,890,000 98,000 2,733,000

59,000 Approved 14,354,750 10,982,000 1,372,750 2,000,000 - - Approved 14,354,000 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO on Sep.10

2 Lào Cai 725,330.0 203,330 480,000 42,000 Approved 11,348,000 9,584,000 1,198,000 150,000 416,000 1,000,000 Approved 10,583,130 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to WB on Sep.9

3 Sơn La 407,000.0 196,774 150,802 59,424 Approved -

The allocated

budget in the

program has

been disbursed

- Approved Submitted

to PPC

Submitted

to PPC

4 Điện Biên 3,150,000.0 500,000 2,130,000 520,000 Approved Submitted to

PPC 20,000,000 Approved Approved Approved

5 Lai Châu 2,314,000.0 220,000 1,810,000 284,000 Approved 34,896,000 25,416,000 3,177,000 454,000 5,849,000 2,500,000 Approved 34,509,810 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO on Sep.7

6 Phú Thọ 1,000,000.0 50,000 900,000 50,000 Approved 31,820,000 8,576,000 1,072,000 - 22,172,000 2,000,000 Approved 19,880,240 Approved Approved Submitted

to PPC

7 Hòa Bình 5,598,014.0 503,573 4,200,441 894,000 Approved 43,793,240 28,000,000 3,500,000 9,937,000 2,356,240 3,500,000 Approved - Approved Approved Approved

1 Kon Tum 1,829,000 1,529,000 200,000 100,000 Approved 40,392,000 35,904,000 4,488,000 0 Approved 24,911,850 Approved Approved Approved

2 Gia Lai 916,170 112,300 612,870 191,000 Approved 37,094,295 24,754,363 3,094,295 2,218,084 7,027,553 5,141,010 Approved 34,156,980 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO in Sep.

3 Dak Lak 2,235,785 632,000 1,226,705 377,080 Approved 45,575,000 36,384,000 4,548,000 2,947,000 1,696,000 Approved 25,575,000 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO in 18/8

4 Dak Nong 1,000,000 350,000 550,000 100,000 Approved 28,948,500 23,588,000 2,948,500 678,800 1,733,200 Approved 28,912,380 Approved Approved Approved The application was

sent to CO in 18/8

5 Lam Dong 760,000 200,000 350,000 210,000 Approved 45,098,000 34,984,000 4,373,000 621,000 5,120,000 2,000,000 Approved 40,909,210 Approved Developing Developing

The application was

sent to CO in August

but have to adjust

6 Ninh Thuan 482,338 0 326,093 156,245 Approved 67,104,500 56,720,000 7,090,000 3,294,500 Approved 23,263,603 Approved Approved Developing

The application was

sent to CO but have

to adjust

7 Binh Thuan

No

allocation

from MPI

20,000,000 Approved Developing Developing

TOTAL FOR

PROVINCES43,300,198 7,621,782 21,611,167 4,167,249 - 623,007,791 434,878,653 54,359,835 36,779,146 96,990,157 21,776,010 - 511,352,433

Submit the dosier for

withdrawal

2021 plans

PROVINCE

RECURRENT BUDGET INVESTMENT BUDGET

NO. Total

Water

sector

Education

sector Approved

Counterpart

Fund

NORTH-EAST PROVINCES

NORTH-WEST PROVINCES

CENTRAL HIGHLAND AND NINH THUAN, BINH THUAN

Health sector

Annual plan BCC plan CB planTotal

Water sector

Health sector

Education

sector Approved

Plan to

withdraw

budget 2021

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Annex 5: Social aspects

Nr Capacity Building

Indicators Cao

Bằng Thái

Nguyên Tuyên Quang

Yên Bái

Hà Giang

Lạng Sơn

Bắc Kan

Lào Cai

Phú Thọ

Bắc Giang

Hòa Bình

Sơn La Lai

Châu Điện Biên

Đắk NMr.

Đắk Lắk

Kon Tum

Lâm Đồng

Gia Lai Bình

Thuận Ninh

Thuận Total %

1 Trainers/communic

ators

#participant 23 6 56 1,123 3 40 556 2 236 2,220 41 521 33 522 10 20 5 30 21 99 44 5,611

#women participants

14 3 31 508 1 35 440 0 254 1,093 39 208 25 163 3 10 1 9 16 48 19 2,920 52%

2 Training/workshop

s

#participant 1,317 670 6,616 6,567 78 491 3,614 673 1,627 3,840 898 2,404 296 42,385 2,588 3,292 244 2,489 803 3,390 1,336 85,618

#women participants

447 193 3,503 3,171 16 321 1,961 193 699 2,829 170 886 69 21,026 990 1,272 35 516 283 2,658 636 41,874 49%

# EM participants

1,258 154 2,650 1,727 54 398 3,181 367 424 303 770 1,605 181 35,570 394 553 48 197 253 47 381 50,515 59%

# EM women participants

440 53 1,941 336 12 235 1,512 118 128 47 118 984 42 190 96 236 73 97 112 38 172 6,980 14%

3 Consultati

on

# participants

12,557 8,909 11,127 12,978 19,495 37,793 29,988 12,136 2,674 1,958 48,790 13,820 13,060 41,983 13,287 14,414 16,441 17,017 13,050 158 6,398 348,033

# women participants

840 3,509 1,056 3,598 5,271 15,061 4,879 3,080 342 196 5,830 567 1,694 7,570 2,512 2,936 6,759 6,209 4,907 70 330 77,216 22%

# EM participants

1,884 3,735 1,484 3,701 9,370 12,041 17,723 3,275 144 278 29,560 1,351 7,036 17,266 2,875 2,648 7,592 5,506 2,869 0 488 130,826 38%

# EM women participants

814 1,115 931 642 1,757 1,513 4,544 1,959 50 110 4,182 443 1,414 4,702 488 612 2,441 4,973 1,481 0 262 34,433 26%

4 Total

# Total participants

13,897 9,585 17,799 20,668 19,576 38,324 34,158 12,811 4,537 8,018 49,729 16,745 13,389 84,890 15,885 17,726 16,690 19,536 13,874 3,647 7,778 439,262

# women participants

1,301 3,705 4,590 7,277 5,288 15418 5036 1604 1652 2491 6,039 1,661 1,788 28,759 3,505 4,218 6,795 6,734 5,206 2,776 985 122,010

% women 9.4 38.7 25.8 35.2 27.0 40% 15% 13% 36% 31% 12% 10% 13% 34% 22% 24% 41% 34% 38% 76% 13% 28%

# EM participants

3,142 3,889 4,134 5,428 9,424 12,439 20,904 3,642 568 581 30,330 2,956 7,217 52,836 3,269 3,201 7,640 5,703 3,122 47 869 181,341

% EM participants

23 41 23 26 48 32% 61% 28% 13% 7% 61% 18% 54% 62% 21% 18% 46% 29% 23% 1% 11% 41%

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Annex 6: Notes of virtual meetings with 5 provinces

I. BAC KAN ON OCT. 6, 2021

1. Progress to date

2. Implementation Status and Pending Issues

Plan and budget for 2021:

Provincial annual plan, BCC and CB plans have been approved. The counterpart fund was approved. The application

for budget withdrawal has been sent to WB and MOF.

2021 activity implementation: PCERWASS, CDC and DOET are implementing the planned activities and will complete

all core activities at the end of 2021.

New and sustainable CWS: Bac Kan has achieved and exceeded the allocated CWS target in 2020. In 2021, 100% of

the sustainable CWS target can be achieved if CDC, DOET make efforts to implement BCC activities and work closely

to carry out monitoring activities at schools and health stations.

New and sustainable FWSC: The province has achieved the DLI 1.3 in 2020 and can be able to achieve DLI 2.1 at the

end of 2022 but the sustainability of water schemes is a very important issue that needs the attention of all stakeholders,

especially from PPC.

- Total of registered water schemes in the program is 156 schemes. 130 schemes from WB’s fund and 17 schemes

funded by other donors were completed and verified from 2016-2020. There are 26 schemes are in progress of

construction and will be completed at the end of 2021.

- 100% of water schemes are small and managed by CPC; There are 25 of 130 schemes (20%) have not yet applied

the water tariff. The applied water tariffs are very low, only 1000 – 3000 VND/m3 and there is no reserve fund to

repair breakdowns or solve problems (if any)

- The capacity of the O&M team is still weak, that affects the quality of O&M activities.

Gender and Ethnic Minorities: Currently, the participation rate of women in program activities such as capacity

building, consultation, O&M of water schemes, etc. is low, accounting for just over 20%.

Quarterly report: the submitted report has not updated all the information and is inaccurate in some points, especially

the content related to the environment, gender and ethnic minorities.

3. Agreements/ Recommendations:

- PPC will re-evaluate the application of the current water tariff at water schemes and the ability of the community to

pay, report to the Provincial People's Council about the water tariff compensation to ensure the quality and

sustainable O&M of water schemes.

- It is recommended that PPC considers to apply different O&M models of water schemes in the intervention

communes, for example, assign O&M of small water schemes to the community irrigation groups, while the water

supply schemes of medium size could be assigned to PCERWASS.

- The province should pay attention to ensure the water quality of water schemes, both the frequency of monitoring

and the quality according to the requirements of MOH.

- The province will direct all related agencies to strengthen the monitoring and supervision of O&M activities of water

schemes;

- PCERWASS will continue to train/ support the O&M teams in technical terms for O&M works, promptly detecting

problems and guide remedial action; continue to support the O&M team to carry out IEC activities to increase the

community's responsibility in managing water schemes.

- The province will strengthen the gender and ethnic minority activities, especially women's participation in project

activities.

- The province will: i) provide missing information, complete the quarterly report and send to CO/WB; ii) reviews,

corrects and submits capital withdrawal documents at the request of the MOF as soon as possible;

- PCERWASS will send the documents/ dossiers of water schemes as soon as possible for review and approval of the

eligibility in 2021.

# %

DLI 1.1 BCC plan achieved 5 5 100% 0 1 1

DLI 1.2 CWS 30 34 113% 0 0 0

DLI 1.3 FWSC 10,400 10,615 102% 0 1,671 0

DLI 2.1 Sustainable FWSC 4,282 - 0% 4,282 3,720 562

DLI 2.2 Sustainable CWS 15 5 33% 10 13 0

DLI 3.1 Annual plan/ report 10 10 100% 0 2 2

DLI 3.2 CB plan achieved 5 5 100% 0 1 1

DLIsAllocated

targets

Results achieved

until 2020Remaining

targets2021 Plan 2022 plan

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II. CAO BANG ON OCT 7, 2021

1. Progress to date


Plan and budget for 2021: provincial annual plan, BCC and CB plans have been approved. The counterpart fund was

approved. The province is preparing the application for budget withdrawal and expect to send to CO in Oct. 2021

2021 activity implementation: Due to the slow approval of counterpart funds and plans, all related sectors have not been

able to carry out any activities yet.

New and sustainable CWS: Cao Bang can achieve the CWS target at the end of 2021 and the sustainable CWS target at

the end of 2022 but the province needs to put a lot of effort towards sustainable CWS.

New and sustainable FWSC: It will be difficult for the province to achieve water targets and especially the long-term

sustainability of water scheme.

- Total of registered water schemes in the program is 87 schemes. From 2016-2020, 70 schemes were completed

and verified. There are 15 schemes in progress of construction. 2 remaining schemes will be started in 2022.

- 100% of water schemes are managed by CPC; Most of the schemes are small, from 50-400 connections/ scheme;

- No strong involvement of CPC in the application of water tariffs and the management of water schemes. Some

schemes have not yet applied the water tariff after one year putting into use. There are still 36 schemes not yet

apply the water tariff (50%). The applied water tariffs are low, from 2000 – 5000 VND/m3.

- Construction quality is not good: The construction period of some schemes still lasted for 2 years and not yet

handed over now. Some schemes after construction have not been able to operate due to technical problems or not

have enough water source in the dry season.

- The IEC activities about clean water have not been implemented much to the community, they are only simple

activities such as community consultations/ meetings on connection, setting water tariff.

Gender and Ethnic Minorities: Currently, the participation rate of women in program activities such as capacity

building, consultation, O&M of water schemes, etc. is low.

Quarterly report: the submitted report has not updated all the information and is inaccurate in some points, especially

the content related to the environment, gender and ethnic minorities.

3. Recommendations:

- The province committed to speed up the construction progress to complete the remaining schemes.

- DARD to suggest/ report PPC on the plan for O&M models of water schemes in the intervention communes,

especially for inter-communal schemes.

- DARD/ PCERWASS will review the construction progress and quality of water schemes, provides specific

solutions, reports to PPC, national agencies and WB on 30/11/2021.

- The province should pay attention to ensure the water quality of water schemes, both monitoring frequency and

quality according to the requirements of MOH.

- PCERWASS continues to train/ support the O&M teams in technical terms and strengthens monitoring of scheme

operations, promptly detecting problems and guide remedial action; continue to support the O&M team to carry

out IEC activities to increase the community's responsibility in managing water schemes, especially ethnic

minorities’ and women's participation in project activities.

- The province will: i) provide missing information, complete the quarterly report and send to CO/WB; ii) reviews,

corrects and submits capital withdrawal documents at the request of the MOF as soon as possible;

- PCERWASS will send the documents/ dossiers of water schemes as soon as possible for review and approval of

the eligibility.

# %


DLI 1.2 CWS 35 34 97% 1 1 0

DLI 1.3 FWSC 12,600 8,735 69% 3,865 2,832 1,033

DLI 2.1 Sustainable FWSC 5,188 1,099 21% 4,089 2,459 1,630




2022 plan2021 PlanDLIsAllocated

targets

Results achieved until

2020Remaining

targets

17

III. DAK NONG ON OCT. 8, 2021

1. Progress to date


Plan and budget for 2021: provincial annual plan, BCC and CB plans have been approved. The counterpart fund was

approved. The application for budget withdrawal has been sent to WB and MOF in August 19, 2021.

2021 activity implementation: Due to the late approval of counterpart funds and plans, only the health sector has

commenced the first activity in early October. The water and health sectors have yet to carry out any activities.

New and sustainable CWS: Dak Nong has achieved and exceeded the allocated new and sustainable CWS targets in

2020.

New and sustainable FWSC: It may be difficult for Dak Nong to achieve the allocated water targets

- Total of registered water schemes in the program is 24 schemes. 12 schemes were completed and verified from

2016-2020. In 2021 there are 11 schemes in progress of construction. 1 remaining schemes will be started at the

end 2021.

- Responsibility for O&M: Dak Nong PPC has issues a notification on September 13, 2021 on the assignment of

water schemes under the SuP program to Dak Nong Irrigation Exploitation One Member Limited Liability

Company to operate and manage. Currently, out of 12 schemes, 2 schemes are managed by PCERWASS, the

remaining 10 schemes are managed by CPCs.

- There are 7/12 schemes not yet apply the water tariff (58%). The applied water tariffs are from 3000 – 7000

VND/m3

- The construction and the preparation/ submission of the evidences for reviewing the eligibility of water schemes

are very slow.

- Some schemes do not have enough connections (after construction) according to the approved design and some

schemes are at risk of not operating after construction is completed. For example, the water supply scheme in

Long Son commune has been inactive for a long time.

- The communication activities about clean water have not been implemented much to the community, they are only

simple activities such as community consultations/ meetings on connection, setting water tariff.

3. Agreements/ Recommendation:

- The province committed to speed up the construction progress to complete the remaing schemes

- It is recommended that the Irrigation Exploitation Company, the unit will be assigned to responsible for O&M of

the water schemes, closely coordinate with PCERWASS and the District PMU to participate in supervising the

construction and IEC implementation process as well as training courses on program criteria to understand the

requirement for sustainability of water schemes.

- PCERWASS and district PMUs will review and re-evaluate all 12 completed schemes, propose solutions for

solving the encountered problems, especially water scheme for Long Son commune, Dak Mil district. This

assessment report will be completed and send to MARD/NCERWASS and WB by 11/30/2021

- PCERWASS will review and revise the quarterly report, add missing information and send to CO as soon as

possible. The timely and complete submission of quarterly reports is one of the conditions for approving the

provincial budget withdrawal application.

- PCERWASS and the District PMUs will collect and submit the evidence for reviewing the eligibility of water

schemes soon (both new and sustainable schemes), before November 30, 2021.

- PCERWASS will coordinate with District PMUs to: i) adjust the application for budget withdrawal and send to

CO before October 15, 2021; ii) Urgently apply for discharge permits for 24 schemes funded by WB

# %


DLI 1.2 CWS 15 18 120% -3 1 0

DLI 1.3 FWSC 11,700 4,945 42% 6,755 4,169 2,586

DLI 2.1 Sustainable FWSC 4,818 516 11% 4,302 2,069 2,500

DLI 2.2 Sustainable CWS 8 9 113% -1 6 3



2021 Plan 2022 planDLIsAllocated

targets

Results achieved

until 2020 Remaining

targets

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IV. LAI CHAU ON OCT. 6, 2021

1. Progress in Lai Chau province

No Indicator Allocated

targets

Result achieved until 2020 Remainin

g targets

2021

Plan

2022

Plan # %

DLI 1.2 CWS 25 17 68% 8 8 0

DLI 1.3 Water connection 9,400 6,876 73% 2,524 2500 1000

DLI 2.1 Sustainable

connection 3,871 2,309 60% 1,562 1,800 500


The mission had a meeting with leaders of DARD, DOH, DoET, CDC, and PCERWASS, which was chaired by Mr.

Vuong Duc Loi – Vice Director of Lai Chau DARD. The list of participants is attached as an annex.

The mission discussed with the implementing agencies on the implementation progress, details as below:

2. Challenges/difficulties:

Work plan 2021: The BCC and CB plans 2021 have been approved and will stared in October 2021.

Budget for 2021: The province has allocated investment capital and non-business budget in September 2021.

The province has submitted the dossier of fund withdrawal to and is waiting for approval of CO.

Sustainable CWS and CWS communes: According to the work plan 2021, the province targets to achieve 8

CWS communes and 4 sustainable CWS communes. Thus, it is expected that the province will complete the

target of CWS communes by the end of 2021, and the target of sustainable CWS communes by the end of 2022.

To achieve the targets in the two years, it requires the determination and close coordination of the sectors, and

enough allocated counterpart fund for annual demand.

New FWSC: According to the assessment, it will be difficult for the province to achieve the target in 2021

because the 5 water schemes that are expected to register for verification in 2021 have not yet started construction

and are under tendering process.

Sustainable FWSC: It is expected that the province will achieve 1.562 connections and complete the target for

the whole period in 2021. The province should focus on overcoming the following challenges to ensure the

effectiveness and sustainability of the water schemes: i) The low water tariff (2000 dong/m3), thus the income

cannot cover the monthly expenditures; ii) the capacity of the O&M team is limited; iii) Support of PCERWASS

to the water schemes is limited. Therefore, local people are not fully aware of the water schemes, so they do not

trust and are willing to use the water.

Issues of gender, ethnic minorities and periodic report: The percentage of women participating in the

activities is low. According to the provincial periodic report, The province has issued the environmental impact

report for 3rd quarter but it has no changes to the 2nd quarter report, the province should update and finalize the

report with the latest information for each quarter.

3. Agreement

- The province committed to speed up the progress to achieve the target, in which it is committed to advise the

PPC to arrange annual non-business budget for completing 2 disbursement targets of DLI 1, DLI 3.2 in the

remaining 2 years.

- CDC and DoET will coordinate to review the status of water and sanitation schemes of the communes

intervened in 2021, ensuring to achieve 8 CWS communes and 4 sustainable CWS in 2021, the remaining 4

sustainable CWS communes in 2022.

- DARD will advise the PPC to promulgate the water tariff framework, and advise the PPC to issue an official

letter on assigning the above units for the water scheme management to improve their management and

operation responsibilities.

- DARD will review and assess the status of 11 operating water schemes in the framework of the program,

based on that, DARD will advise PPC on the report sent to CO and WB by 30th November.

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V. LAM DONG ON OCT. 7, 2021

1. Progress in Lam Dong province

No Indicator Allocated

targets

Result achieved until 2020 Remainin

g targets

2021

Plan

2022

Plan # %

DLI 1.2 CWS 16 18 113% 0 0 0

DLI 1.3 Water connection 12,500 2,525 20% 9,975 6,000 4,000

DLI 2.1 Sustainable connection 5,147 - 0% 5,147 1,400 1,000


The mission had a meeting with leaders of DARD, DOH, DoET, CDC, and PMU, which was chaired by Mr. Nguyen

Van Son – Director of Lam Dong DARD. The list of participants is attached as an annex.

The mission discussed with the implementing agencies on the implementation progress, details as below:

2. Challenges/Difficulties:

Work plan 2021: The BCC and CB plans have not been approved because DoET has not yet developed and

supplemented activities of 2021 into the provincial BCC and CB plans.

Budget in 2021: The province has allocated the investment and non-business capital for the sectors. PMU has

developed the budget withdrawal dossier and sent it to CO.

New and sustainable CWS communes: The province has completed and exceeded the target of CWS communes, so

the province will focus on achieving the target of sustainable CWS communes, It is expected that the province is likely

to achieve the target of 11 sustainable CWS communes in 2021.

New FWSC: By the end of 2020, the province has only completed 20% of new FWSCs, according to the mission, it

would be very difficult for the province to achieve the annual target of connections, and at the same time the target of

connections for the whole period because: i) Construction progress of 9 water schemes is very slow. Of which 7

schemes transited from 2020 have just achieved 50-90%, 2 schemes have not yet started construction; ii) The estimated

total number of connections of 9 above schemes is about 10,000 ones that is very risky for the province to achieve the

target if this number can not be achieved.

Sustainable FWSC: By the end of 2020, the province has not had any sustainable FWSCs, thus it is likely to not

achieve the target of sustainable FWSCs for the whole period and risky to achieve the small number of sustainable

FWSCs because: i) The water schemes have not met the required percentage of operating connections; ii) The post-

investment support from the PMU to the schemes is not regular.

Issues related to environment, society, bidding and periodic reports: The province has sent environmental and

social impact report for the third quarter, but the report has not updated information; Additionally the tendering report

does not reflect details on whether it complies with the action plans outlined in the PAP.Thus, the province is requested

to revise the 3rd quarter reports and send to CO by 10 October.

3. Agreement

- DARD/PMU will review the investmenet progress of the water schemes vs the achieved/potential achived results

until the end of the Program, and adjust the plan/targets as needed.

- PMU committed to re-assign the officers participating in the program, including the focal points in charge of

reporting, post-investment support for the schemes, preparing the evidence dossiers for the schemes, capacity

building, etc.

- DARD report the PPC to urgentlt finanliaze the hand-over proceduress for improving the O&M activities of water

supply schemes constructed under the Program.

- PMU will finalize the 3rd quarterly reports properly, including environmental, social and procurement information

and send to CO by 30 October.

- The PMU will urgently work with DoET and DoH to speed up the development and approval of the BCC and CB

Plans 2021 to ensure that BCC communication activities can begin in October as scheduled.

- The PMU will urgently collect the eligibility information of water supply schemes registered for 2021 verification

and submit to NCERWASS to review.

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Annex 7: SAV 2020 result verification and 2021 verification plan 2020 Verification:

The field verification of 2020 results started on March 15 and was interrupted in early May when several provinces (Bac

Can, Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ha Giang) had to cease field verification activities due to

new wave of Covid 19 pandemic. The field verification resumed in early June and completed by July 10, 2021 with great

efforts of the IVA/SAV and the provinces. The verification process for all provinces was completed successfully and the

verification report was issued by SAV on July 30, 2021. The table below indicate a substantial improvement in 2020

verification failure rate compared to 2019, particularly for DLI 1.2 and DLI 2.2.

DLIs 2019 2020

DLI

1.2 14.2% 5.2%

DLI

1.3 10.3% 10.0%

DLI

2.1 3.8% 3.3%

DLI

2.2 3.7% 0.8%

This seems that there is much improvement in sanitation aspect, while there is still more effort needed in water component

implementation with main reasons for failures for DLI 1.3 and DLI 2.1of having no water, using other sources of water,

connected before 1/1/2016, and non-household connections.

2021 verification plan:

Nr. Activities Implementation plan/Deadline

1 Agreed on the ToR for procurement of IVA for 2021-2022 program results verification 20/10-15/11/21

2 Procurement of IVA for 2021-2022 program results verification Nov – Dec 2021

3 The Comprehensive Results Reports (CRR) submitted by the provinces to CO/MARD 31/12/2021

4 MARD submits the Consolidated CRR to the World Bank for review 10/01/2022

5 Feedback from the WB on the Consolidated CRR 20/01/2022

6 Full list of water schemes registered for 2021 result verification (with no objection letter of WB) is submitted by NCERRWASS

26/01/2022

7 Tet holiday 28/1-6/02/2022

8 The Paper Audit starts 08/02/2022

9 Final official CRR submitted to SAV (including Full household lists of all CWS communes, full connection list of DLI 1.3 and DLI 2.1, and full list of institutions in CWS communes and DLI 2.2)

15/02/2022

10 Complete the paper audit in 21 provinces 08/03/2022

11 Preliminary results of the paper audit submitted to WB 15/03/2022

12 Report on Technical assessment of WSSs (if necessary) by NCERWASS 20/03/2022

13 Enumerators training 14-18/3/2022

14 Sample selection and field survey plans 18/3/2022

15 Approve sample selection and field survey plans 25/3/2022

16 Field verifiction starts 28/3/2022

17 Draft Paper Audit report submitted 15/4/2022

18 Paper Audit report approved 30/4/2022

19 Field verification completes 28/5/2022

20 First draft of the Verification Report submitted to WB by SAV 20/6/2022

21 Final draft of the verification report cleared by SAV and WB presented to MARD and provinces 10/7/2022

22 Feedback from MARD and provinces on the draft verification report 20/7/2022

23 Finalise and issue the final verification report 30/7/2022

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Annex 8: Provinces requiring more attention/support for new and sustainable FWSCs

No

New FWSCs Sustainable FWSCs

Situation Solution Province Target

Results achieved to 2020

% achiev

. Target

Results achieved to 2020

% achiev

.

1 Lam Dong

12.500

2.525 20%

5.147

- 0%

The province is able to not achieve the target of new connections (DLI 1.3) because construction of 9 invested schemes is slow. The province is unable to achieve the target of sustainable FWSCs (DLI 2.1) and risky to achieve the very low percentage if there is no solutions for them.

The PPC should have drastic direction to PMU to speed up the construction progress. PMU needs to coordinate with the water factories to review the schemes’ operation according to the sustainability criteria; to strengthen IEC activities to increase the percentage of water users

2 Lang Son

13.000

4.791 37%

5.353

- 0%

The province is able to not achieve the target of sustainable FWSCs (DLI2.1) because of late water tariff collection by the schemes and the high water loss.

PCERWASS should continue to support, guide the O&M teams and CPCs to implement well the O&M tasks, ensuring the schemes satisfy the criteria of sustainability.

3 Bac Kan 10.400 10.615 102% 4.282 - 0%

The water schemes are CPC-manages small-scale ones; their collection of the water tariff is difficult because they had not collected it in the past while the water tariff is low.

The PPC should consider assigning the water schemes to PCERWASS for management. In the difficult areas, the province can apply the subsidy policies for the water tariff.

4 Binh Thuan 11.900 11.067 93% 4.900 - 0% In 2020, the province registered for sustainable verification of 3 schemes, but they are not eligible due to the insufficient dossiers.

The PPC should direct the PMU and PCERWASS to closely collaborate in preparing the dossiers so that the schemes can be eligible for sustainable verification in 2021.

5 Kon Tum

12,300

8,016 65%

5,065

492

10%

District PMUs are investment owners of many water schemes then asigning CPC/communities to O&M. The coordination between PCERWASS and the district PMUs and PCERWASS’s monitoring, supporting to water schemes O&M are challenging. High risk of unsustainable operation

Request PPC to direct the relevant agencies, in order to strengthen their coordination, direct CPCs to apply water tariff and support O&M team to improve water schemes sustainability; Strengthen IEC activities to increase the proportion of people using clean water

6 Dak Nong

11.700

4.945 42%

4.818

516

11%

The province is able to not achieve the target of new connections (DLI 1.3) because the actual number of connections is lower than the designed ones

The PPC should direct to enhance the collaboration between PCERWASS and the PMUs in order to speed up the construction progress and support the operating schemes after construction, ensuring their sustainable operation.

7 Cao Bang 12.600 8.735 69% 5.188 1.099 21%

The construction progress of the water schemes is slow, the province is able to not achieve the target of DLI1.3. The operating schemes are difficult to achieve the sustainability criteria because i) The low water tariff or have not collected the water tariff; ii) the construction quality of some schemes is not good

The PPC should: i) Direct CPCs to apply the water tariff and the subsidy policy for the areas with the high percentage of the poor; ii) Request PCERWASS to collaborate with the tenderer to review the difficult schemes to fix the challenges; iii) Request PCERWASS to enhance communication activities in terms of both quality and quantity.

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Annex 9: Provinces requiring more attention/support for new and sustainable CWS communes

No

New CWS communes Sustainable CWS communes

Situation Solution Province Target

Results

achieved

to 2020

%

achiev. Target

Results

achieved

to 2020

%

achiev.

1 Hoa Binh 60 32 53% 30 11 37%

It is difficult for the province to achieve the

remaining targets of CWS and sustainable

CWS because the investment in the school

water and sanitation has been completed, and

most of the invested communes do not overlap

with the BCC-intervened ones.

CDC and DoET should collaborate to review the

status of water and sanitation of 28 CWS

communes and 13 sustainable CWS communes,

then to direct district DoET, schools, and health

stations to have solutions for the ineligible

criteria.

2 Gia lai 30 26 87% 15 2 13%

5 communes in Gia Lai need intervention to

improve sanitation facilities of the health

centers to meet CWS criteria. Gia Lai CDC

could not use the program fund to improve

these because they were planned to be

improved using other fund source. However

the CDC could not know when these

improvements are implemented and having

been still waiting since 2020.

CO/VIHEMA work with Gia Lai PPC/DoH

requesting the province to allow CDC to use the

program fund to improve these 5 commune health

centers sanitation facilities to meet program CWS

criteria so that the province can fulfill its

sanitation DLI target.

3 Lai Chau 25 17 68% 13 5 38%

The province have many communes to be

intervened to achieve the targets of CWS and

sustainable CWS communes in the remaining

years while these communes have the low

percentage of hygienic latrines, therefore, the

Health and Education sectors need to be

allocated the annual counterpart fund soon to

deploy the BCC activities.

The PPC should early allocate the counterpart

fund according to the sectors’ demand for 2-year

extension so that they can achieve the remaining

target.

Health and Education sectors need to work closely to

develop and implement the BCC plan, review the

operational status of water and sanitation schemes

in schools and health stations in the intervened

communes, thereby timely have solutions for the

ineligible criteria, ensuring to achieve the target. 4 Cao Bang 35 34 97% 18 3 17%

The remaining number of sustainable CWS

communes targeted for 2-year extension is very

high, thus the province is able to complete the

target by the end of 2022.

5 Bac Giang 50 49 98% 25 5 20%

This group of provinces has the low percentage

of achieved sustainable CWS communes and

targets to complete the high number in 2021 in

order to complete the DLI 2.2 in 2021.

CDC and DoET sectors should collaborate to

review the status of water and sanitation schemes

in schools and health stations in the communes

which are planned to implement the sustainable

CWS communes in 2021, thereby to develop the

solutions for the ineligible criteria, ensuring to

achieve the target.

6 Lam

Dong 16 18 113% 8 2 25%

7 Dak Lak 30 33 110% 15 4 27%

8 Lao Cai 35 35 100% 18 5 28%

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Annex 10: List of people the Mission has met

Central Agencies

No. Name Position

MARD - WRD

1. Lương Văn Anh Deputy Director General 2. Lê Hùng Nam Head of Coordination Office

3. Hoàng Anh Tuấn Deputy Head of Coordination Office

4. Lê Khăc Lương Expert

MARD - Inspectorate

5. Đào Văn Thanh Vice Chief Inspector 6. Nguyễn Thanh Tâm Expert

MARD - NCERWASS

7. Nguyễn Thành Luân Deputy Director of NCERWASS

8. Nguyễn Sơn Tung Deputy Director of NCERWASS

9. Phan Thanh Sơn NCERWASS

10. Nguyễn Duy Dung NCERWASS

11. Vu Trung Kiên NCERWASS

12. Đào Ngoc Tú NCERWASS

13. Pham Thi Minh Thúy NCERWASS

14. Dương Tú Oanh NCERWASS

15. Nguyễn Thi Vân Anh NCERWASS

16. Hà Thi Thu Hiên NCERWASS

17. Pham Thi Nhung NCERWASS

MOH – VIHEMA

18. Đỗ Manh Cường Deputy Manager 19. Cao Tuyết Hanh Expert

20. Mr. Hồng Consultant

MOET

21. Nguyễn Nho Huy Deputy Director General

22. Nguyễn Thi Thu Hăng Expert

CEMA

23. Trân Văn Đoài Deputy Director General 24. Mr. Khuê Consultant

SAV

25. Nguyễn Bá Dung Director General, ICD, Director, SAV PMU 26. Hà Minh Tuấn Deputy Director, SAV PMU 27. Đỗ Thi Bình Manager, member of SAV PMU 28. Ms. Nguyễn Phương Nga Vice Manager, member of SAV PMU 29. Nguyễn Thu Hăng Accountant, member of SAV PMU 30. Nguyễn Ngoc Anh Member of SAV PMU

Provincial agencies

No. Name Position

Bac Kan province

1 Do Thi Minh Hoa Province Vice Chairwomen

2 Ha Kim Oanh DARD Vice Director

3 Be Ngoc Hung PCERWASS Director

4 Vi Duy Tuyen DOH Vice Director

5 Ma The Quyen DOET Director

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6 Lang Thi Lanh CDC Staff

7 Do Thi Hong Nhung PCERWASS Staff

Dak Nong Province

1 Le Trong Yen Province Vice Chairman

2 Hoang Cong Tho DARD Vice Director

3 Tran Van Hung DOH Vice Director

4 Phan Thi Hieu DOF Vice Director

5 Nguyen Hoai Duong PCERWASS Director

6 Le Nhon DOET Staff

7 Tong Ngoc Lam CDC Staff

8 Le Van Tai PCERWASS Staff

9 Le Van Hoang District Vice Chairman - Dak Mil district

10 Dang Thai Son District PMU Director - Dak Mil district

11 Le Tien Lien District PMU Director – Tuy Duc district

12 Bui Van Huong District PMU Vice Director – Dak Glong district

13 Vi Thanh Quang District PMU Vice Director - Dak RLap district

14 Nguyen Anh Tu District Vice Chairman – Cu Jut district

15 Nguyen Van Hop District Vice Chairman – Dak Glong district

16 Tran Van Quang District PMU Director – Dak Song district

17 Phan Thanh Hoang District PMU Director – Krong No district

Cao Bang Province

1 Nguyen Cong Doanh DARD Vice Director

2 Hoang Dinh Da PCERWASS Director

3 Nong Chi Chuyen CDC Vice Director

4 Nguyen Van Hau DOET Staff

5 Nong Thu Le CDC Staff

6 Nguyen Van Bang PCERWASS Staff

Documents

Results-based Scaling up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply