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WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) ASSESSMENT OF AN INTEGRATED WASH COMPONENT FOR
THE STEWARD PROGRAM
PREPARED BY WATER AND SANITATION FOR AFRICA
FOR THE STEWARD PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 2012-MARCH 2013
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Contents LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................ 2
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. 3
LIST OF ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.0 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR WASH ASSESSMENT .................................................................... 7
2.1 STEWARD PROGRAM CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND ......................................................................... 7
2.2 SCOPE AND FOCUS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. 8
3.0 OBJECTIVES OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. 9
4.0 METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................... 9
5.0 COUNTRY CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................. 13
5.1 LIBERIA .............................................................................................................................................. 13
5.2 SIERRA LEONE ................................................................................................................................... 33
5.3 GUINEA .............................................................................................................................................. 66
6.0 PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS ........................................................................................................... 87
6.1 UPPER GUINEAN FOREST AND THE PZs ............................................................................................ 87
6.2 SUSTAINABLE WASH SERVICES, LIVELIHOODS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE UPPER
GUINEAN FOREST ECOSYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 89
7.0 OPPORTUNITIES AND ENTRY POINTS FOR THE STEWARD PROJECT..................................................... 91
7.1 REFORM OF THE WASH ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 91
7.2 CAPACITY BUILDING .......................................................................................................................... 92
7.3 SITE BASED WASH INTERVENTIONS .................................................................................................. 92
7.4 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITY PER COUNTRY ASSESSED .................................................. 93
7.5 RECOMMENDATIONS (SITE BASED OR NATIONAL LEVEL INTERVENTIONS) ..................................... 96
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................ 99
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of PZs
Figure 2: Methodology of WASH Assessment
Figure 3: Map of Liberia
Figure 4: Population by Improved Water Point by County – Liberia
Figure 5: Population by Improved Water Point at Clan Level – Liberia
Figure 6: Institutional Framework and Structure in Liberia
Figure 7: Map of Sierra Leone
Figure 8: Institutional Framework for Water Supply and Sanitation Delivery – Sierra Leone
Figure 9: Access to Improved Water Sources – Sierra Leone
Figure 10: Map of Guinea
Figure 11: Upper Guinean Forest
Figure 12: Map of PZ 1: Defining the boundaries
Figure 13: Map of PZ 2: Defining the boundaries
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Demographic Survey Data from Communities Visited Around the ENNR – Liberia
Table 2: Key Informant Interviews: Community Development Issues – Liberia
Table 3: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Issues – Liberia
Table 4: Focus Group Discussions: Community Channels for Communication – Liberia
Table 5: Community Profiles – Liberia
Table 6: Focus Group Discussions: Development Issues – Liberia
Table 7: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Liberia
Table 8: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Liberia
Table 9: Use of Water Facilities as of 2008 – Sierra Leone
Table 10: Use of Sanitation Facilities in 2007 – Sierra Leone
Table 11: Type of Use of Sanitation – Sierra Leone
Table 12: Community Profiles – Sierra Leone
Table 13: Focus Group Discussions: Development Issues – Sierra Leone
Table 14: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Situation in Communities – Sierra Leone
Table 15: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Sierra Leone
Table 16: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Sierra Leone
Table 17: Background / Profile Opinion Leader – Sierra Leone
Table 18: Focus Group Discussions: Community Development Issues – Sierra Leone
Table 19: WASH Issues – Sierra Leone
Table 20: Focus Group Discussions: Community Channels for Communication – Sierra Leone
Table 21: Summary of Key Issues Arising from Community Discussions – Sierra Leone
Table 22: Key Social and Demographic Indicators – Guinea
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Table 23: Community Profiles – Guinea
Table 24: Focus Group Discussions: Developmental Issues – Guinea
Table 25: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Situation in Communities – Guinea
Table 26: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Guinea
Table 27: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Guinea
Table 28: A Summary of WASH for Sub Saharan African Countries
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LIST OF ACRONYMS ACCORD African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes for
Community Development AFD French Development Agency ABN Niger River Basin Authority AEPA Clean Drinking Water Distribution ATPC Community Led Total Sanitation BM World Bank BAD African Development Bank BID Islamic Development Bank BADEA African Agricultural Development Bank BEL Office of Forest Research CICR International Committee of the Red Cross CR Rural Commune CRG Red Cross Guinea CERE Center for Environmental Studies and Research CENAFOD African Center for Training and Development CEDEAO Economic Commission of West African States CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation CPI Corruption Perception Index CPIAI Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Index CSO Country Status Overview DCMHyP Directorate of Community Mobilization & Hygiene Promotion DfID Department of International Development DRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Document DHS Demographic and Health Survey EHD Environmental Health Division ENNR East Nimba Nature Reserve EWRA Energy and Water Regulatory Authority EAA Water and Sanitation for Africa EDS Demographic Health Survey EIBEP Integrated Baseline Survey for Poverty Assessment ELEP Light Survey for Poverty Assessment EPE Cross Water Point EUPD University-Research-Study-Progress FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations GIRE Integrated Management of Water Resources INRAP National Institute for Educational Research and Action LPDA Letter of Development Policy of Agriculture MSHP Ministry of Sanitation and Public Health MSF Doctors Without Borders MDGs Millennium Development Goals MICS Multi Indicator Cluster Survey MLME Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
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MOH Ministry of Health and Social Welfare MoEWR Ministry of Energy and Water Resources MOHS Ministry of Health and Sanitation MPW Ministry of Public Works NWRSB National Water Resource and Sanitation Board NWSHPC National Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Committee NWSP National Water and Sanitation Policy NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations ONG Non-Governmental Organizations OMD Millenium Development Goal OMVS Organization for the Development of the Senegal River OMCG Organization for the Development of the Gambia River OMS World Health Organization PEM Modern Water Source PNAEPA Drinking Water and Sanitation Program PNAE National Action Plan for the Environment PAFN National Forestry Action Plan PAGIRE Integrated Water Resources Management Plan PNDS National Plan of Sanitation Development PNDA National Policy of Agricultural Development PME Small and Medium Enterprises PNUD United Nations Development Program PE Water Source PANA National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation PPP Public-Private-Partnerships PRSII Poverty Reduction Strategy II PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper RWSSB Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Bureau SALWACO Sierra Leone Water Company SLDHS Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey UNICEF United Nations Children Fund UNDAF united Nations Development Assistance Fund UNICEF United Nations Children Fund WSP Water and Sanitation Program WSSC WASH Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene WHO World Health Organization WSD Water Supply Division WSS Water Supply and Sanitation WATSAN Water and Sanitation
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD) program contracted Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA), a Pan African Intergovernmental Agency with a focus on Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) solutions to;
“conduct an assessment of the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) situation, needs and opportunities in the focus countries and Priority Zones (PZs) of USAID/West Africa’s Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD) implementation phase program in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire”.
The assessment eventually focused on the three countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in two Priority Zones (PZ1 and PZ2). This document is a report of the WASH assessment in these countries and PZs.
2.0 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR WASH ASSESSMENT
2.1 STEWARD PROGRAM CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND
The Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD) program is a forest conservation and sustainable livelihoods program focusing on transboundary Priority Zones (PZs) in the Upper Guinean Forest ecosystem. The Upper Guinean Forest is one of West Africa’s eight major biomes and it is extremely rich in plant species diversity and endemic species.
As explained in the overview document, USAID/USFS first began conserving the ecosystem under the STEWARD Design Phase from October 2007 to June 2009. The work was expanded under a second Pilot Phase which ran from July 2009 to February 2011. USAID and USFS will continue STEWARD into the Implementation Phase which will be a four year project through 2015.
The STEWARD project has as an objective, to address regional threats to biodiversity and to capitalize on opportunities to support peace building, biodiversity conservation, knowledge dissemination, and policy harmonization. It is focused specifically on the priority biodiversity sites of the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Guinea. The goal of the STEWARD program’s implementation phase is to promote regional strategies for promising approaches to biodiversity conservation, improved livelihoods and sustainable Natural Resources Management (NRM) in the upper Guinean forest ecosystems of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire.
The justification for a regional transboundary approach includes but is not limited to the following reasons: i) threats to biodiversity operate within little concern for national borders, ii) natural resources management (NRM) policies, regulations and conservation of activities of the forest-states are not complementary and, in some cases, impede effective conservation at landscape scale; and iii) working only within the national boundaries of the forest states limits effective and rapid extension and scaling up of promising approaches to conservation, livelihood improvements and climate change mitigation emerging from STEWARD pilot sites. As stated further by the overview document, the objectives of phase III of this project are three fold:
1. Build capacity for increased regional conservation;
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Box 1
STEWARD PRIORITY TRANSBOUNDARY ZONES
PZ1 : Sierra Leone (Outamba Kilimi
National Park)/
Guinea (Madina Oula and Oure Kaba
Suprefectures)
PZ2: Guinea (Mount Nimba)
Liberia (Nimba nature reserve)
Source: STEWARD, 2012.
2. Improve policies for transboundary conservation and natural resources; and,
3. Develop and promote best practices for transboundary natural resources management, conservation of forest biodiversity and sustainable forest based livelihoods from actions at ‘pilot’ sites.
In terms of activity focus, this will be done through thematic interventions as follows:
Improve policy and legal frameworks for transboundary NRM, biodiversity conservation and climate change response;
Biodiversity conservation in priority transboundary sites;
Mitigate adverse effects of climate change;
Promote and strengthen sustainable livelihoods among communities adjacent to the forest and within buffer zones;
Monitor program impact on land use and land cover change;
Institutionalization of regional knowledge sharing dissemination; and,
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene component.
2.2 SCOPE AND FOCUS OF ASSESSMENT
According to the Statement of Work (SOW), the assessment focused on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene situation, needs and opportunities in the focus countries and Priority Zones (PZs) of USAID/West Africa’s STEWARD implementation phase program. The STEWARD program currently focuses on the four countries of the Upper Guinean forest including Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone (see figure 1). The WASH assessment was, however, unable to include Cote d’Ivoire in this assessment due to
ongoing security concerns in the country.
The assessment is undertaken as part of STEWARD’s integrated program considering Biodiversity/Natural Resource Management (NMR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CC-A) and Sustainable Landscapes components and will view WASH needs and opportunities within this context.
The WASH assessment became necessary because of the opportunity that USAID/West Africa has to incorporate WASH funding into STEWARD to complement existing resources for biodiversity conservation and climate change. With this initiative, USAID is seeking to expand STEWARD’s scope and integrate NRM best practices, livelihoods
Figure 1: Map of PZs.
Source: STEWARD, 2012.
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strengthening, and climate change resilience along with increased sustainable access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, and behavior services through WASH components.
A strong case for WASH by STEWARD as provided in the SOW is that STEWARD focused countries have low development indicators, especially with regards to water supply and sanitation coverage, particularly in the rural areas. The SOW explained further that where water services do exist, they suffer from chronic problems of poor operation and maintenance, frequent breakdowns, poor quality, and often lack financial solvency. Coverage of improved sanitation is lacking, and existing latrines are poorly maintained.
This assessment will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current situation, challenges and opportunities that exist in the WASH sectors within STEWARD’s PZs and within the context of WASH at the national levels. This assessment will assist USAID/West Africa’s strategic choices of sustainable investments in WASH that maximize impact and sustainability, while optimizing synergies with the rest of the program’s interventions.
3.0 OBJECTIVES OF ASSESSMENT
The objectives of the WASH assessment established in the SOW are as follows:
(1) Assess the current WASH situation and trends in each STEWARD focus country identifying key issues and challenges as well as current levels of response by governments, donors, and other actors;
(2) Undertake the same analysis in the three STEWARD PZs;
(3) Understand ways in which achieving sustainable WASH services connect to other STEWARD development results—biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods and climate change resiliency—in general, as well as in the three transboundary PZs of the program; and,
(4) Identify key gaps in the WASH sector that could be strategic entry points for USAID investment in the context of the integrated STEWARD biodiversity/climate change program at national and site-based levels.
4.0 METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT The SOW developed by STEWARD provided guidance on the methodology for the WASH assessment
including a guide of tasks that focused on the type of information to collect (Refer to the SOW found in
Appendix 24). The SOW was consulted during the development of field data collection tools to ensure
that the expected scope was covered. The SOW also provided guidance on the methodology of research
adopted for this study. Figure 2 below represents the broad steps for carrying out the field work for the
assessment which is comprised of six main steps which are described in detail below.
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Figure 2: Methodology of WASH Assessment.
1. Project preparation and planning
This stage comprises the development of the implementation plan. There was consultation with STEWARD at this stage to clear the scope of the work and to ensure a clear understanding of what was expected. Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) then shared the project plan with STEWARD for approval. While developing the implementation plan, slight changes were made to the SOW and budget.
After the approval of the implementation plan, WSA started the process of contracting national WASH experts in each assessment country. This involved preparing contracts, signing contracts, long distance meetings to prepare consultants for the field work, and the design of field tools. Five field data collection guides found below were developed (see Appendices 19-23).
Focus group discussion guide questions for communities
Interview guide for INGOs and local NGOs
Key informant interviews for community leaders
Key informant interviews guide for government institutions at the national level
Key informant guide for the private sector
Preparation and
Planning
Country Desk
Reviews
Stakeholder Analyses
Stakeholder Meeting
Focus Group
Discussions
Key Informant Interviews
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2. Literature Reviews
Literature review was done at the country level which involved consultation of sector documents, web-based documents and other WASH literature. The focus was on current water and sanitation coverage and approaches to sustainability of water service delivery and achievements in these countries and target areas where the project will be developed. It also covered areas of policy and the regulatory framework, institutional structures of service provision, technical parameters, financing mechanisms and human resources capacity in the PZs at national and sub-national levels. Three country level desk study reports were produced which formed inputs for the analysis of the current WASH situation in each country. The outcome of the literature review also helped to review the field tools to ensure that information was collected in all areas.
3. Stakeholder analysis
A stakeholder analysis was done for each country to develop a strategic view of the human and institutional landscape and the relationships between the different stakeholders and the issues they care about most. The process was used to identify all key (primary and secondary) stakeholders who have a vested interest in the WASH sectors of the focus countries.
The analysis also helped to provide an understanding of what the stakeholders expect from a WASH project and what they need in relation to potential risk. With the analysis, it is possible to identify actions to minimize project risks and maximize benefits by working with the stakeholders.
The stakeholders and their expectations were identified through desk studies, stakeholder meetings and through key informant interviews. Stakeholders analyses tables can be found in Appendix 7, 16 and 17 for Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea respectively.
4. Stakeholder meetings
A national stakeholder meeting was held in each capital city of the three participating countries. The stakeholder’s meeting comprised of different stakeholders from various ministries responsible for water and environmental sanitation, the private sector, civil society, national academic institutions, and researchers. The meeting briefed stakeholders about the purpose of the assessment, engaged them to have a better understanding of the WASH sector and to receive information relevant for the assessment. The half day meeting was very useful and provided useful background information for the field work.
5. Focus Group Discussions
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) were conducted in the rural communities in the PZs. A list of questions to elicit relevant information for the assessment was developed and used by WSA. The process was very participatory and involved men, women and youth. Communities were friendly and very cooperative in all PZs visited. Twenty-one PZ communities were visited and interviewed. See the list of communities and responses under each country section (see sample questionnaire in Appendix 19).
6. Key Informant Interviews
Key informant interviews focused on individuals and organizations that are strategic in the WASH sector of each country. Two types of key informants were targeted: 1) sector organizations and actors at national levels, and 2) community leaders in the PZs. 31 sector organizations were contacted in the three countries (see Appendix 15). At the community level, 19 opinion leaders were interviewed (see outcome of interviews of opinion leaders in the key findings sections under each country).
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Separate guide questions were produced for each of these groups to obtain the relevant information necessary for the assessment (see Appendices 19 to 23 for sample of guide questions used for various organizations).
The information obtained from the field was analyzed for each country to understand the current situation in the WASH sector and discussed in the findings section for each country.
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5.0 COUNTRY CONTEXT
5.1 LIBERIA
5.1.1 DEMOGRAPHIC
Liberia, a small country in West Africa, has a population of approximately 3.5 million people. Approximately 2.9 million of those do not have access to toilets; some 1.1 million are forced to drink dirty water and an astonishing 3.3 million practice poor hygiene such as open defecation. These phenomenon are a result of weak institutional leadership and the lack of a sector-wide approach to clean water. WASH governance has been fragmented with a multiplicity of actors involved. The key reason for fragmentation in the Liberia WASH Sector was due to the fact that during the period of direct humanitarian support (DHS), approximately between 2004 – 2007, there became a multiplicity of actors who were involved in service provision ppredominantly in rural areas – hand pump construction, pit latrines, and hygiene promotion activities. Between 2007-2011, referred to as the post-conflict period, it became quite difficult to control the activities of INGOs, hence issues of policy adherence were overlooked, construction guidelines were not followed, national strategies were not developed, and every actor was working independent of government involvement/supervision. Moreover, it was not clear as to which government agency should be responsible for coordinating activities as mandates and functions were split between five different ministries.
5.1.2 POLITICAL
Liberia recently experienced 14 years of civil unrest leading to the deterioration of infrastructure and a mass exodus of qualified human resources greatly needed for the country’s reconstruction. Peaceful democratic elections in late 2005 paved the way for the beginning of a new era of governance and since the government of Liberia was inaugurated in early 2006, the country has been rapidly transitioning from an emergency state, through recovery, and on towards development. Positive improvements in water access have been achieved with 68% of the population having access to improved drinking water (JMP 2010). However, the same cannot be said for sanitation as only 17% of the population has access to improved sanitation. Figure 3 shows the map of Liberia showing population per square kilometer of land area.
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SIERRA
LEONE
GUINEA
COTE D’IVOIRE
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Figure 3: Map of Liberia. Source: Ministry of Public Works GIS Unit, 2011.
5.1.3 WASH POLICY FRAMEWORK
The WASH sector in Liberia is currently fragmented and housed in numerous government agencies—further compounding weak coordination. The Water Supply and Sanitation Policy developed in 2009 mandates the establishment of the National Water Resource and Sanitation Board (NWRSB) and its two key operational arms—the National Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Committee (NWSHPC) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC) as the key technical governing bodies. As Liberia strives to become a middle income country by 2030, it is envisaged that these two entities, along with the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), the Directorate for Community Mobilization and Hygiene Promotion (DCMHyP) and the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Bureau (RWSSB) will support the achievement of the long term objective of the establishment of a Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation in Liberia. There are a number of policies that exist in the WASH sector in Liberia—the Integrated Water Resources Management Policy (IWRM), the Water Supply and Sanitation Policy (WSSP), the National Environment and Occupational Health Policy, and the Guidelines for Water and Sanitation Services in Liberia. Unfortunately, due to inadequate and under-resourced governance, these policies have lain dormant and not been implemented. In May 2011, the Liberia WASH Compact was
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developed, and the Government of Liberia (GoL) made a commitment to the following four key priorities to be achieved by March 2013:
1. Establish and Strengthen Institutional Capacity;
2. Ensure Equity and Prioritize Service Provision;
3. Develop a Monitoring System; and,
4. Improve Sector Financing Mechanisms, Capacity Building and Strengthening, Resource Mobilization, Gender Equity, Environmental Concern, and Humanitarian Activities.
Aligned with the Compact commitments, a Sector Strategic Plan was designed, and a Sector Investment Costing that complements the plan provides an estimated five year cost for the sector. The estimated deficit in financing required to meet the MDGs and Liberia’s targets for water supply and sanitation is $75 million per year. The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is currently investing less than $370,000 in consultancy costs to support the development of a water supply and sanitation sector investment program. This will be used by the African Development Bank for a rural water supply investment and to attract other investors. The Poverty Reduction Strategy II (PRSII) and United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) include WASH and are also aligned with the Compact commitments.
In 2011, a census of the 10,000 improved rural water points (mainly hand pumps) in Liberia showed that 29% were not functional and a further 11% were functional but with problems (e.g. dry for part of the year). The Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank (WSP), supported a water quality sampling exercise in Monrovia. This water quality exercise used the water point mapping data base which was developed in 2011, as a means to randomly sample 200 water sources throughout the city. Figures 4 and 5 show maps of improved water points by county and clan level respectively.
Figure 4: Population by Improved Water Point by County – Liberia. Source: Liberia WASH Sector Strategy Plan, 2011.
Figure 5: Population by Improved Water Point at Clan Level – Liberia. Source: Liberia WASH Sector Strategy Plan, 2011.
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The key finding was that 58% of the water points tested showed presence of E. coli, an indicator of widespread fecal contamination. This knowledge raised the need for renewed awareness on open defecation; however, financial constraints have hampered the efforts.
WSP supported the setting up of www.wash-liberia.org as a centralized repository for sector resources. This website has become an important resource for sector stakeholders and potential investors.
The President has recently given the Ministry of Public Works responsibility of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and the ministry is actively driving improvements in the sector. The appointment of the National Water Resources and Sanitation Board is anticipated for October 2012, but has not yet happened at the time of the report. The roles and responsibilities for this board have been developed. The planning for the Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC), which will be the regulatory arm of the sector, has been robust. The establishment, by executive order, of the WSSC is expected to be completed by December 2012.
The board, committee and commission provide the governance structure for the sector and have taken great strides towards meeting the objectives of the Compact Commitment number one. The Sector Strategic Plan and Sector Investment Plan meet the main objectives of commitment number four. In addition, they are helping to meet commitments two and three as well as facilitate the establishment of a WASH pool fund.
As demonstrated above, the platform for investment has been set and it is time for action and implementation. As explained above, the WASH sector in Liberia has developed a proposed governance and operational structure (see Figure 6).
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National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion
Committee – NWSHPC (see members in Appendix 1)
Composition: All Line Ministries/Agencies
Will operationalize Sector Policy, Strategy, Planning,
Technical Support,
Water Supply & Sanitation Commission – WSSC
Composition: Experts in Water & Sanitation, Economics,
Sociology, Law, Public Health, Environment, Finance
Will regulate Tariffs, Licenses, PPPs, Service Standards,
Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Bureau
(RWSSB)
Rural WSS: conurbations
Directorate of Community
Mobilization
& Hygiene Promotion
(DCMHyP)
Software & demand
generation
Key:
Resource
developer/manager
Service regulator
Service
provider/facilitators
Support
organizations
NGOs, CBOs
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION BOARD – NWRSB
(Composition – MLME, MOF, MOA, MPW, MFA, MOHSW, MGD, LWSC, EPA, International Development Partners &
Others)
LWSC
Urban WSS: conurbations
with population >5000
Figure 6: Institutional Framework and Structure in Liberia. Source: Liberia Water Supply and Sanitation Policy, April 2011.
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5.1.4 DESCRIPTION OF PRIORITY ZONE 2 VISITED
This PZ is located in the East Nimba Nature Reserve located in the upper Nimba Mountains of Liberia.
Background of East Nimba Nature Reserve
The East Nimba Nature Reserve (ENNR) was established by an Act of National Legislature on October 2003, as Liberia’s second gazetted protected area. The ENNR was carved from the East Nimba National Forest Reserve.
Within the framework of Liberia’s national conservation strategy, the management and development objectives for the ENNR are:
1. Investigate options for increasing wildlife densities through strict management and determine how a surplus of wild animals can contribute to the food resources surrounding human settlement;
2. Investigate the use of areas outside the park for sustainable resource development and management, such as agro forestry, cash crops and food crops;
3. Provide local training and experience in preservation and management of a tropical forest habitat and its resident wildlife species;
4. Encourage the use of the park as educational resources for Liberian universities, schools, and other educational institutions;
5. Establish a base of operation where staff training, scientific research and management planning can be concentrated and coordinated for the benefit of park administration; and,
6. Focus the interest and efforts of government agencies and private organizations on a cooperative management program for forest-associated resources.
One key point to note is that the creation of the reserve did not make provisions for alternative livelihood venture for those communities living around the reserve. The ENNR is an integral part of the reserve which also runs into Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea. The ENNR is the last portion to be passed into law. The Ivorian portion was legislated in 1943 and the Guinean side in 1944. The Mount Nimba range is a World Heritage Site under UNESCO (Liberia Protected Areas Network Strategic Plan 2008 – 2013).
The ENNR is located in the North of Liberia and extends 40 kilometers along a south-west north-west alignment in the north-east of Liberia. The reserve lies within latitude 7° to 8° North and longitude 8° West. Commencing at a point on the border between Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire at 8.44 E, 7.52 N; a line runs 472 chains due north west crossing the Noun River along the border over Mount Nimba to -8.5 E, 7.58 N; on the Liberia Guinea border; due south west for 144.8 chains to -8.52 E, 7.57 N where it meets a tributary of the St. John River. The site is bordered by several communities including Bassa Village, Zortapa, Yolowee, Zorgowee Town, Gbapa Town, Geipa, and Setontuo. The majority of the communities that live around the reserve speak Mano—one of the 18 spoken languages in Liberia.
VEGETATION
The East Nimba Nature Reserve is an area of moist lowland rainforest, composed of 63% primary and mature secondary forest, swamp forest, seasonally inundated forest, and young secondary forest.
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A sign post that welcomes visitors to the East Nimba Nature Reserve Area. Source: National WASH Secretariat, 2012.
5.1.5 KEY FINDINGS
The WASH assessments were carried out at both the national and sub national levels involving the use of tools developed and tested to fit the context of the different stakeholders involved in the process. The assessment was carried out through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and telephone conversations.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
At the national level, interviews were conducted with five Government Ministries and Agencies, three private sector entities, one civil society organization, three development partner institutions and three international non-governmental organizations (INGO). Appendix 1 contains a list of the organizations contacted and their corresponding contact information. After administering the Government ministries key informant questionnaire, the following data was collected and analyzed.
Government of Liberia Institutions
Ministry of Public Works: This ministry leads the Sector Coordination at the national level through monthly meetings. The Ministry is engineering-focused, handling, among other tasks, the national rural water supply program. It focuses on water and sanitation in towns with a population of less than 5,000. It encourages household sanitation and constructs community and institutional sanitation units (in schools, hospitals, markets). This ministry implements projects directly and/or through contractors and NGOs (See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 2).
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare: This ministry is responsible for health promotion, environmental and ooccupational health, hygiene education and development of sanitation facilities. It is also responsible for the quality of the domestic drinking water supply, sanitation and hygiene practices pursuant to the Public Health Law, and setting standards of water quality control and environmental health (See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 5).
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy: This ministry leads in policy formulation and has been responsible for the preparation of the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Policy and the National Water Supply Policy (NWSP). Among the water sector functions are: provision of hydrologic services (through the Liberia Hydrological Services Bureau), water analysis, and collection of hydrologic data. It also provides assistance and advice regarding boreholes and wells and drilling techniques (See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 3).
Ministry of Education: The Division of School Health in the ministry is responsible for school health and hygiene in the country. It constructs hardware in collaboration with the Education Facilities Unit in the ministry (See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 6).
Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation: LWSC is mandated (i) to engage in the management, development, construction, installation, manufacture, operation, transmission, distribution, sale, and supply to all areas of water and sewage services and of equipment and facilities relating thereto; (ii) to establish and maintain water and sewer facilities, offices and/or agencies within and everywhere inside Liberia; (iii) to determine fair and reasonable rates, fees, and charges which shall be charged in connection with the provision of water and sewage services. The corporation is responsible for service delivery in urban areas (of populations over 5000) (See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 4).
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COMMUNITY LEVEL
Table 1: Demographic Survey Data from Communities Visited Around the ENNR, Liberia. Source: LISGIS, 2011.
No. Town/Community Population County District
1 New Yekepa 8,439 Nimba Yarmain
2 Gbapa 2,048 Nimba Saniquellie
Mahn
3 Kaina 284 Nimba Yarmain
4 Gbelehyee 2,527 Nimba Yarmain
5 Baintowein 1,112 Nimba Yarmain
6 Gbonnie 1,573 Nimba Yarmain
7 Kinon 1,566 Nimba Yarmain
8 Benfoh Not available Nimba Yarmain
9 Bololewee 347 Nimba Yarmain
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Images from field trip and interviews of communities within the ENNR in Liberia
Pic 1: A survey assistant carries out the key informant interview in Gbonnie Nimba.
Pic 2: A group photo in Gbapa Nimba County after the FGD in that community.
Pic 3: Carrying out the FGD in New Yekepa Community, Nimba County Liberia. Pic 4: the town of Bololowee, right beneath
the valley of the NImba Mountain, Liberia.
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The following tables summarize the findings from the community level interviews including key informant interviews with opinion leaders from communities. Table 2: Key Informant Interviews: Community Development Issues – Liberia.
No. Town/Community Development Challenges Actions required to
resolve these
challenges
Existence of Local
resource to facilitate
mitigation processes
Relationships
between WASH
services/Health/Ed
ucation
Partners involved
in support
provision
1 New Yekepa Poor working relationships
between development
partners and community
members
Need for continued
advocacy and
coordination
None Inter-related in
terms of sharing
WASH facilities
None
2 Gbapa Lack of roads, schools, and
WASH facilities
Need for NGO and
government to put
promises into actions
Human resources,
community
cooperation, and local
materials
No relationship at
the moment as
these facilities do
not exist at all
CIPORD
3 Kaina Lack of finances to carry out
development activities in
community
Community
mobilization required
None None/ WASH
services are not
shared
CIPORD
ERS
LCIP
4 Gbeleh Lack of education, functional
training
Need for partners to
willingly assist
community with these
challenges
None No relationship Liberia Community
Infrastructure
Projects (LCIP)
2. ZOA
5 Baintowein Lack of latrines, hand pumps,
and school
Provision of these
services mentioned
Farming activities,
charcoal production
brings income
No relationship ZOA
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Table 3: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Issues – Liberia.
6 Gbonnie No latrines, few hand pumps Removal of
restrictions on
fetching water from
community single
hand pump
None
None
CIPORD
ZOA
7 Bololewee Deplorable roads conditions
barrier to development
reaching communities
Organize youth to
rehabilitate roads
Lack of human
capacity
None ACF
ZOA
No. Town/Community Key Problems /Local
Constraints to service
sustainability
How did problem
evolve
Hygiene behavior
Change needs
Existing
opportunities to
implement such
behavior
change/Local
resources available
Specific actions
undertaken at local
level/ Results
achieved
Lessons learnt and
Contribution to
WASH service
delivery
1 New Yekepa No money to pay WASH
technicians, fees if collected
not used for intended
purpose
Self-greed, personal
satisfaction,
corruption
Need for availability of
hygiene promotion,
materials and
facilitators
None Advocacy for
support to build
sanitation facilities.
No results achieved
so far.
Hygiene importance
in daily activities.
Put into practice of
lessons learnt
2 Gbapa No one responsible for
Operation and Maintenance
No training was
provided for
maintenance of WASH
facilities
Open defecation
needs to be addressed
No opportunities
and lack of local
capacity
Actions have
included appeal for
more latrines
construction. No
results achieved.
Advocacy needs to
be increased
3 Kaina No cooperation/cannot
sustain hand pump
maintenance/lack of spare
parts
No WASH committee
active. No Operation
& Maintenance put in
place.
Low standards of
latrine construction.
No proper
disinfectants. Open
defecation to be
Hygiene campaign
ongoing. Local
resources available
are drawn from
Hygiene Promotion
awareness through
public
announcement
system. No IECBCC
Need for reinforced
messaging and
broader community
participation
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addressed. NGO CIPORD materials.
No response from
community.
4 Gbeleh Lack of spare part for hand
pumps. No maintenance fees
paid.
No coordination. Low
cooperation from
community.
No visibility given to
hygiene at local
community gathering
No opportunities
exist nor resources
to tap into
Hygiene Awareness,
workshop held.
Very positive
results. Behavior
change was visible
for a while.
Need to sustain
awareness
workshops.
5 Baintowein
NO pump technicians, more
latrines needed
Heavy use on the
facilities available.
(For ex. 300 persons
using a single hand
pump currently)
More latrines needed
No opportunities at
the moment but
local resources that
exists include
woodland etc.
Funds collected
monthly by local
leaders.
Pump was repaired
but now is non-
operational
Need for rationing
water supply to will
ensure longevity of
the hand pump,
6 Gbonnie Lots of pump breakdown. No
pump mechanic available.
Poor maintenance Need for latrine
availability to end
open defecation
Town hall meetings
are good platforms
for discussions.
Workshops by local
NGOs.
BY collecting
monthly tax from
community
dwellers. Parts were
bought and
replaced as a direct
result of this action.
Community
mobilization is
important to sustain
services.
7. Bololewee Broken down hand pumps
and latrines
Poor maintenance Need to achieve Open Defecation Free status. Need more latrines
None. Land and
youth support
available
No action taken. No
results achieved.
Health situation of
community has
deteriorated due to
inaction to change
hygiene behavior.
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Table 4: Focus Group Discussions: Community Channels for Communication – Liberia.
No. Town/Community How are WASH issues
communicated /who
receives complaint
Who take s action Feedback process WASH services
prioritization
WASH conflict
resolution and
leadership
Suggestion for
WASH service
delivery
improvement
1 New Yekepa Hand pump mechanic
informs town chief
Community Dwellers Through community
meeting
Not prioritized as
health issues are
paramount.
Town elders and
Chief are
responsible for such
activities
Training for
sustainability
2 Gbapa Youth group informs WASH
committee
Development
Chairman
Through the town
crier
Prioritized through
monthly forum
discussion
Community
Chairman handles
issues related to
conflict
Train WASH focal
persons and involve
local community in
projects
3 Kaina WASH focal person informs
WASH committee and then
gets to the Town Chief
Community Health
Volunteer
Information gets to community and Community Health Volunteers collects fees from community to address the problem
Information on
WASH is
communicated to
the County
authorities every
two months.
The community has
a council of elders
that deal with
WASH issues.
More training
needed for WASH
focal points on
Operation &
Maintenance.
4 Gbeleh Community dweller inform
Town council and the
development committee
The Town Chief Community meetings Not really
prioritized
Town Elder is
responsible to
resolve WASH
issue/problem
Build Capacity for
local pump
mechanics
5 Baintowein Town dwellers inform Town
Chief directly
The Youth leader
takes action
Through community
meeting
Given highest
priority since its
widely used
No conflict with
WASH
infrastructure use
More NGO’s need
to initiate activities
in community
6 Gbonnie Pump Mechanic is
responsible to report issues
with WASH infrastructure
The Town chief takes
action
Monies are collected
to remedy urgent and
solvable situations
WASH is discussed
at almost all
monthly meetings
No conflicts More latrines
needed, more
pump mechanics
and spare part
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Due to very terrible limitations of the study listed below, the Focus Group Discussions could only take place in two of the communities visited. These challenges are quite common around this time of the year August – December (rainy season). Infrastructure challenges in Liberia
depots needed.
7. Bololewee Pump mechanics inform the
elders of the problem
The Town Elders The Town elders
galvanize the
resources through the
community
participation
Priority is given to
the problem but no
action is taken
No conflicts
reported
Additional WASH
infrastructure will
improve service
delivery
improvement.
Pic 5: Heavy duty vehicles are damaging the already deplorable road network between Ganta and Saniquellie.
Pic 6: Roads are not passable at this time of the year especially between the Guinean border and Yekepaa city as seen here.
Pic 7: A survey assistant with his luggage walking to the next village to continue the survey.
Pic 8: The thick forests of the ENNR provides only footpaths for commuters wishing to go to the neighboring villages.
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Table 5: Focus Group Discussions: Community Profiles – Liberia.
Table 6: Focus Group Discussions: Development Issues – Liberia.
No. Community Population Access to
community
Communication Means of Livelihood
1. Kinnon 2,500
Men: 1,000 Women: 1,500
No road network No mobile coverage Farming
2. Benfoh 3,500
Men: 1,000 Women: 2,500
Unimproved road
network exists
Mobile coverage not universal at
the moment
Farming
Mining
Petty trade
No. Community Key development challenges Priority actions to
mitigate challenges
Role of WASH and
education in these
priorities
Partners involved Source of funding
1. Kinon WASH facilities and roads Build hand pumps Key to addressing
priorities
none Taxes collected
2. Benfoh Roads and Water WASH infrastructure
constructed a few
months back
Key to addressing
priorities
ZOA, CIPORD UNICEF
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Table 7: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Liberia.
Table 8: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Liberia.
No. Community Source of Water for
multiple use
Challenges for
Multiple use
Effect of challenges Flooding in Past?
How was it
handled
Activities that
pose threat to
water
supply/Plans to
mitigate
Resources needed
to effectively
mitigate
1. Kinon Creek for both drinking
and gardening etc.
Creek dries up
sometimes
Water borne
diseases increase
Never Lack of hand
pumps
Funding
2. Benfoh One hand pump Frequent break
down
Long distance to walk
to nearest creek
Never Single hand pump
usage
Increased wash
infrastructure
No. Community Community Discussions/
Organized by whom
How do members
participate
How is it facilitated How is community
mobilized in terms of
Water resource
management issues
Who is responsible
to follow up?/Is
there required
capacity need to
follow up?/
Water association
committee. Roles.
1. Kinon Community chairperson
convenes meeting
Attending and
listening
Through the
community chair
person
Text messages to
those who have
phones
Assistant
development
chairman
Exists and assist in
O/M of Water
Points
2. Benfoh Development Chairperson By articulating
their views on the
issues
Through the Assistant
chairman
Youth leaders are very
active in mobilizing
community members
Community
chairperson
Need for increased
capacity
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5.1.6 OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASH INTERVENTION IN LIBERIA
After carrying out a detailed analysis of the WASH situation in Liberia the following activities are proposed as possible intervention points in the country.
1. Given the low capacity of sector actors to carry out implementation of WASH activities (as described in their mandates especially at the national level), there is a need for strong support to build capacity in the following areas:
Functional capacities:
- Leadership
- Analysis, visioning (long term visioning in terms of setting sector priorities and achievable targets).
- Technical capacities – low expertise (rural/county capitals/towns)
- Policy & strategy development processes
- Management
- Planning
- Data management
- Budgeting, Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks
(MTEFs), financial management & monitoring
- Procurement & contracts management
- Technical writing skills
- Reporting
- Advocacy & communication
- Accountability
- M&E of water supply
- Water quality testing, treatment
- Excreta disposal/CLTS
- Emergency WASH
- School & health facility WASH
2. A great need exists to build the capacity of institutions whose mandates include monitoring of water resources, developing strategies for the mitigation of climate change issues, and supporting the development of policies that will include alternative livelihoods strategies for communities residing in the ENNR area. Special attention should be given to the following areas:
Management and monitoring of water resources
Hydrogeological services
Hydrology services
Water quality analysis (including for industrial pollution such as the mining activity taking place in the ENNR areas )
Collection of hydrogeological, meteorological and hydrological data
Management of National Water Resources Information System (NWIS)
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3. Need for increased investment: There are over 10,000 improved water points in Liberia, of which only a little more than 60% are fully functional. This is not adequate. Over 800,000 Liberians completely lack access to water and over 2 million lack adequate access to clean water. More than 1,700 schools do not have an improved water point. To ensure improved access for all Liberians and each school, another 10,000 water points are needed. There is a clear empirical case for funding an initial 8,200 points as envisaged in the Sector Strategic Plan.
4. Prioritize areas for intervention: Lack of access is concentrated in a narrow corridor as more than 75% of Liberians without adequate access to improved water are concentrated in a “corridor of need” around major roads and towns. Funding for communal water points should thus be distributed between counties based on relative lack of access and then prioritized across districts along the corridor of highest need. To avoid any neglected areas with no access and a moderate population, 20% of funds should be set aside for a special “no community left behind” program tackling more remote locations.
5. Maintenance practices must be improved: Current pump breakdown rates are unacceptably high. As this report has demonstrated, one key issue linked to sustainability is the frequent breakdown of water points in the communities visited. Of the pumps built in 2010, 15% are already broken down and more than a third of those built in 2004 are non-functional. A service delivery approach should be adopted with the following key components: 1) organize active community water committees to reduce the likelihood of pump breakdown, 2) strengthen spare-part supply-chains and train more pump mechanics, 3) put in place effective tariff systems in all communities with water points, and 4) improve the planning and vetting/certification of construction of water and sanitation infrastructure.
6. Strengthen coordination, decentralize capacity: To direct funding and enforce guidelines (e.g. on pump type), coordination at the national level needs to improve. In order to successfully construct and monitor infrastructure, capacity at the periphery needs to improve. Construction of clean water points by NGOs peaked in 2006-08. Now is the time for the Liberian government to build the capacity of institutions whose mandates include monitoring of water resources, developing strategies for the mitigation of climate change issues and support the development of policies that will include alternative livelihoods strategies for communities residing in the ENNR area. Special attention should be given to the following areas:
Management and monitoring of water resources
Hydrogeological services
Hydrology services
Water quality analysis (including for industrial pollution-such of as the mining activity taking place in the ENNR areas )
Collection of hydrogeological, meteorological and hydrological data
Management of National Water Resources Information System (NWIS)
5.1.7 RECOMMENDATIONS OF POSSIBLE ENTRY POINTS FOR STEWARD
The following are recommended entry points for STEWARD activities:
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Considering the capacity gaps that exist in terms of inadequate staff numbers at the national level, which pose challenges for supervision and support of sub-national staff, and challenges to succession of staff, the GOL will need support with this activity.
Support to Sector Coordination to ensure the equitability of service delivery.
There will be a need to support the GOL in the development of policies that will highlight alternative livelihoods for rural communities living within the ENNR.
Based on the assessments and the results of this survey, the communities in and around the reserve face serious livelihood problems, which encompass serious food insecurity. As a result of these factors, the communities around the reserve derive their sustenance from the environment and its biodiversity through different means including farming, hunting, fuel wood collection, etc. Consequently, the forests are degraded of biodiversity, and biodiversity resources are being severely pressured.
The assessment has proven that WASH services are at their lowest state and those services that are available are unsustainable. STEWARD could provide support by increasing the services (build more water points), develop sustainability mechanisms (strategies for O/M) and increase capacity at the community level to sustain the services.
Support the establishment of supply chains in communities affected by heavy breakdowns and pump problems.
The Liberia WASH compact has called for the alignment of the National Environment Policy and National Adaptation Plan of Action for Climate Change to consider the environmental impact of WASH projects. A strategic entry point for STEWARD would be to support the following:
Operationalize National Environment policy – Ensuring that all WASH activities are in line with the policy and are environmentally sustainable – ensure consultation with environmental expertise.
Support programs that increase awareness of the National Adaptation Plan for Climate Change (NAPA) – adaptation and resiliency criteria (e.g. technology choices).
Support the GOL in the monitoring of environmental data such as water levels, rainfall, river flow, and water quality.
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Figure 7: Map of Sierra Leone.
Source: World Atlas, 2012.
5.2 SIERRA LEONE
5.2.1 DEMOGRAPHY
According to Index Mundi (2012), the total population of Sierra Leone was 5,485,998 (July 2011 est.), with a growth rate of 2.777%. 38% (2010) of the population is urban while 62% live in rural areas. During several years of conflict, many rural people moved to the urban centers, particularly Freetown where there was greater security and better access to services.
The human development indicators for Sierra Leone are among the lowest in the world. Sierra Leone (SL) has the highest maternal and under-5 mortality rates in the world—UN data shows it as 174/1,000 (2010). Malnutrition is reported to cause 57% of child deaths. These indicators are closely linked with the poor situation with water and sanitation.
Sierra Leone is richly endowed with fresh water resources but has low water and sanitation coverage, largely due to a decade of civil war that threw the country’s economic infrastructure into complete chaos. With the restoration of peace and democracy, the country is making very good progress in transforming the lives of its peoples as evidenced in a 6-7% growth in GDP over the past couple of years.
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR) is drawing up an Implementation Plan for the National Water and Sanitation Policy (NWSP), including formulating its principles into a new Water Law. In the interim, a number of the policy objectives are being implemented including the renaming of the ministry to include water resources to give water greater visibility. The Ministry, with support from DfID, is recruiting a service provider, who will see to the implementation of the sector performance improvement framework. In order to quicken implementation, strategies and implementation manuals, human resource capacity is to be developed. 5.2.2 POLITICAL Sierra Leone is in a post-conflict period after its ten year civil war. According to the Bureau of African Affairs (2012), Sierra Leone's brutal 1991-2002 civil war destroyed infrastructure and truncated political, social, and economic development. The country has made substantial progress in transitioning from a post-conflict nation to a developing democracy that has made notable economic gains. It also is emerging as one of the most stable countries in a volatile region. Most notably, it now contributes significantly to United Nations peacekeeping operations, including the UN Mission to Darfur (UNAMID). It will deploy a U.S.-trained battalion to the AU Peace Support Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) later this year. The government also has passed one of Africa’s toughest anti-corruption laws, made high-profile
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Box 2: Highlights of National Water and Sanitation
Policy
The following highlights some specific policy objectives in the
water supply, sanitation and hygiene sub-sectors.
Urban Water Supply and Sewerage
(i) improve water supply coverage for the urban population from 47% to 74% by year 2015.
(ii) improve urban sewerage and non-sewerage sanitation coverage from 31% to 66% by 2015.
(iii) improve the financial viability of urban water service providers so that they become financially self-sustainable to the extent that they cover their operational costs and gradually contribute towards investments in their networks.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
(i) improve access to reliable water supply services from the present 32% and achieve the overall national target of 74% by year 2015.
(ii) ensure that communities participate in the planning, construction, ownership, O&M of their water supply schemes.
(iii) gradually increase communities’ obligations for paying for operations and maintenance costs of water schemes.
(iv) increase communities’ participation in financing their water supply programs.
Hygiene and Sanitation
(i) improve the health of communities and ensure that 66% of the population has access to sanitation services by 2015.
(ii) develop a sustainable approach for financing urban and rural sanitation involving increased community participation.
Institutional, Legal and Regulatory Framework
(i) establish National Water Resources Board responsible for water resources management.
(ii) establish a regime for regulating water supply and sewerage services which effectively balances economic, financial and social objectives.
(iii) enact a new Water Law which creates an enabling environment for all those involved in the sector, public and private, at present and future.
(iv) review existing water related legislation which is outdated.
arrests, and secured convictions in a majority of its prosecutions. Despite this, Sierra Leone continues to grapple with entrenched corruption, poor health conditions, weak government institutions, high unemployment, slow economic growth, abject poverty, and inadequate social services. Presidential and parliamentary elections were held November 17, 2012.
5.2.3 POLICIES AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Legal enactments
A number of enactments regulate the management of the water supply and sanitation sector in Sierra Leone. The most important of them are:
- Water Supply and Control Act of 1963 guiding the Water Supply Division of the MoEWR;
- Guma Valley Act of 1961 establishing the Guma Valley Water Company to provide water supply to Freetown and its environs;
- The SALWACO Act of 2001 establishing the company to provide water supply services in 19 districts outside of Freetown;
- The Environmental Protection Act containing sections on water pollution and water catchment management;
- The Public Health Act 1996 and the 2004 Addendum, which vests the responsibility for environmental sanitation in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation;
- The Local Government Act of 2004 dividing responsibilities between central and local governments in the sector; and
- The Forestry Regulations of 1990 including sections on water catchment management.
National Water and Sanitation Policy
The National Water Supply Policy (NWSP) sets up the framework for decision making, regulation, service provision, and the participation of citizens in water resources management. Among its key messages is to re-define the role of government from a major service provider to that of coordinator, policy-maker and regulator. The
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policy document, earlier approved by the cabinet, in August 2008, is undergoing further review to address issues that were not previously well-articulated. One significant observation is the inclusion of a sanitation policy, though this is not sufficiently comprehensive.
The NWSP document has the following broad objectives:
develop a comprehensive framework for management of water resources and sustainable development of water supply and sanitation services within an effective legal and institutional framework;
improve the provision of sustainable safe water supplies and sanitation facilities in urban and rural areas through a coordinated approach;
ensure stakeholder participation in the management of water resources and in the planning, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of community based domestic water supply schemes in rural areas; and,
put in place implementation strategies for sustainable development and management of water resources in the gradual changing role of the government from a major service provider to policy-making, regulation, and monitoring.
The NWSP places special emphasis on the fundamental human right of access to safe and adequate water, provision of education to improve hygiene practices and increased access to sanitation services. In terms of the regulatory framework, an independent multi-sectoral regulatory authority is to be established to regulate water and sewerage services.
The Water (Control and Supply) Act 1963 provided the main legal basis for the operation of the sector. It has, however, now been accepted that the Act and its associated regulations do not adequately meet current and emerging challenges facing the sector. It has, therefore, become necessary to modernize the legislation and associated regulations and rules to create an enabling legal environment for dealing with the challenges facing the sector. A new Water Bill is being prepared for approval by Parliament.
Key issues to be covered in the Water Law include sector coordination and harmonization to optimize available resource utilization (including transparency and accountability) among competing uses - increased urbanization, industrialization and mining activities. In the area of drinking water supply, decentralised service delivery at the district level, community participation, empowerment of the key sector ministry and its agencies to execute the WSS agenda in an effective and efficient manner are important features of the upcoming law. Where necessary, relevant customary laws and practices related to the WSS sector will be incorporated into the new Water Law.
The enactment of the Water Law will see amendments to some of the existing legislation to make them consistent with the new policy and institutional framework.
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Policy, Planning,
Financing, Monitoring
• Ministry of Energy and Water
Resources
• Ministry of Health and
Sanitation
• Ministry of Finance & Econ.
Dev
• Ministry of Internal Affairs,
Local Government and Rural
Dev.
Facilitation, Regulation
• SL Parliament (Legislative)
• Proposed National Water
Resources Board (water use
regulation)
• Proposed Energy and Water
Regulatory Authority (economic
regulation)
• District Councils (rural & small
town WSS)
• District Water and Sanitation
Committees
• District Environmental Health
Committees
Service Provision
• GVWC (Freetown – water and
sewerage)
• SALWACO (Other urban)
• SALWACO (rural)
• NGOs/INGOs
• Small independent providers
• Private sector (local water
operators, drillers, contractors,
consultants, artisans - pump
mechanics not well-developed)
Implementation Support
• Development Partners (software
and hardware)
• NGOs (financing, capacity building)
• Local Government (legislative)
WSS Asset ownership
•Local Councils (WSS)
•GVWC (Water)
•SALWACO (Water)
•Communities (WSS)
•Households (sanitation)Consumers
Figure 8: Institutional Framework for WSS Delivery in Sierra Leone. Source: Prepared from the Explanation in the
National Water Supply Policy, August 2012.
Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Financing
Ministry of Energy and Water Resources: (MoWR) is the lead government institution responsible for water resources. The ministry is responsible for the formulation of policies, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in line with government objectives in the management and allocation of water resources, including drinking water supply for both urban and rural populations. It is also responsible for sector coordination and integration, cross-sectoral planning, evaluation of programs for water supply and sourcing funds for water projects. The ministry is the custodian and implementer of the Water Law.
Under the NWSP, the Water Department will replace the Water Supply Division (WSD). Functions undertaken by the WSD in relation to regulation, implementation and delivery of services have been, or are to be, transferred to the appropriate agencies such as the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO), Local Government and the economic regulator.
Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS): MoHS is responsible for overall coordination of sanitation activities at the national level, with the Environmental Health Department (EHD) taking the lead in the promotion of sanitation and hygiene programs, in close cooperation with the Ministry responsible for water, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Education and other key stakeholders, including donor organizations, NGOs and civil society organizations. Discussions with EHD of the MoHS suggest that it receives very little support to undertake its mandate.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government and Rural Development (MoIALGRD): The ministry has the responsibility to ensure that local councils function effectively with respect to the implementation of water and sanitation programmes. The provisions of the Local Government Act 2004, devolve responsibilities for urban, peri-urban and rural water supply, involving rehabilitation of water supply schemes, construction of gravity schemes, construction of drilled and tube wells, sanitation and hygiene
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to local councils. The devolution process of water-related activities is almost complete, but lack of capacity has affected its full implementation.
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development: Provides the financing to support the delivery of WASH infrastructure as well as the operational and capital expenditure budgets of the sector institutions. This includes making budgetary allocations to sectors, sourcing donor funds—loans and grants—to support sectoral activity.
Facilitation and Regulatory Oversight
Local Councils: Local councils are the focal entities of the government at the district level and are the statutory implementers of broad and specific policy objectives of the development process within their jurisdictions. Sierra Leone currently has 19 local councils. Local councils’ human resource capacity is gradually being enhanced with an objective to enable them to adequately implement policy strategies for both water supply and sanitation in collaboration with the water and health ministries. The NWSP notes however, that:
“Efforts to build human as well as financial resources of the Local Councils for the past four years, have not adequately attended to the capacity needed to provide efficient water supply services. This, together with the need for autonomous water supply entities, has necessitated the reconsideration of the transfer of water supply services to Local Councils, hence the requirement for review of the Local Government (Assumption of Functions), 2004 Regulations, specifically on the Main Functions and Activities of the Ministry of Energy and Power to be devolved. The review will legally vest into SALWACO the devolved MoEP’s functions with respect to water supply services.” [NWSP, August 2008]
In respect to sanitation, local councils have the following responsibilities, among others: (i) provision of communal infrastructure involving planning, programming, and financing; (ii) operation and maintenance of infrastructure (excluding those operated by autonomous organizations); (iii) tariff setting, collection of revenues of unregulated sanitation services; (iv) maintenance of public health through education, pollution prevention and control mechanisms; (v) facilitation of community involvement in sanitation programs; (vi) facilitation of the establishment of and capacity building of District and Community Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) committees; and (vii) monitoring progress of sanitation programs and the related activities of Local Councils.
National Water Resources Board (NWRB): The government of Sierra Leone proposes the establishment of the NWRB to oversee water resources management, including the extraction and use of water resources among its various competing uses. It’s key functions will be to: (i) develop equal and fair procedures in access and allocation of water resources, ensuring that social and productive sectors, and the environment receive their adequate share; (ii) carry out water resources research and determine appropriate technology in collaboration with local and international research institutes; (iii) carry out an inventory of water experts, human resource needs assessment and develop training programs in collaboration with the Ministry responsible for water and other stakeholders and ensure that the sector has adequate number of experts for the implementation of different water sector activities; and raise public awareness and broaden stakeholders’ participation in the planning and management of water resources at national, district and community levels.
Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (EWRA): The proposed EWRA will be responsible for regulating energy, water and sewerage services, excluding sanitation services. Among its main functions, EWRA will be responsible for (i) protecting the interest of consumers; (ii) protecting the financial viability of
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efficient water supply entities; (iii) promoting the availability of regulated services to all consumers including low income and disadvantaged consumers; (iv) issuing, renewing and cancelling licences; (v) establishing standards for water supply services; (vi) regulating rates and charges for the services; and (vii) monitoring the performance of regulated entities in relation to investments, quality and quantity of services, cost of services and efficiencies of production and distribution.
The establishment of the regulator will mean that some current functions performed by the ministry as well as its sector agencies, which are inconsistent with good practice and are not in line with the principles of accountability, will pass on to the new body.
District Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Committees: Local councils will be responsible for implementing water resources plans, protection and conservation of natural resources at district level, establishment of by-laws on the management of water resources, and conflict resolution in accordance with established laws and regulations. District Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Committees will be statutorily established, comprising water and sanitation sector stakeholders to carry out the above-mentioned tasks.
Service Delivery
Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC): GVWC was established to provide water to Freetown and its environs. It is an autonomous body owned solely by the Government of Sierra Leone and operates under Sierra Leone’s Companies Act. GVWC has its own Governing Board. Under Sierra Leone’s Companies Act, GVWC is required to control water abstraction and pollution in the catchment upstream of its water sources. With a new National Water Resources Management Board, all functions of a regulatory nature previously undertaken by GVWC will pass on to the new body.
According to the NWSP, GVWC will continue to be responsible for overall water supply services in Freetown. Its roles, responsibilities and mandates stated in the Guma Valley Water Company Limited (1961) Act will be reviewed and revised to harmonize them with the new Water Law and the Regulatory regime which will be established. The company will also be responsible for sewerage services for Freetown City.
Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO): SALWACO was established in 2001 to take responsibility for urban water supplies in all areas of Sierra Leone outside of the jurisdiction of GVWC. SALWACO remains a subverted organization as it is unable to generate sufficient revenues to cover its operations, due to the fact that it inherited broken down infrastructure that requires major rehabilitation. Poor management in the past has been cited for its poor performance. With the devolution of water delivery to local councils, SALWACO’s role may change significantly.
According to the NWSP, SALWACO will be responsible for provision of water supply services in the district towns of Bo, Kenema, Koidu, Makeni, Kabala, and the International Airport at Lungi as provided in the SALWACO Act. In addition, SALWACO will be strengthened and legally mandated to perform additional responsibilities including provision of water supply and sewerage services to all urban centers (except Freetown) and the provision of water supply services in rural areas. SALWACO’s mandate is also to be reviewed to include rural water schemes and both the SALWACO and Local Government Acts will be revised to legalize the additional mandate.
Community Water Committees: Communities play a major role in the water and sanitation sector because they are the primary users, guardians and managers of water sources. Participation of both men and women in decision-making, planning, management and implementation of water resources
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management and development will be enhanced through establishing village/community water and sanitation committees.
The Private Sector: The private sector’s role is to supply goods and services for the sector. Discussions with sector actors indicated that the private sector is not yet vibrant. With time, and in line with the policy objectives, the private sector will be expected to develop partnerships with public sector organizations. Areas in which the private sector will be expected to play a role are: (i) project design and contract supervision; (ii) construction by large and small contractors; (iii) construction, operation and maintenance of facilities such as sewage works and public toilets; (iv) training and capacity building; (v) supply of materials and equipment; (vi) provision of consultancy services (technical assistance); (vi) project financing; (vii) meter connections repairs and distribution of bills; and (viii) management of stand pipes.
5.2.4 SIERRA LEONE WASH SITUATION
WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR
There is a strong commitment to water supply and sanitation from the current administration as evidenced in the increase in (i) its financial commitments to the sector, (ii) marshalling bilateral and multilateral funding support to rehabilitate and expand water infrastructure and, (iii) in its attempts to improve the institutional framework for increased sector performance. Much more commitment is needed for sanitation, where access is a major concern, especially in rural areas. Sierra Leone’s PRSP, and the policies and strategies that it informs, sees water and sanitation as a priority sector area. No doubt more work is needed to link its intentions with the budgeting process and also ensure that adequate resources from taxes, transfers and tariffs are available to meet the MDG targets to which the country has committed. This requires a credible assessment of the sector investment needs and an action plan to implement the identified interventions.
The lack of financing has often been cited as the major drawback to achieving the sector targets and yet even when monies are available, considerable delays have been associated with project implementation due to capacity problems. The soon-to-be launched National Water and Sanitation Policy identifies many of the sector challenges and states policy objectives and measures for addressing them. This can be achieved when there is an effective sector leader and champion, a feature which can now be said of the water sub-sector but not of sanitation.
Discussions with sector actors as well as a review of existing literature present differing views on the validity of the data on water and sanitation coverage in Sierra Leone. These various sources include those provided by national surveys such as the Census, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and others, which are produced by Statistics Sierra Leone. These user-based surveys are the key sources of data for monitoring access to improved water supply and sanitation. The latest of these surveys are the 2007 Sierra Leone MICS 3 which provides data as of 2005 and the 2009 Sierra Leone DHS which provides data on access as of 2008.
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Improved water supply
Trends
Countries are required to halve, by 2015, the percentage of people without access to improved water supply and improved sanitation taking 1990 as the base year. Statistics Sierra Leone reported that 48% of its population of just under 4 million, used safe drinking water in 1990. This implies an MDG target for improved water supply of 76%. GoSL has set a target of 74% for water and this is applied for purposes of determining the country’s progress. An earlier target of 82.5% indicated in the PRSP no longer applies.
Looking at the trend in water supply, in 2000, MICS 2 reported access at 54%, whilst the 2004 census reported access to improved supply as 53%. In 2005, MICS 3 reported access as 47% and indicated that the lower than previous access figures could be explained by the fact that enumerators were carefully trained on the different definitions of improved water and sanitation facilities and may have collected more accurate data than had been collected in the past.
The JMP’s latest figures applicable for 2008 will soon be released. The JMP (2008) report indicates that access to improved water supply in Sierra Leone stood at 49%, with an impressive 86% of the urban population with access whilst only 26% of the rural population has access. The significant difference between the rural and urban populations is not surprising as rural Sierra Leone was the greater casualty of the civil war. It should also be noted that the access figures masks the considerable regional differences that exist, with the western area, which is predominantly urbanized, having the highest access figures, while the eastern and northern parts of the country are the least served.
The 2008 access rate of 49% compares with the MDG target of 74%, and from the trend, it appears that the target will be missed at the current rate of progress. In terms of population, as many as 1.7 million Sierra Leoneans will be without access to improved water supply even when the target is met. Of the unserved population, roughly 1.1 million will be living in rural communities and an equal number will be based in peri-urban and low income communities within cities. The reality of many people still living without access informs the point made by the Minister of Energy and Water Resources during the inception meeting of the CSO process, that Sierra Leone views the 2015 timeline only ‘’as an indicator’’. The bigger picture is how to maintain and sustain service delivery to the served and unserved by ensuring improvement in macroeconomic variables. It is economic growth, which improves the wealth status of Sierra Leonean citizens, which will ultimately significantly increase their access to WSS facilities.
Use of improved water supply
The Table 9 below provides data on the type of water facilities being used by the population as captured
by the 2009 DHS.
Table 9: Use of Water Facilities as of 2008 – Sierra Leone. Source: DHS, 2009.
Population
Characteristic Urban (%) Rural (%) Total (%) Total Pop (‘000)
Improved source 81.3 35.1 50.3 2,800
Piped water into dwelling/yard/plot 19.3 1 7.1
Public tap/standpipe 24.3 6.9 12.7
Tube well or borehole 5.9 6.3 6.2
Protected dug well 30.1 19.9 23.3
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
East North South West
52
30
46
87
48
70
54
13
Improved Source of Water (%) Unimproved Source of Water (%)
Population
Characteristic Urban (%) Rural (%) Total (%) Total Pop (‘000)
Protected spring 1.6 0.9 1.2
Non-improved source 18 64.6 49.2 2,700
Unprotected dug well 10.8 15.1 13.7
Unprotected spring 2.8 9 6.9
Tanker truck/cart with small tank 0.1 0.4 0.3
Surface water 4.3 40.1 28.3
Bottled water, improved source for cooking/ washing 0.4 0.1 0.2
Bottled water, non-improved source for cooking/washing 0.1 0 0
Missing 0.2 0.2 0.2
Time to obtain drinking water (round trip)
Water on premises 30.7 4.5 13.1
Less than 30 minutes 33 58.5 50.1
The evidence shows that surface water is the main source of access to drinking water in rural areas
(40.1%), exposing the population to waterborne diseases such as cholera and guinea worm. In urban areas the main drinking water sources are protected wells (30.1%) and standpipes (24.3%). Water treatment is almost non-existent both in rural and urban areas.
Regional coverage of improved drinking water in Sierra Leone (SL) is presented in Figure 11, clearly establishing that the problem of access is more acute in the northern part of the country where only 30% of the population had access to improved drinking water in 2005. The Western Region seems to be faring better with more than 86% of its population having access to improved water sources. This region is the most urbanized of the country.
Improved sanitation
Trends
Improved sanitation coverage is of great concern in Sierra Leone. In 2005, only 11% of the total population of Sierra Leone had access to improved sanitation, as per the definition assigned to it. JMP (2008) reports access to improved sanitation at 13%, indicating a marginal increase over 2005. This figure is based on the findings of the 2009 DHS, whilst the MICS 3 had reported access to improved sanitation at 41% in 2005. The significant difference is explained by the removal of shared facilities, which in 2008 accounted for 29% of the facilities used (see Box 2).
Figure 9: Access to Improved Water Sources – Sierra Leone. Source: MICS 3, 2007.
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Box 3: Sanitation Ladder and Improved Access to Sanitation
Sanitation may be as cheap and simple as a protected pit latrine or as
expensive and complex as a flush toilet with sewerage. The further up
the ‘ladder', the greater the benefit for people and the environment. In
examining the trends in access for sanitation it is important to take note
of the sanitation ladder, as it allows a disaggregated analysis of trends.
The JMP considers a four-rung ladder for sanitation. This gives an
understanding of the proportion of population globally with no sanitation
facilities at all, of those reliant on technologies defined by JMP as
"unimproved," of those sharing sanitation facilities of otherwise
acceptable technology, and those using "improved" sanitation facilities.
Improved sanitation is defined to exclude facilities which are shared by
more than one household. This is a significant clarification as previously
higher numbers for access to sanitation as reported by many African
countries have been downscaled to eliminate shared facilities, even if the
facility is otherwise very high on the sanitation ladder. Thus, a water
closet facility which is shared is considered unimproved.
Shared sanitation facilities are considered
unimproved, even if it is of superior technology.
Significantly though, many sector actors, including
UNICEF Sierra Leone, and the Ministry of Energy
and Water Resources, continue to base their
sector analysis on the indicators applied by MICS,
which did not exclude shared facilities in its
definition of access.
It is clear from the trends that if current rates of delivery continue, the sanitation target will be missed by a very wide margin when shared facilities are excluded from the definition of improved sanitation. The situation of course will be different if shared facilities are included in the analysis. This has a number of implications for choice of technologies, approach and strategy, funding and planning (particularly in low income urban and peri-urban communities).
Use of sanitation facilities
Table 10 shows the distribution of Sierra Leone’s population according to the type of toilet facility used by the household. Overall, 13% of the population has an improved toilet facility which is not shared. Urban dwellers are much more likely than rural households to have this type of facility (26% and 6% respectively). The most common toilet facility is the open pit (30%), which is much more likely to be used in rural areas (37%) than in urban areas (16%). Overall, one in four households has no toilet facilities, 30% in rural areas and 5% in urban areas.
Table 10: Use of Sanitation Facilities in 2007 – Sierra Leone. Source: DHS, 2008.
Population
Type of toilet/latrine facility Urban Rural Total
Improved, not shared facility 26.1 6.5 13
Flush/pour flush to piped sewer system 0.3 0 0.1
Flush/pour flush to septic tank 8 0.1 2.7
Flush/pour flush to pit latrine 1.3 0 0.5
Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine 6.5 2.3 3.7
Pit latrine with slab 10 4.1 6
Non-improved facility 73.9 93.5 87
Any facility shared with other households 47.9 21.8 30.4
Flush/pour flush not to sewer/septic tank/ pit latrine 0.6 0.0 0.2
Pit latrine without slab/open pit 16.1 37.5 30.5
Bucket 0.4 0.1 0.2
Hanging toilet/hanging latrine 2.7 3 2.9
No facility/bush/field/stream/river [Open defecation] 4.6 30.1 21.7
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Table 11 shows an update on the sanitation situation in relation to classification over the years up to 2008. The classification of improved sanitation facilities is very useful as this will help in planning interventions in the sub-sector, based on the circumstances of the target group. Of particular concern is the high figure for open defecation in rural areas (36%), and eradicating this should be the major focus of any strategic sanitation interventions.
Table 11: Type of Use of Sanitation – Sierra Leone. Source: JMP, 2010.
URBAN SANITATION RURAL SANITATION
Estimated coverage (2010 update)
Year Improved Shared Unimproved Open
defecation Improved Shared
Unimproved
Open defecation
1990
1995 21% 40% 32% 7% 4% 12% 50% 34%
2000 21% 41% 32% 6% 5% 13% 48% 34%
2005 23% 45% 27% 5% 6% 16% 43% 35%
2008 24% 47% 25% 4% 6% 18% 40% 36%
5.2.5 NATIONAL LEVEL FINDINGS
Local and International NGOs (NGOs/INGOs):
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have over many years played an important role in the water sector. Their contribution to the water sector is more pronounced in rural areas where they have been providing all types of water and sanitation services. For the moment, the operations of many NGOs are not coordinated with the agenda of the ministry. However, the NWSP indicates close collaboration with NGOs to enhance their role in water and sanitation activities. Specifically, the government will seek the assistance of NGOs in Sierra Leone to effectively carry out various water supply, sanitation and hygiene activities, including training and capacity building, assisting communities with the planning and implementation of water and sanitation projects, providing health, hygiene and sanitation education promotion, and financing of water and sanitation projects.
COMMUNITY LEVEL
Interventions by Government and NGOs
As can be seen from the responses provided by the communities interviewed and from the situation observed on ground in Sierra Leone, there is little or no WASH intervention by government in most of the communities. Very little has been done by the local council for the provision of WASH facilities in these communities. More community empowerment needs to be encouraged and supported by governments and NGOs to improve the provision of WASH facilities.
Moreover, there are only a few NGOs implementing in these communities. Currently, these include:
STEWARD – intervening in natural resource management
CARE International – yet to start its implementation
CADA – intervening in WASH , carrying out CLTS (Community Led Total Sanitation) in communities (UNICEF Funded)
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Inter Aid – have just entered into the communities to do WASH activities through CLTS
All the interventions of these NGOs are yet to create impact on the lives of the people.
Community Contributions
There is readiness on the part of the communities to contribute in any project in the provision of WASH facilities. Already in most communities, there exist committees known as Village Development Committee (VDC). These VDC’s are ready to provide labor and local materials like sand and stone for the construction of WASH facilities. The Village Chief is the administrative head in each community. The youth leader and chair women are, in most cases, head of all development projects on the community side.
Tables 12 to 20 provide the findings from the communities visited in PZs of Sierra Leone. The interviews are based on key informant interviews with opinion leaders and focus group discussions with youth and women groups.
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Community Focus Group Discussions (FGD) – Youth and Women
Table 12: Community Profiles – Sierra Leone.
No. Community Population Number of
Households
Facilities Access to
Community
Means of Livelihood
1. Taneneh 380 123 1 Community school
No Health center
Bad road
No mobile
communications
Ground nut farming
Rice farming
Pepper farming
2. Ferekuray 124 104 No community school
No clinic
Farming by
households
Poor roads
No communication
facilities
Ground nut farming
Pepper
Rice farming
3 Finfonia 1,400 1000 Primary and
secondary school
Farming
No road network
Communication
Farming
Hospital
4 Sanya N/A 915 School has good
structure and good
teachers
Clinic provides
services for pregnant,
lactating mothers and
children under five.
Farming is the main
activity of the
households
No good road
No good
communications
system
Ground nut, pepper
Potatoes and rice (economic)
Social – Initiations of both boys
and girls into secret society
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Table 13: Focus Group Discussions: Development Issues – Sierra Leone.
5 Sembiekie 850 70 No school
No health center
Bad Roads
No means of
communication
Ground nut farming
Pepper farming
Rice farming
Bondo society for men and girls
society
6 Sumatha 447 80 1 Primary School Bad road network
No communication
Farming: Groundnuts, pepper,
cassava and rice
7 Yana N/A 85 1 Primary school Bad Roads
No communication
Farming: Groundnuts, pepper,
cassava and rice
No. Community Key development challenges Priority actions to mitigate
challenges
Role of WASH and education
in these priorities
Partners involved Source of funding
1. Taneneh No school
No health center
No improved road network
No water supply facility
8 attempts to dig
boreholes failed. Water
table cannot be reached.
Waiting for government to
assist.
Can provide latrines
themselves
Can clean community
But no ability to provide water
supply
No partners
supporting them
currently
Only through
government and the
local councils
2. Ferekuray Water supply and Made submission to local
council for support
No link for now as no school
and no clinic for now
STEWARD for
forestry
Only government
through the councils
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Latrines
No road networks
No communication
Health Poverty action or NGOs
3. Finfonia Roads Elders and chiefs are trying
very hard to coordinate
with council and others for
assistance
Rural Aid constructed pumps
which have been damaged. No
repairs carried out.
NACSA. Unfinished
FED
InterAid
Through community
contribution
Local NGOs
4. Sanya Lack of funds
Difficulty in pest control
Destruction caused by wild
animals to their crops
No easy accessibility to
seedlings
No good water supply system
No good health center
Provision of micro-credit
schemes to youth groups
for development activities,
e.g. building of court
barrier etc.
Formation of youths into
youth groups for self-help
activities. Enough supply of
insecticides to control pest.
Instant control of wild
animals to stop destroying
crops/plants
Provide school of a standard so
that children can learn about
environmental and personal
hygiene
Creation of good drinking
water systems
Good health center
Embark upon educating and
sensitizing of people about
health hazards in their
community. E.g. absence of
toilets
Action Aid, CARE,
UNICEF, WHO,
ministry of Health
and Sanitation,
Ministry of Energy
and power (water
Division) SALWACO
Funds provided by
government of Sierra
Leone and monies
from the peoples
farming activity
5. Sembiekie No water supply
No school
No health center
Bad road
Request made to local
council for assistance but
to no avail
A committee is set up for
young men and women
ready to dig up a well by
the swamp for drinking
Difficult to discern as there is
no school
No health center
No partner
involvement in the
community
Government and local
council
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Table 14: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Situation in Communities – Sierra Leone.
6 Sumatha Destruction of farms by animals
Issue of safe water supply
Bad road condition
Issues of Latrines
Health center
Community center for meetings
Store to keep our products
Drying floor
Construction of individual
wells,
Mobilization of money by a
committee for future
operation & maintenance
though still insufficient
Safe water supply in schools
and health center will provide
good health for the
community. Children will have
healthy minds for studies.
STEWARD
InterAid-water
NACSA-roads
CASA-Community
Led Total Sanitation
(CLTS)
Farm produce and
government
7 Yana Water facilities
Latrines
Roads
Communication
Health center
No plan—hoping for
government to assist
CADA-CLTS
Department for
International
Development-Hand
Dug Wells without
hand pumps
No source, waiting for
government support
No. Issues Community
Teneneh Ferekuray Fintonia Sanya Sembiekie Sumatha Yana
1 Sources of water
for domestic single
Stream Stream Streams Stream,
Rainwater and
Stream Stream From a well and
stream
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use Pump river.
2. Types and number
of unimproved
latrines only
Local unimproved
latrines only
No water wells
11 latrines
(improved)
Stream
Local Pit
Wells not
functioning
Some house
have toilets and
some do not
30 dilapidated
toilets not
functioning
Drinking water
collected from
streams or
rainwater.
4 unimproved
latrines
No WASH
facilities
1-HDW without
a pump
Household local
latrines
3 % having access to
sanitation
20% having access to
sanitation
30% have access
to this services
35% have access
to sanitation
None
4. Are facilities
functioning?
Some latrines
functioning
Latrines are still
functioning
No Yes Yes, the 4
unimproved
latrines
Not applicable Yes in the case
of the well
5. Perception on
quality of facilities
Fair latrines Fair Not Good Fair Latrine quality is
poor
Not applicable The well needs a
hand pump
Additional well
required
Latrine quality
not good
6. Specific WASH
needs
Hand dug wells
Latrines for house
Tools for digging
pits for
construction of
Rehabilitation of
pumps
Digging of
Good water
facility
Health center,
Improved water
points with hand
Pump and also
Household
Water Wells
with hand
pumps
Water well
Latrines
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holds latrines
Protected hand
dug wells
Construction of
school building for
the children
latrines
toilets, good
road network,
schools, market
communication
drying floor,
court barrier,
community
center
latrines Improved
latrines
Tools for
cleaning the
environment
Health center
7. Appreciation of
wash services
Only latrines
available
Not applicable as
there are no
WASH facilities
They are not
properly
functioning
Fair, because
the existing
facilities are not
in good working
order
Not Good Not applicable Well is not safe
Latrines are
fixed with sticks
8. Plans and
structures to
maintain these
structures?
Financial support to
be put in place to
help maintain these
facilities
Not applicable Funding
provision of
local materials
by community
people
themselves
Not applicable in
this case
None No plans
9. Capacity to
maintain?
Yes, if provided with
tools and equipment
Not applicable No Yes There are
household
members willing
to be trained
granted that the
facilities are
provided
Yes, if provided No
10. How and where is
solid and liquid
waste disposed of
in community?
Composted at the
back of the
compound
In the bush and
behind household
compounds
Most times in
the bust or at
the back yards
Holes are dug
where liquid
and solid waste
matter are
deposited,
compost fence
In the bush or
backyard
Compost fences Compost fences
and some use
the bush
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is made
11. Key WASH issues
and challenges in
community?
Taps are not enough
for community
Insufficient water for
the whole
community
More toilets in the
household
Micro credits to
finance the women’s’
group
Provision of safe
drinking water
Provision of 7
latrines
Community
organized the
cleaning of
streams
Digging
improved water
wells, toilets,
good health
center, enough
sensitization of
people on the
danger of dirty
environment
Water facilities
Household
latrines
Tools for
environmental
cleaning
No water supply
facilities
No latrines
No tools
Water facilities
No latrines for
households
12 Initiatives at local
level to solve this
problem
Request to Local
Government Council
to solve the
problems
All efforts made in
the local council to
no avail.
Youths and
elders place
bylaws for the
initiatives
At local level,
the local people
provide local
materials,
Make bylaws
that will bind
every
community
member to fully
participate in
solving this
problem
None Digging of
traditional wells
in household
Traditional
household
latrines
Plate rakes,
cloth lines built
by households
Have local
material for
construction of
household
latrines
Communal labor
is also available
13. What additional
capacity required
to assist
community to
resolve their Water
Sanitation and
Provision of water
facility
Building of super
structure of the
schools
Latrines for
Interventions of
Non-
Governmental
Organizations
Local materials,
sand, stones,
sticks and labor
They need
funding from
NGOs and local
government
support
Government has
so far provided
community with
the existing
latrines
Support from
government,
NGOs and local
council to build
water facilities
and latrines
Funding from
government,
non-
governmental
organizations
and also tools
for cleaning
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Table 15: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Sierra Leone.
Hygiene
challenges?
Households-
improvement of road
Communication
environment
14. Is WASH
considered in your
municipal budgets?
Incomplete
information
Not aware No No Don’t know Not aware
Not aware
15. Where do you get
funds for WASH
service delivery,
operation and
maintenance?
No WASH facilities
available
By community
contribution
Community
contribution
None Never been
provided with
funding
From farming From farm
produce
No. Issues Community
Teneneh Ferekuray Finfonia Sanya Sembiekie Sumatha Yana
1 Source of water for
multiple uses
From the streams
or wells in the
swamps for dry
season
Stream By digging local
well in site
Stream
Local wells
Stream Wells dug in
swamps
From stream
Pits are dug in the
swamp for
watering of crops
2. What challenges do
you have for water
supply for multiple
uses?
We need water
supply facilities as
this is a severe
problem
Long distance to
source
Stream dries up
during the dry season
Youth organize
and dig wells for
multiple use
To provide
adequate
water supply
for multiple
use in their
The stream is
dirty and far
from the
village
The wells dry up in
the dry season
Distance to fetch water from the streams
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Water gets brown
and dirty
community
3 How does this
affect your normal
community life?
Very hard Most people get sick
Less food production
Animals like cows get
into the well in
search of water
Uncomfortable Adversely Spend more
time in search
for water
Fall sick of
drinking the
water that we
get eventually
Less crop
production,
increased hunger
situation,
malnourished
children
Much time is spent
on fetching water
4. Previous incidents
of flooding? How it
was handled?
No No No No No No No
5. Drought in the
past?
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No
6. How did flooding
or drought affect
your water
sources?
Drought affects
their water
sources severely
Stream and
swamp dries up in
dry season
Wells dry up
The water changes
color, becomes
dirtier and, at times,
completely dries up
No No Stream dries
up
Wells and streams
dry up and there is
no water
Not applicable
7. How did drought or
flooding affect your
food supply?
Less food
production in the
dry season
Less food supply
experienced
No No The crops in
the garden
get bad and
sometimes
can’t even
find food to
cook
No water to drink
or cook, and there
is also insufficient
food
Not applicable
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8. What coping
mechanisms do
you adopt to
recover from it?
None Mobilize youth to dig
wells by the stream
No No Mostly have
to travel to
the border of
Guinea (one
mile)
Mobilize the youth
to dig a pond or
travel several
miles to get water
None
9. Which institutions
provided you with
support?
None None None None None None None
10. What was the form
of the support?
None None None None There was no
support
None None
11. Do you receive
support from
government for
WASH services?
None None No No No No No
12 What activities
pose threats to
continuous water
supply?
Without water life
is impossible, it is a
threat to human
life
Herding of cows from
Guinea
Deforestation For humans,
water is the
source of life--
without it is a
threat.
Low water
table
Contamination of
water sources by
animals
Dry season
13. Any plans to
mitigate the
threat?
Yes. There should
be flow of good
water.
Government to put
in place a system to
prevent animals from
freely moving in the
community
Building of concrete
walls along the
streams
Afforestation of
trees
Yes, asking
local NGOs and
the council for
assistance
No plans No plans No plans
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Table 16: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Sierra Leone.
14. What resources are
necessary to
implement the
mitigation plan?
Financial support
Local materials
(sticks, stones,
sand etc.)
Local materials
Money for imported
materials like
cement, re-rods etc.
Funding – Financial
support.
Funds
(material and
money)
Technical
assistance
and materials
to construct
water points
No plans Only funding from
government
No. Issues Community
Teneneh Ferekuray Finfonia Sanya Sembiekie Sumatha Yana
1 Does your
community meet
to discuss issues
around water?
Meeting Yes, especially in the
dry season
Yes Yes, community
meets at the end
of every month
Yes, but
community still
does not have
water
Yes Yes
2. Who organizes the
meeting?
Town chief The town chief and
youth leader
Youth leader Town chief The youth
leader and chair
woman
The Chief and
the Village
Development
Committee
The town Chief
3 How do members
participate in these
meetings?
They all
participate
All community
members participate
fully in these
meetings
Well attended Every body’s view
is respected and
each one of them
participates in the
discussion process
at least 80% of
them
All members will
participate in
the decision
They all
participate
fully
They all
participate
fully
4. How are meetings
facilitated? What
specific issues are
Meeting
facilitated in
Borrie by the
The chairperson of
the meeting
How to control the
Discussions of by-
laws and the
arrangement of
The meeting is
facilitated by the
chief and his
There is a chair
person who
leads the
The Town
Chief
The town crier
goes around to
give the
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discussed? chief and his
council
water wells and the
setup of the bylaws
cleaning the
environment
council in the
village
They deliberate on
health issue,
schools, market,
drying floor and
road network
meeting and
issues mostly
discussed
include water
and sanitation
message
5 Mobilizing for
urgent issues
Chief allows his
men to beat the
talking drum. This
assembles people
at the town
center
The town crier will go
around the town to
inform people that
there is meeting in
the chief’s
compound
Through the town
crier
To summon an
emergency
meeting, the town
crier announces
for everybody to
gather at the chief
compound or
town center
Women mostly
move around to
quickly inform
people of the
urgency of the
meeting and it
gets convened
We beat the
talking drum to
inform all of an
emergency
meeting
The town crier
goes round to
give the
message
6. Who is responsible
for follow up?
Youth leader or
chair woman
The youth leader or
the chair woman
Youth leader and
town chief
The youth leader,
the village
headman and the
chief
Youth leader The youth and
women leaders
The youth
leader
7. Do they have the
capacity to perform
the follow up?
Yes, but need
additional
incentives
Yes Yes Yes There is not
enough capacity
Yes Yes, with
support from
the town chief
8. What plans are in
place to protect
water resources?
There are plans
to be put in
place, like setting
up by laws to
protect the water
resources from
pollution
We have set up by-
laws
Requests are made
to local council to
provide us with
facilities
Fencing the
surrounding area and
establishing cleaning
teams
By setting up by-
laws
Imposing fines on
lawbreakers
After digging the
well, we put
sticks around it
to protect it
from animals
Fencing of the
water source
Putting in place
by-laws
No plan
9. Do you have water No No Yes Yes No No No
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user associations?
10. What role do they
play to protect
water resources?
Not applicable Not applicable Cleaning and
enforcing our bylaws
Youth leader
supervises the
cleaning of water
wells and the
enforcement of
bylaws through
the town chief
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
11. Do you share water
resources with
neighboring
communities?
No Yes No No Yes, the stream
Is used by
people from
Guinea
No No
12 What plans exist to
manage water
conflicts?
Not applicable The Town chiefs of
the two communities
will come together
with elders and try to
settle the conflict
None None There is no plan.
During conflicts,
the town Chief
calls an
immediate
meeting to
resolve the issue
None None
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Table 17: Background/Profile of Opinion Leaders – Sierra Leone.
S/No Community Name Contact Name Sex/Gender Marital Status Level of Education
Attained
Role/Position in
the Community
1 Fintonia Pa Foday Bangura Male Married Arabic Regent Chief
2 Simbiekie Momodu
Bashuma
Male Married Arabic Town head
3 Yana Yaya Kamara Male Married Arabic Town Chief
Table 18: Focus Group Discussions: Community Development Issues – Sierra Leone.
S/No Town/Community Development Challenges Actions required to
resolve these
challenges
Existence of Local
resource to facilitate
mitigation processes
Relationships
between WASH
services/Health/Ed
ucation
Partners involved
in support
provision
1 Fintonia Water Supply
Provision of improved toilets
Good road network
Communication
Provision of medicine at the
health center
Need assistance from
donors
Community willing to
provide participation
such as local
materials, labor force
Community
mobilization and
sensitization
Sand, stone, sticks and
land
Labor
Wells provided but
no pumps installed
Effective
sensitization on
hygiene and
sanitation
Health center
provided with water
supply facility
InterAid for
Sanitation
Steward for forestry
CARE International
Bio-climate
2 Simbiekie Water supply facility Government to
intervene to provide
water supply, school
Stone, sand, gravels
are available
There is no
relationship as
community does
No partner
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No school
No health center
Good road network
Support to agriculture
and construct health
center
Community able and
ready to provide local
materials and labor
force
Labor force available
Skilled labor also
available
not have school,
health center, or
water supply facility
3 Yana Water supply
Sanitation
Road network
Communication
Lack of health center
Looking forward to
government and local
council to resolve the
issues
Sand, stones, labor
force can be provided
No health center or
school
CADA who have just
entered the
community with
CLTS
DFID constructed
hand dug well but it
is not covered, so
the water is not
safe
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Table 19: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Issues – Sierra Leone.
S/No Town/Community Fintonia Sembiekie Yana
1 Challenges with WASH services in the
community Contamination of water source by
animals
Source not protected
The source dries up during the dry
season
Wells not protected
Environmental sanitation is poor
Most houses without latrines
No water supply
No latrines in the community
No tools to clear the environment
Poverty is high
Difficult to raise fund
Farming on small scale because
animals destroy the farms
Education and sensitization
2 How problems came about Naturally
Poor construction
Human activities
These facilities have never been
provided to the community
Poverty
Destruction of farm crops by
animals
High rate of illiteracy
3 Current hygiene behavior change needs Need to provide more toilets
Tools for cleaning the environment
Education and sensitization of
community needs
Water supply
Hand dug well protected
Improved latrines
Tools for cleaning the environment
Cleaning the environment
Environmental sanitation
Clean water supply
Proper disposal of unwanted
materials
4 What materials/methodologies are there to
communicate hygiene promotion behavior
Health overseer plays a major role We only do community Need for proper education on
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change Youth mobilization--cleaning around
the public places
Meeting of community people to be
sensitized by hospital staff
environmental cleaning hygiene matter
Provision of labor, local materials,
Construction of latrines and safe
drinking water
Tools to be provided like shovels,
hoes, cutlass, and wheel barrows
to clear the environment
5 Existing local resources and capacities to
support initiatives Yes Yes Local materials are available as
well as community labor force
6 Specific actions undertaken at local levels to
solve problems Toilets being dug by households
through the intervention of Inter Aid
on community-led total sanitation
Having community meetings
Youth are involved in cleaning and
protecting the water source
The water source is being chlorinated
daily
Community is constructing latrines
for themselves using communal
labor
Asking non-governmental
organizations and government
offices for assistance
7 What results were achieved? Heath conditions being improved
Saved from Cholera breakout
More people sensitized from meetings
Less people get sick
Changes occur as the amount of
flies have reduced
Children do not get sick
None
8 What lessons were learned? If you keep the environment clean you
will have good health
If you have access to drinking water
Since rainy season we never take
anyone to hospitals
None, because no assistance has
been given to the community
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Table 20: Focus Group Discussions: Community Channels for Communication – Sierra Leone.
you have good health
9 How can these lessons contribute to
sustainability?
Continuation of the services will
contribute to sustainable WASH
services delivery
The maintenance of the water source
and chlorination always provide good
and safe water supply to the
population
We need the facilities—the lessons
can be practiced to sustain the
WASH service delivery
It cannot contribute to
sustainability as WASH facilities do
not exist in the community
S/No Town/Community Fintonia Simbiekie Yana
1 How are issues related to WASH
communicated?
Information goes to the chief and
immediately a meeting is called
By calling meeting People communicate through
town crier, bell and drum
2 Who is responsible for receiving
these complaints?
The town chief or elders The town chief The village chief
3 Who takes action on the received
complaints?
The chief and health overseers The councilor and town chief The health oversea and village
chief
4 Feedback process to the rest of the
community
Meeting is called through the town crier Through meetings Local court sends the feedback to
the village chief, informing him
about the action taken against
the accused persons
5 How do you go about prioritizing
WASH issues?
It depends on the emergency of the
problem
People meet at the end of every
month to clean their
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environment
Community work is done when
necessary
6 Whenever there is conflict around
WASH how is it resolved?
Through the health committee and the
chief
Through the village
committee, the town, the
town chief leads the process
The youth chairperson will report
the matter to the community
town chief and the health
overseer to find solution to
resolve the conflict
7 What would be you suggestions for
service delivery process?
Rehabilitation of water gravity system
More hand-dug wells to be provided
Tools for cleaning the environment
More education and sensitization to be
carried out
Provision of protected hand
dug well
Latrines to be provided by
every household
Provision of mosque to use to
preach about sanitation
Improvement of road
network
More education to community
on health issues,
Sensitization of the whole
community healthy and
unhealthy community.
Provision of good and safe water
facilities
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Table 21: Summary of Key Issues Arising from Community Discussions – Sierra Leone.
Key Issues Summary of findings
Developmental Challenges
All communities interviewed had the same developmental challenges which
include:
Lack of good road networks
Lack of safe water supply facilities
No improved sanitation
Lack of health facilities
Lack of proper communication
Water and Sanitation
Facilities
In all communities interviewed, water supply facilities were absent
Streams and unprotected traditional wells are the main source of
water for both drinking and other domestic uses
Sanitation is very poor
Open defecation is highly practised in these communities
Health and School Facilities
Health centres are only available in two communities—Fintonia and
Sanya
Most of the communities in this zone are without health facilities. In
some instances people have to walk 3 to 4km to access the nearest
health center.
Schools, like health centers, are available in only a few communities.
All of the schools are without water and sanitation facilities.
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5.2.5 OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERVENTION BY STEWARD IN THE WASH SECTOR OF SIERRA LEONE
The current challenges faced within the sector in Sierra Leone provide a great opportunity for the STEWARD program to enter into WASH support in the country. These opportunities exist in the following areas:
National level: Coordination of the numerous institutions currently operational in the sector to avoid duplication of efforts in the development sector related to WASH inputs.
Just coming out from the ravages of war, the environment in Sierra Leone has been stressed and there is, therefore, a need for programs which incorporate environmental considerations with development efforts. STEWARD is best placed to make this link between environment, NRM (forestry, impacts from climate change, biodiversity etc.) and WASH to make an impact on community lives.
Policy work: there are still some gaps in policy work. Current policies do not reflect practices on the ground. STEWARD’s work from higher levels can generate evidence that can be used to influence policy.
It is clear that the local councils, who are responsible for supporting development in communities, are currently not fully performing these statutory responsibilities. There is an opportunity for STEWARD to work at the institutional level to strengthen it to fulfil its role within the national WASH framework. Lessons learned from this process can help reshape the WASH policy at the national level.
CLTS has been accepted nationally as an effective approach to deliver total sanitation coverage in Sierra Leone and evidence of open-defecation-free (ODF) communities already exists in some other parts of Sierra Leone. From the information obtained from the interview in PZ communities, most of them lack adequate appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices. This presents an opportunity for the STEWARD program to use this as an entry point to commence work with communities in collaboration with local councils.
Another opportunity for STEWARD to enter WASH in PZ communities is due to the fact that the program is already well known by many communities in the PZ as verified through interview responses. There will, therefore, be quick acceptance resulting in enhancing the worth, profile and visibility of the USAID/WA supported STEWARD project in Sierra Leone.
This report showed that about 41% of rural Sierra Leone still obtains water from surface water sources with the attendant pollution impact that goes with it. The responses from the communities interviewed showed that about 90% do not have a functional safe drinking water source. Many have resorted to getting water from the swamp (and this is threatened by animals that walk into these ‘precious’ water sources).
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5.3 GUINEA
5.3.1 DEMOGRAPHY
According to the 1996 census, the population of Guinea is around 7 million people with an annual growth rate of 2.8% and average population density of 29people/km2. The table below provides a summary of social and demographic indicators.
Table 22: Key Social and Demographic Indicators – Guinea. Source: EDS, 2005.
Indicator Rural Urban National
Birth rate 40.8% 31.8% 38.4%
Age 0-5 years mortality
rate
133% 204% 163%
Maternal mortality rate - - 980 for every 100,000 live births
Fertility rate 6.3% 4.4% 5.7%
The 2010 economic growth of 1.9% was not enough to reduce the poverty level. The high inflation rate of 20.4% significantly impacted on people’s purchase power. Findings from the 2007 Poverty Assessment Survey (ELEP, 2007) show a poverty level of 49.2%, 53% and 55% respectively in 2002, 2007 and 2010.
The EIBEP study (integrated poverty assessment in 2005), shows that 70% of the population in Guinea is rural. Nearly half of the Guinean population (44.7%) is under the age of 15 years. In contrast, only 4.8% of the population is 85 years of age and above.
5.3.2 POLITICAL
There are seven administrative areas in Guinea in addition to the capital city, Conakry, which is also classified as an administrative area. Guinea has 33 districts (prefectures), 302 rural local governments, and 38 urban local governments—5 of which are in Conakry (EDS, 2005).
Guinea has four natural areas with a varied population distribution. They are Lower Guinea (21%), Middle Guinea (22%), and Upper Guinea (20.8%), Forest Guinea (20.7%).
Figure 10: Map of Guinea.
Source: World Atlas, 2012.
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5.3.3 POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Guinea currently does not have a national water policy. There are separate policies in subsectors such as urban water supply, rural water supply, and the water and sanitation strategic framework which are implemented by the different subsectors.
There is, however, an on-going reform process of the water sector which shifts focus to integrated water resource management that has led to the development of a road map from 2011 to 2015. One of the priority areas in this road map is the development of a national water policy.
The water, hygiene and sanitation sector is regulated by the following national policies, legal instruments and regulations.
National Water Policy
Since the adoption, sign off and publication of the water code, Guinea has been involved in research towards the development of PAGIRE (i.e. an action plan for the Integrated Water Resources Management). This action plan outlines the development focus of the country over the next few decades and areas of cooperation as part of the shared water basins (Code l’eau de Guinée, 1994).
As a result, actions have been carried out at regional level as part of OMVG (Gambia River Authority), OMVS (Senegal River Authority) and ABN (Niger River Authority) in addition to the enactment of the water code. These actions, however, still fall short of expectations because they are not fully aligned with cooperation initiatives for managing shared basins and also do not include all aspects of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
The country vision for water supply sets out major objectives for improving water management and reducing poverty to achieve sustainable development by 2015 (Ministère du plan, 2005).
Specifically, Guinea intends to:
Promote and implement IWRM principles at national and regional levels;
Have an adequate legal and statutory framework for equitable access, protection and conservation of the water resources; and,
Coordinate, harmonize and share relevant information on IWRM.
The government water supply policy aims to contribute to improved hygiene and health through provision of safe water. To achieve this and ensure sustainable facilities, the government’s strategy is to:
Ensure that the sector is financially stable through adequate billing which is based on quantity of water extracted in rural and urban areas;
Involve local communities in the management of the rural water facilities (boreholes, wells, sources and water supply systems); and,
Build capacity and improve effectiveness of sector institutions.
National Health Policy
The health and public hygiene ministry developed a policy with a National Health Development Plan component. This plan aims at setting up an integrated health system with the potential to meet the health and hygiene needs of Guineans and contribute to poverty reduction (Politique Nationale de la Santé, 2001).
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To achieve this, the following five strategic areas were developed:
Integrated fight against disease and maternal mortality : reduce morbidity, mortality and other complications;
Build institutional and management capacities: priority reforms and re-organisation of the health system;
Improve the supply and use of care and services: ensure availability, accessibility and affordability of quality health services; and,
Develop human resources: good staff that is motivated, empowered and with relevant skills in all the public health institutions in the country.
Health promotion to:
Create complementarity and synergy of all sectors (private and public);
Promote an increased community participation towards the development of the health system;
Encourage communities to adopt best practices with the potential of promoting health and disseminating chlorination techniques for water; and,
Disseminate collective and individual hygiene measures—the use of safe latrines in household and public places, etc.
National Public Hygiene Policy
This policy is in line with the national policy instruments and international conventions and agreements signed by Guinea on health and environment. It also aligns with the National Poverty Reduction Framework.
The mobilisation and commitment of partners (CSOs, trade unions, community based organisations, NGOs) is an essential factor for a successful implementation of this policy (Ministère de la santé). The policy focuses on developing strategies to significantly reduce the occurrence of diseases resulting from poor or lack of hygiene in Guinea. This will be achieved through:
Universal access to health services, safe water and sanitation irrespective of geographic location, economic power and socio-cultural factors. Also, associations, communities, private and public sectors will complement one another towards achieving this;
Stronger empowerment of communities so that they can be more involved in finding solutions to their health and public hygiene issues;
Prevention of acute and chronic poisoning due to chemical products currently used;
A health system focused on meeting the needs of communities and supported by close collaboration at all levels;
Compliance with the improved hygiene standards approved by the public authorities; and,
Control and monitoring of requirements for environmental protection.
National Policy on Environmental Management
Due to the level of degradation of the environment and the natural resources in Guinea, the government received support from the development partners to undertake the following actions:
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1) PNAE: national action plan for environment;
2) PAFN: national forestry action plan; and,
3) PNDA: national agriculture development policy.
The environment policy is defined by the National Action Plan on the Environment (PNAE) issued in 1994, with the aim of including environmental issues in Guinea’s social and economic development policies. The PNAE had, however, only been partially implemented. It was therefore necessary to review and update it.
The National Forest Policy was adopted in 1989. An action plan was put in place in 1990 as well as a global 25-year strategy for the development of forest resources. This strategy involves all stakeholders including the administration, private companies, associations, local governments and communities. The strategy is also in line with the decentralisation process started in 1986.
In 2002, the country adopted a national strategy for safeguarding biodiversity and ensuring sustainable use of resources (PANA 2007). This is supported by an action plan that goes through 2015. The objective of the action plan is to safeguard and ensure sustainable use of biodiversity and also strengthen international cooperation for equitable distribution of income generated from the exploitation of these resources.
The new policy for agricultural development is a follow up to the LPDA2 (1998-2005). The policy has the following specific objectives:
Increase production and productivity of family farms;
Promote agricultural businesses through private sector initiatives;
Improve the access of agricultural products to markets; and,
Ensure the sustainable use of environment and natural resources.
National Sanitation Policy
Guinea has made commendable efforts in water and sanitation. Accelerated progress has, however, been hampered in part by the coordination of a multitude of stakeholders. This situation is ascribed to the lack of a policy document that will serve as a framework for use by all sanitation players (Politique Nationale de la Santé, 2001). In an attempt to fill this gap, the junior Ministry for Environment, through its relevant department, developed a national sanitation policy. This is the outcome of a long consultation process involving the key players in the hygiene and sanitation sector of Guinea.
Institutional Framework
Despite a robust legal framework, substantial effort is still required to effectively implement a truly integrated water resources management policy. The current situation in the field is characterized by fragmented management of the water uses. For example, there is still a lack of coordination between sectors like health, hygiene and sanitation and the access of communities to safe water and sanitation. There is no systematic and strategic approach to the work being done by most of the actors with duplication of effort resulting in waste and ineffective interventions.
Public Stakeholders
The public stakeholders include: State ministry for energy and environment, health and public hygiene ministry, junior ministry for environment, forestry and sustainable development, ministry of housing and
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planning, ministry of decentralisation and land management, ministry of secondary and civic education, and the ministry of higher education and scientific research. (See Appendices 8 to 13 for details of roles and responsibilities for some government institutions).
The following bodies of the above ministries deal with hygiene and safe water issues:
State Ministry for Energy and Environment (MEE)
The water and sanitation policy letter has the mandate to define the water policy of Guinea. It is focused around the following key areas: (i) management and administration of the water resources; (ii) urban water supply; (iii) rural water supply, and (iv) sanitation.
The MEE designs, develops and implements the water and energy policy. The following are the various departments under the MEE in charge of water resources management (see details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 8).
- The National Water Directorate (DNH)
The main role of the DNH is the inventory, assessment, management and coordination for the adoption of a national water policy in line with the integrated water resources management, administration of resources and water rights. It is also responsible for tasks which do not fall under the remit of other technical ministries so as to ensure sound management of water resources in Guinea.
SNAPE (National Water Point Office)
SNAPE is an independent public authority with financial management autonomy. Key roles and responsibilities are: i) to put together data required for the development of a national rural water supply program; ii) update the national water points database; iii ) identify rural water needs; iv) participate in all commissions on the reception of public water points in rural and semi urban areas; v) sign off on studies done by private organizations or NGOs; vi) monitor the quality maintenance of rural water equipment by beneficiaries; vii) monitor the water quality of rural and semi urban facilities; viii) capitalize experiences of village water projects; and ix) promote water supply systems in large rural cities.
Based on demand from the state, local governments or rural water projects, the SNAPE may undertake the following tasks of public interest provided that funding is available:
Supervise projects or works including a rural water component through delegated project ownership;
Supervise the implementation of any rural water supply programme: modern wells, springs, pumping stations, wells fitted with hand pumps;
Train local artisan and develop spare parts supply networks for rural water facilities; Raise awareness and mobilize project beneficiaries; Monitor the operation and maintenance arrangement put in place for all rural and semi urban
water points; and, Support the rural communities in their local project ownership efforts.
Guinea Water Company
On December 18, 2001, the government created a limited company, SEG (Guinea Public Water Company). The aim of this company is to manage the assets, rights and obligations, operation,
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maintenance, renewal, rehabilitation, and development of urban water systems for safe water supply in Guinea.
It is a public holding company under the Ministry of State for Energy and Environment. Key responsibilities include:
to identify needs and secure funding; carryout studies and new projects; manage urban water assets; produce and distribute safe water; connect communities to the water network; customer/subscribers management (billing and collection of fees); facility maintenance and renewal; management of the debt service; and, ensure sustainable water supply to people and keep a good level of service for customers.
Delegated Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development
(See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 9)
National Directorate of Sanitation and Environment
The National Directorate has the following responsibilities: i) to design, develop, monitor and evaluate the strategies and action plan for sustainable and efficient management of household waste (solid, liquid, waste water, sludge); ii) carryout research and apply techniques on disposal or conversion of household waste and related waste; iii) review and recommend applications for activities related to sanitation and conversion of municipal waste, give technical approvals; iv) develop sanitation projects and programmes for urban and rural waste reclamation and secure funding; v) supervise work related to the identification, selection and development of sites: dumping sites, treatment plants for waste water and sludge.
National Directorate for Environment
Key responsibilities include: i) design, develop and monitor the implementation of government policy on the protection of environment; ii) set pollution standards; regulate domestic and industrial waste before they are disposed into environment; iii) carry out campaigns to raise public awareness on environmental issues; iv) carry out the process of Environmental Impact Studies (EIS); and v) design, develop and monitor the implementation of strategies and action plans for sustainable, effective and efficient management of waste (solid and sludge).
Ministry of Public Health and Public Hygiene
(See details of roles and responsibilities in Appendix 10)
Public hygiene Directorate
This department implements the government policy on public health. In particular, it has to:
Put together the elements of the policy and develop the work plan of the public hygiene department;
Develop regulations on hygiene and ensure that these are enforced;
Regulate and monitor hygiene;
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Identify the best strategies for implementing the national policies on sanitation, hygiene, housing and environment, access and use of drinking water, food safety, hygiene promotion;
Involvement in the design of training programs for public hygiene workers;
Promote and get involved in research programs related to public hygiene;
Participate in technical control, supervision of resource management and evaluation of outcomes in public hygiene;
Involvement in resource mobilization to implement projects, programs and work related to public hygiene;
Strengthen partnerships around issues related to public hygiene; and,
Quality assurance for water and food stuff.
National Institute for Public health
With its national laboratory for quality control, this institute is expected, among other things, to check the quality of drugs and pharmaceutical products, analyse and control the quality of water, food and beverages, and be involved in the creation of a national food safety system.
Other non-state stakeholders
Many NGOSs work in the water, hygiene and sanitation sector and include national and international NGOs, associations, etc. (See details in Appendix 14).
NGOs
Based on their areas of competence, NGOs can provide support through the following intervention areas:
Developing and prioritizing the community needs for water, hygiene and sanitation;
Developing individual or collective water and sanitation projects;
Managing mechanisms of public facilities;
Training on thematic issues or simple management techniques on the development and maintenance of facilities;
Providing technical and management support to relevant small and medium scale businesses;
Holding additional training sessions for small and medium scale business management and staff; and,
Providing advisory support to communities as part of the decentralized cooperation strategy.
Consulting firms (Private Sector)
The private sector generally works on a variety of areas and rarely specializes in a specific area. As contractors or executing agencies, they are very active at all levels of project implementation (in particular, the technical and socio-economic studies, work supervision, facilitation, training and advisory support).
Based on the public contracts executed in Guinea, the firms Bel Laforet, West Ingenierie, Stratheg, Tropique Environment, etc., can be said to have proven experience on hygiene, water and sanitation projects.
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UGSPE
This body ensures the operation and management of community facilities as part of the contracting policy of SNAPE and the supported community. UGSPE ensures the sustainability of public water provided through small water systems or modern water points fitted with hand pumps.
Hygiene and Water Status in Guinea
Member countries of the UN organization signed the Millennium Declaration with an ambitious vision to fight poverty. The declaration includes specific and time-bound objectives, which, if achieved, will contribute to human development. The Government of Guinea is committed to implement these agreements as part of its social and economic development program for the country (PNUD , Ministère de l’environnement, 2009).
Through its safe water policy, the Guinean government plans to help improve hygiene and the health of its people by providing them with safe water. To do this in a sustainable way, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper set out to implement the following objectives under rural water supply:
Increase access to safe water in rural areas;
Create sustainable access to safe water by ensuring the functionality of 90% out of the 11,894 hand pumps (Vernier and Kardia brands) mapped out in 2008; and,
Promote water hygiene.
To successfully achieve the above objectives the, following activities will be carried out:
a) Construction of boreholes and modern water points fitted with hand pumps and provision of safe water through stand pipes and private connection at household levels;
b) Rehabilitation of a) boreholes/modern wells older than 10 years and b) small water systems;
c) Building capacity for maintenance and renewal of facilities through: (i) involvement of rural communities in decision making processes from the design to the implementation of projects and programmes; (ii) empowering/training users in the management, safety and maintenance of facilities; (iii) setting up appropriate water tariffs; (iv) using micro finance institutions;
d) Help sustain the work of sub sector stakeholders - local repairers, spare part dealers, etc.; and,
e) Improving hygiene conditions through supportive measures such as health education in schools, waste management, and construction of household and institutional/public latrines.
Objectives under the urban water supply:
Improve water supply or access in the city of Conakry;
Improve water supply or access in other cities; and,
Improve effectiveness of the urban water sector.
The three activities below will help to meet the above objectives:
a) Increase the productivity of the safe water sector;
b) Institutional reform of the sector through: (i) a clear water tariff policy in place, (ii) development of a system to assess the raw and treated water, (iii) mapping of subscribers, (iv) minimizing the leakages and (v) fighting fraud; and,
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c) Rehabilitation works and development of production capacity.
The government is also committed to improving private sector participation in the development and exploitation of water. Therefore, the on-going review of the statutory framework will continue to stimulate private sector investments in the production, treatment, transport, and distribution of water.
With respect to sanitation, the PRSP is focused on the following:
Develop or improve an environment database;
Set standards for waste disposal and regulate the sector through the “polluter pays principle”;
Increase the financial resources for sanitation;
Improve the performance of the private and public stakeholders to provide facilities and services in urban and rural areas;
Promote and scale up promotion and use of appropriate technologies;
Conduct awareness raising campaigns on sanitation;
Implement hygiene education & environmental protection programs in primary schools and health centers;
Implement the new urban plans and rehabilitate existing old houses, focus on sanitation in industries with polluting potentials; and,
Create and develop green spaces/parks and protect ecological zones.
5.3.4 FINDINGS BY PRIORITY ZONES (PZ)
All communities of the project are located in three of the four natural regions of Guinea, especially:
- Madina Woula in Kindia district;
- Soyah and Ouré Kaba in Mamou district;
- Bossou and NZoo in Lola district
All communities are located in the basin of the Mano River Union in the Southern part of Guinea. They have similar poverty levels for water, hygiene and sanitation and experience severe destruction of the plant cover through bush fires and uncontrolled logging. Tables 23 – 27 provide the outcome of the interviews held with the communities visited.
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Table 23: Community Profiles – Guinea.
No. Community Population Number of
House Holds
Access to community Means of Livelihood
1. Soyah 8,627 850 Road Telephone network Television
Agriculture Livestock breeding Trade Traditional exploitation of sand
2. Madina 4,506 Not available Road
Telephone network
No television
Agriculture Livestock breeding Fishing Trade
3 Oure Kaba 5,800 253 Road
Telephone network
Television
Agriculture Livestock breeding
4 Bosou 3,396 491 Road
No telephone network
No Television
Agriculture Livestock breeding Trade
5 N’Zoo 21,944 169 Road Road No telephone network No television
Agriculture Livestock breeding Fish farming Trade
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Table 24: Focus Group Discussions: Development Issues – Guinea.
No. Community Key development challenges Priority actions to
mitigate challenges
Role of WASH and
education in these
priorities
Partners involved Source of
funding
1. Bossou
2. Ourè kaba
Lack of basic infrastructure including
boreholes, schools, health centers, etc.
Financing, capacity building of local
organisations/ bodies
Construct water, health
and school facilities, etc.
Empower/build capacity
of local organizations
Very good linkages
because all work together
towards addressing
development issues
Development partners
Guinea national
government
International NGOs
3. Soyah
Education, lack of water facilities Education,
implementation of
regulation
Very good linkages as they
all work together to
address development
issues
Development partners
Guinea national
government
International NGOs
4. Madina Oula
Education, lack of water and livestock
breeders
Conflict between farmers and livestock
breeders
Local government plan
must include areas and
activities
Participation of some
NGOs in implementing
development work
They complement each
other
Development partners
International NGOs
5. N’Zoo Lack of facilities (offices, roads in rural State subsidies
They complement each Mining companies
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Table 25: Focus Group Discussions: WASH Situation in Communities – Guinea.
areas, electricity, etc.)
Lack of modern water points
Collecting taxes from mining companies Support from development partners
other Development partners International NGOs
No. Issues
Comm-
unity
Bossou
Ourè kaba
Soyah
Madina Oula
N’Zoo
1 Sources of water for
domestic single use
Stream Stream Stream
Pump
Stream
Rainwater
River
Stream
2. Types and number of
unimproved latrines
only
Local unimproved
latrines only
No water wells
11 latrines
(improved)
Stream
Local Pit
Wells not functioning
Some houses have toilets and some
do not
30 dilapidated toilets not
functioning
Drinking water collected from
streams or rainwater
4 unimproved latrines
3. % having access to 40% 10% 10% N/A 10%
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sanitation
4. Are facilities
functioning?
All water points are
functional
Very few latrines are
functional
4 water points
18 latrines
2 water points are not functional
Public latrines are all operational
All water points are
functional
5. Perception on quality
of facilities
Water sources help in reducing burden on women Reduce open defecation
Water sources
help in reducing
burden on
women
Reduce open
defecation
Water sources help in reducing burden on women
Reduce open defecation
Water sources help in
reducing burden on
women
Reduce open
defecation
6. Specific WASH needs Small water system (solar powered Latrines (491) Community sensitization on WASH
Small water system (solar powered Public latrines (10) 250 households latrines Training of local organizations on WASH
Small water system (solar powered) Public latrines (20)
Construction of modern water points Construction of public latrines Construction of household latrines
Small water system (solar powered) 150 households latrines Training of local organizations on WASH
7. Appreciation of wash
services
8. Plans and structures to
maintain these
structures?
Water sold according to quantity A bank account is opened
Water sold according to quantity taken Reviving the existing facility management committees
Reviving the existing water points management committees
Availability of management committees for maintenance of existing pumps
Continue selling water based on quantity Latrines maintenance
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9. Capacity to maintain? Increased sensitization of communities Advocacy Organizing the committees
Educating
communities on their
rights and
responsibilities
Lobby the development partners Increased empowerment of communities and leaders
Maintain the existing facilities in good conditions Sensitize communities Advocacy
Lobby development partners Increased sensitization of communities
10. How and where is solid
and liquid waste
disposed of in
community?
11. Key WASH issues and
challenges in
community?
Community awareness
or education on WASH
and environment
management
Lack of sensitization
of the communities
Community
awareness or
education on
WASH
Community awareness or
education on WASH
Inadequacy of water
and sanitation facilities
12 Initiatives at local
levels to solve this
problem
Sensitize communities Sensitize
communities
Sensitize
communities
No initiative Lobby partners to build water and sanitation facilities
13. What additional
capacity required to
assist community to
resolve their WASH
challenges
Increased sensitization of communities Advocacy Organizing the committees
Educating
communities on their
rights and
responsibilities
Lobby the development partners Increased empowerment of communities and leaders
Maintain the existing facilities in good conditions Sensitize communities Advocacy
Lobby development partners Increased sensitization of communities
14. Is WASH considered in
your municipal
budgets?
Yes No No Yes Yes
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Table 26: Focus Group Discussions: Community Livelihoods – Guinea.
15. Where do you get
funds for WASH service
delivery and O&M?
Development partners Community
Development partners Government Community
Partners Government Community (through contribution, taxes, selling water)
State subsidies Taxes on companies Community participation only
Selling water per
quantity used
No. Issues Community
Soyah Madina Oula Oure Kaba Bosou N’Zoo
1 Source of water for
multiple uses
Traditional water points
Traditional water
points
Traditional water points Traditional water
points
Traditional water points
2. What challenge do you
have for water supply for
multiple uses?
Depletion of water
courses and
traditional wells
Remote water courses,
rugged landform
Depletion of water
courses and
traditional wells
Issue of spare parts
for pumps
Depletion of water courses and
traditional wells
Lack of pumps
Depletion of water
courses and
traditional wells
Insufficient pumps
Motor operated pumps for
irrigation
Continued breaks of hand pump
3 How does this affect your
normal community life?
Burden of water
collection for women
Girls drop from school
Reappearance of
water borne diseases
Poverty and under
Burden of water collection for
women
Reappearance of water borne
Reappearance of
the water borne
diseases
Loss of productivity
Fall back into traditional water
sources which cause diseases
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to help their mothers
in the water chore
development
diseases Loss of productivity
4. Flooding in the past? How
was it handled?
No No Flooded once. This led the local
authorities to alert the district
authorities. Request was made
to the health center staff for
support in analysing the
borehole water and treating the
traditional wells to avoid any
spread of cholera
No No
5. Drought in the past? No No No No Yes
6. How it affected your
water sources?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
7. How drought or flood
affected food supply?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
8. What coping mechanisms
do you adopt to recover
from it?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
9. Which institutions
provided you with
support?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
10. What was the form of the
support?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
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11. Do you receive support
from Government for
WASH services?
Technical services Construction of SANPLATS
Technical services Construction of SANPLATS
Technical services Construction of SANPLATS
Technical services Construction of SANPLATS
Technical services Construction of SANPLATS
12 What activities pose
threats to a continuous
water supply?
Local production of
bricks, deforestation,
excessive quarrying,
Poor management of
pumps
Bush fires
Excessive bush logging
Poor operation of
management
committees of
existing pumps
Poor management of modern
water points
Deforestation
Deforestation
Bush fires
Bush fires
Poor management of modern
water points
Issue of pump spare parts
13. Any plans to mitigate the
threat?
Sensitizing
communities on bad
and harmful practices
such as bushfires and
bush logging
Community forests
Protect biodiversity
Environmental education
Reforestation of some areas
Protected areas
Reforestation of
some areas
Prohibition of bush
fires and strict
compliance with
regulations
Enforce the regulations
Reforestation of some areas
Education of communities
14. What resources are
necessary to implement
the mitigation plan?
Financial support from development partners Community contribution through effective involvement in protecting what already exists
Financial support from development partners Community
contribution through
effective involvement
in protecting what
already exists
Financial support from development partners Community contribution
through effective involvement
in protecting what already
exists
Financial support from development partners Community
contribution
through effective
involvement in
protecting what
already exists
Financial support from development partners Community contribution
through effective involvement
in protecting what already
exists
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Table 27: Focus Group Discussions: Water Governance – Guinea.
No. Issues Community
Soyah Madina Oula Oure Kaba Bosou N’Zoo
1 Does your community
meet to discuss issues
around water?
General assemblies,
community meetings
General assemblies,
community meetings
General assemblies,
community meetings
General assemblies,
community meetings
General assemblies,
community meetings
2. Who organizes the
meeting?
Local authorities and
state agency staff
Local authorities and
state agency staff
Local authorities and state
agency staff
Local authorities and
state agency staff
Local authorities and
state agency staff
3 How do members
participate in these
meetings?
All these groups are
invited to different
meetings to discuss
their development
issues
Individuals are free
to express their
views
All community members
are informed at the
weekly markets days
Formal invitation Sometimes the city
dwellers are invited
to be part of the
meeting
4. How are meetings
facilitated? What
specific issues are
discussed?
Chaired by authorities in the LG office Attendance of all district leaders and areas Management reports of modern water points conflict settlement
Chaired by the authorities Management reports of modern water points and environment
Chaired by authorities in the LG office Attendance of all district leaders and areas Management reports of modern water points conflict settlement
Chaired by authorities in the LG office Attendance of all district leaders and areas Conflict settlement Health and education
Chaired by authorities in the LG office Attendance of all district leaders and areas Conflict settlement and Environment management Health and education
5 Mobilizing for urgent Public announcement
Public announcement
Public announcement system
Public announcement system
Public announcement
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issues system Information is delivered in the mosque
system Information is delivered in the mosque
Information is delivered in the mosque
Information is delivered in the mosque
system Information is delivered in the mosque
6. Who is responsible for
follow up?
Local authorities and
state agency staff
District leaders, areas
leaders
Councillors
Monitoring committee
within the LG
Unit managing the
public water supply
Local youth
facilitators
Pump management
committees
7. Do they have the
capacity to perform
the follow up?
Not sufficient and hence the need for capacity building
Not sufficient and
hence the need for
capacity building
Not sufficient and hence
the need for capacity
building
Not sufficient and
hence the need for
capacity building
Not sufficient and
hence the need for
capacity building
8. What plans in place to
protect water
resources?
Ccommunity sensitization Prohibition of bad practices around the modern water points
Coercive measures against non-compliance
Maintenance of the water points, compliance with standards when building latrines to avoid pollution of the water table,
Locating the modern water points far from pollution sources, less open air defecation
Locating the modern
water points far from
pollution sources,
less open air
defecation
9. Do you have water
users associations?
No No No No No
10. What role do they play
to protect water
resources?
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
11. Do you share water
resources with
neighboring
communities?
River is the only
resource shared with
the neighboring
community
River is the only
resource shared with
the neighboring
community
River is the only resource
shared with the
neighboring community
River is the only
resource shared with
the neighboring
community
River is the only
resource shared with
the neighboring
community
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12 What plans are in
place to manage water
conflicts?
Amicable resolution
State agency
Authorities call the
local leaders to
discuss the issue
Amicable resolution
State agency
Authorities call the
local leaders to
discuss the issue
Amicable resolution
Leaders and elderly people
are invited in the LG office
Amicable resolution
Representative of the
social organisations,
water point managers
and the elders are also
invited to the meeting
Amicable resolution
Communities and the
local leaders of each
area, representatives
of organisations,
local facilitators,
water sector
authorities are
invited to attend
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5.3.5 OPPORTUNITIES AND ENTRY POINTS FOR STEWARD PROGRAM IN THE SECTOR IN GUINEA
- Reform and coordination of the WASH sector: There is currently no holistic Water and Sanitation Policy. There are, however, subsector policies that are currently carried out differently among agencies. This has resulted in poor coordination of the sector actors and actions resulting in waste and duplication of efforts. This can be an entry point for the STEWARD program. It is important to mention that establishing a new policy takes time and does not have tangible and immediate benefits and as such may not impact on the livelihood of the PZ communities in the short term.
- There are many basin projects implemented in Middle and Upper Guinea as part of the transboundary basin management. Since Guinea has a focus on implementing a strong IWRM program, this could be a strong entry point for STEWARD especially considering the current focus in the PZs which is natural resources management. Given the plan to integrate this with ecosystem, biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods, an IWRM project may fit perfectly. The IWRM component can take a transboundary approach focusing on water use, water quality, environment, waste management and community livelihood needs (adaptation and resilience).
- Even though among the communities in the PZ interviewed there seems to be some water points, a close analysis of those figures shows that the ratio of population to a hand pump is far above the approved 360 persons per hand pump in Guinea. This means there is not adequate access. There are several opportunities in this area for the STEWARD program. One includes the provision of water points and sanitation facilities under a service delivery approach that would bring in all the water supply and sanitation service delivery inputs including institutional, social, economic and financial sectors to include capacity building and technology. STEWARD can develop a best practice, in a few communities, that takes into consideration all of these aspects across the spectrum (i.e. national, district and local government). The best practice could then become the basis for reviewing the performance of the current policies against what works and what does not. It will also show how to integrate climate change, livelihoods and biodiversity issues into WASH service delivery. This can also lead to the reinforcing of institutional capacities across the whole spectrum of the institutional linkages. The success of this approach would be supported by the availability of the following: availability of a national water supply and sanitation program; existence of a national task force for CLTS; availability of a NAPA (national action plan for adaptation to climate change); and, availability of a local government code which vests some power to local entities.
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Figure 11: Upper Guinean Forest.
Source: Wild Life Extra, 2008.
6.0 PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS
6.1 UPPER GUINEAN FOREST AND THE PZs
The Upper Guinean Rainforest, with its unique biodiversity, is regarded by the World Conservation Organization (IUCN) as one of the world’s 25 hotspots of biodiversity. These “hotspots” only cover 1.4 % of the earth’s surface but they contain more than 60 % of all animal and plant species to be found on this planet. This is why they have the highest priority for long-term international conservation efforts. (WAPCA, 2009)
According to WAPCA, the Upper Guinean Rainforest constitutes a 350 km wide strip of coastal forest area that stretches from Sierra Leone through Liberia, Ivory Coast and on to Ghana. In Ghana, the Volta River marks the boundary of this forest area. In Ivory Coast, there is a v-shaped section, the “Baoule-V”, which separates the Upper Guinean rainforest into eastern and western parts.
According to USAID, the forests of the region are fundamental to the welfare of African societies, have great cultural importance, and have climate mitigation values. Within this context, the national boundaries of West African states are arbitrary in context of natural resource functioning, but are critical considerations for natural resources management. Therefore, a regional approach and dialogue is integral to maintaining these ecosystems, goods and services.
6.1.1 STEWARD PROGRAM PRIORITY ZONES WITHIN THE UPPER GUINEAN FOREST
As stated in STEWARD Program’s 2012 technical report, the program works to achieve its development objective through activities implemented under each intermediate result (IR) in two Priority Zones (PZs) in the Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem in four countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast. A third Priority Zone has been proposed, but the selection of the area has not yet been finalized. These Priority Zones were selected because of their biological significance; each zone qualifies under USAID biodiversity criteria as an area of biological significance.
STEWARD’s program work is focused on these two Priority Zones (PZs). PZ1 comprises Outamba-Kilimi National Park situated in Sierra Leone and Madina, Oula, Suya and Oure Kaba sub prefectures are found in Guinea. Together these areas make up PZ1 as shown in the Figure 12 below.
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Figure 12: Map of PZ 1: Defining the Boundaries. Source: STEWARD Program FY2012 Technical Report, 2012.
Priority Zone 2 (PZ 2) is made up of Mount Nimba situated in both Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire and Nimba
Nature reserve situated in Liberia. Together these areas make up PZ 2 as the figure 13 shows.
Figure 13: Map of PZ 2: Defining the Boundaries. Source: STEWARD Program FY2012 Technical Report, 2012.
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6.2 SUSTAINABLE WASH SERVICES, LIVELIHOODS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE UPPER GUINEAN FOREST ECOSYSTEM
There is a strong link between sustainable livelihoods, climate change, biodiversity and sustainable WASH services. The World Bank (2010) states that water is essential to sustain life and economic development and the livelihoods of the poorest people are critically associated with access to water services. Understanding this linkage is very important for the work that STEWARD is doing in the PZs of the three assessment countries, especially with the plan to extend the program to include sustainable WASH.
Currently, STEWARD is a forest conservation and sustainable livelihood program focusing on transboundary priority zones (PZs) in the Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem. The upper Guinean Forest is one of African’s eight biomes, and is extremely rich in plant species diversity and endemic species. Among STEWARD’s objectives is the conservation of biodiversity, improving rural livelihoods in critical transboundary landscapes in the Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem, and contributing to sub-regional and national strategic plans on climate change. These objectives fit very well into the current strategy of STEWARD to include sustainable WASH services in its program delivery in the Upper Guinean Forest.
Incorporating sustainable WASH services and linking them to sustainable livelihoods is not as straight forward as it sounds. There is a need to have a deep understanding of the strategic links between livelihood issues and the types of WASH services. The approach by which these linkages are made can make the greatest impact on the livelihoods of poor rural communities who are the STEWARD program’s focus in the Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem. Linking these challenges with climate change and biodiversity adds another angle to the complexity.
Nicol (2000) stated that the problem of water access to the poor can be taken beyond the achievement of simply health benefits. They postulate that support to water supply development can help achieve sustainable livelihoods within poor communities and, in so doing, make a real contribution to poverty reduction. The argument is that while lack of water quality is a good indicator for economic provisioning in terms of human consumption, it does not necessarily indicate lack of provisioning for livestock access or for cultivation of crops, which are important determinants of poverty in given communities. While a poor quality supply for a household’s own consumption might warrant a higher poverty weighting, the same supply might be plentiful and not harmful for livestock, serving to increase livestock productivity and reduce the vulnerability of the household. It may also increase the household’s income sufficiently to free other assets to improve supplies in the long term.
To be able to achieve a greater impact on community livelihoods through sustainable WASH delivery, the STEWARD project must therefore look beyond just ensuring the availability of quality water for human consumption, to ensuring water is also available at the required quantity to meet the rural communities’ productive needs.
Of the five communities interviewed in Guinea, for example, two of the main sources of livelihood that cut across all of them are agriculture and livestock breeding. These two livelihood sources require adequate water to ensure productivity. Similarly, communities interviewed in Sierra Leone and Liberia are also predominantly involved in farming as their means of livelihood. A WASH intervention by STEWARD in these types of communities must go beyond just clean water for drinking to ensuring that there is adequate water for multiple uses. An understanding of the livelihood needs of the community can therefore also define the approach and type of WASH delivery that can be practiced.
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The result of the assessment done in the PZs in the three countries revealed the following as sources of water used by the communities:
In Sierra Leone, for example, most of the communities in the PZ get their water from streams, swamps and wells. These sources are used for domestic and productive uses. Responses from the communities interviewed indicate that these streams and swamps dry up occasionally during the dry season. Communities are then forced to dig wells in the swamps or stream beds to water their crops. This makes communities vulnerable and impacts their livelihood.
In Liberian communities, the water supply source for some communities is creeks used for drinking and other multiple uses. The drying up of these creeks impacts the source of water for gardening. The communities also complained of the distance it takes them to travel to the creeks. This affects the quantity of water they can use for domestic activities and other multiple uses and, hence, impacts their livelihoods.
The WASH programming of the STEWARD project must take into consideration the community livelihood needs in addition to ensuring adequate quality for drinking. A sustainable WASH delivery approach that balances these needs is very important for impacting community livelihoods in the PZs.
According a UN Water (2008) publication, climate change is expected to add to pressures on transboundary water resources in many areas with fluctuations in water availability and quality. It will magnify regional differences in the world’s natural resources and assets and lead to an increased risk of inland flash floods and more frequent coastal flooding, droughts, etc. The necessity to adapt to climate change, however, will also offer new opportunities for cooperation in developing adaptation strategies.
Climate Change and Livelihoods in Liberia
A UNDP report explains that Liberia is highly vulnerable to climate change in the coastal areas and the communities’ capacity to adapt to a changing climate is very low and resiliency is very limited. Liberia signed onto the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol (KP) in 2002 and since then has been active in the Convention and KP processes. Current major climate hazards in Liberia include reduced rainfall in some places and relative heavier rainfall along the coast, extreme coastal flooding events, sea level rise, and soil erosion.
Climate Change and livelihood in Sierra Leone
According to the published report of the Initial National Communication on Climate Change, Sierra Leone is vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events. The Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report and the Climate Variability Report of the NAPA Project, have clearly indicated that Sierra Leone is experiencing a variety of climatic hazards which include seasonal drought, strong winds, thunderstorms, landslides, heat waves, floods, intense seasonal rain fall, and shifting rainfall patterns amongst others.
The changes in rainfall and temperature patterns have been causing current cropping patterns to become unsuitable to emerging climate conditions. Livestock is already experiencing greater stress due to the climatic variability and pest and disease outbreaks are becoming more pronounced. These changes have adversely affected the ability of the rural poor to maintain their existing livelihoods and have limited the ability of Sierra Leone to maintain export earnings and pay for the importation of food. Inadequate staff and poor facilities for weather forecasting and related activities have undermined the ability of the meteorological department to provide adequate information to other sectors of the economy so that they can better adapt to the impact of climate change.
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The assessment results from the PZs of the three countries shows that climate change might already be a challenge for some of the communities as extracts from the interview results show.
Some Liberian communities get their water supply from creeks for drinking and for gardening. These creeks, however, do dry up during the dry seasons and that means their livelihoods are threatened.
Some communities interviewed in the PZs in Guinea say they experienced flooding, while others say they experienced droughts in the past and this had impacts on their sources of livelihood.
In the PZs in Sierra Leone, 4 communities out of 7 interviewed say they have experienced droughts in the past which led to the drying up of their sources of water including streams, swamps and wells. The result of these events have been hunger, illness, loss of food production, insufficient water for animals, and increased time spent searching for water. These have had great impacts on community livelihoods.
The field results from the PZs shows, therefore, that there is a need for the WASH intervention in the PZs of the three countries to pay close attention to community adaption strategy development to help the communities develop adaptive capacities to deal with climate change challenges as it relates to water supply sources.
This assessment has therefore shown that there is a close link between STEWARD’s current focus on livelihoods and climate change and the intended inclusion of sustainable WASH services in the PZs. The need for this close linkage is very clear from the results of the discussion held with communities and, as such, any programming approach for WASH service delivery that is eventually adopted by the program, should take into consideration some of the issues discussed above.
The sustainability of whatever WASH service approach is finally adopted will however have a policy and institutional implication and this must be taken into consideration in the design of the program.
7.0 OPPORTUNITIES AND ENTRY POINTS FOR THE STEWARD PROJECT
7.1 REFORM OF THE WASH ENVIRONMENT
Two of the three countries involved in this assessment, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have just emerged from war. Liberia is emerging from a 14-year war that paralyzed the institutions and structures at all levels. Similarly, Sierra Leone is recovering from a 10 year civil war that caused harm to significant resources in the country.
This assessment shows clearly that these two countries are grappling with reconstruction and reforms of the different sectors in the countries, especially WASH. Substantial progress has been made, but a lot still has to be done to ensure that the WASH sector returns to normal. Bringing the sector back on track will require some reforms within the sector. Some areas that such reforms may touch are listed below.
Involving stakeholders in WASH reforms
Revisiting WASH policies
Changing the culture of public WASH providers
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Optimizing WASH assets management and infrastructure development
Improving WASH provision through internally developed programs
Improving WASH service provision through partnerships with the private sector
Financing WASH operations in a sustainable and affordable manner
Regulating WASH services in a transparent and predictable manner
Improved water governance at national, district and local levels
7.2 CAPACITY BUILDING
Inadequate capacity for WASH sector runs through all the three countries. Most of the capacity building may require active reforms that will involve all the institutions discussed in this report. Most of the capacity building should be through supporting sector actors to enable them to play their roles effectively. This will require skills and knowledge acquisition in technical aspects of WASH. Some areas for this capacity building include:
Monitoring and evaluation;
Operation and maintenance;
Linking climate change, biodiversity, NRM with livelihoods and WASH activities;
Water quality;
Household water handling in PZ communities;
Establishment of supply chain for WASH services; and,
Training of pump mechanics for maintenance of water facilities.
The areas mentioned above are not exhaustive. If STEWARD decides to go into WASH capacity building in any of the countries, there will be a need to carry out a comprehensive capacity gaps assessment to identify clearly the specific needs within the sector.
7.3 SITE BASED WASH INTERVENTIONS
Going through the findings from the PZs, it is clear that there is a need for site-based WASH interventions. Particularly, in a country like Sierra Leone where about 40% of its rural population depends on surface water as the primary water source.
A very strong entry point for site based WASH intervention is sanitation. Currently, in all three countries assessed, the sanitation coverage is poor. With this low coverage of sanitation in terms of latrines, the only option for the rural dwellers, in particular in the PZs, is open defecation. The effects of open defecation are many: it pollutes ground and surface water, it affects agricultural produce, it pollutes the environment, and it spreads disease including Cholera and Bilharzia.
A strong entry point for STEWARD in the three countries will be sanitation intervention in the PZ zones through CLTS and the provision of safe water sources to stop the people from drinking polluted water. A component to this will be hygiene promotion as a strong component of the WASH service and water quality. An important aspect of water quality will be the safe handling of water in the rural community.
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A market based approach can be used in the WASH project so as to ensure the efficient and more cost-effective use of STEWARD’s funds.
Climate change components will be incorporated with the communities that are in areas that are more vulnerable such as those in flood prone areas, coastal communities, wetlands and water-stressed areas. The exact composition of the site-based WASH package will depend on the specific needs of each community, though sanitation will be a basic component.
7.4 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITY PER COUNTRY ASSESSED
7.4.1 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Whilst Cost Benefit Analysis is a realistic way to determine the benefit of a project, it requires obtaining more detailed information than was possible to collect for this assessment. For example, it was not possible to do a household survey to understand the household needs as this was outside the scope of this assessment.
However, there are past detailed studies carried out by reputable organizations like the World Bank, that provide indications of possible cost benefits of water and sanitation interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa countries, which includes the three STEWARD countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, where this assessment was done. The results of previous studies have been used to demonstrate the benefits that are expected from WASH interventions by STEWARD in the three countries.
Hutton and Haller (2004) explained that the following are critical to the calculation of total societal economic benefit:
(1) Health sector benefit due to avoided illness;
(2) Patient expenses avoided due to avoided illness;
(3) Value of deaths avoided;
(4) Value of time savings due to access to water and sanitation;
(5) Value of productive days gained of those with avoided illness;
(6) Value of days of school attendance gained of those with avoided illness; and,
(7) Value of child days gained of those with avoided illness.
The table below is an extract from analysis done from the studies carried out in Hutton and Haller (2004). It provides a picture of findings against cost benefit components that were studied in sub-Saharan countries. This information has been included here to provide an indication of possible benefits that can be obtained as a result of a WASH intervention in the three assessment countries which were part of the study where this data was collected
Table 28: A Summary of WASH in Sub Saharan African Countries. Adapted from Hutton and Haller, 2004.
Cost Benefit Components Region
(AFR-
D)
Pop (m)
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Annual number of diarrheal cases averted per capita 0.36 Yes 487
Annual cost per person receiving intervention (US$) 8.4 Yes 487
Annual cost per capita (entire population) receiving
intervention (US$)
3.9 Yes 487
Annual health sector treatment cost saved per capita (US$)
by intervention
2.31 Yes 487
Annual patient treatment cost saved per capita (US$) by
intervention
0.15 Yes 487
Productive days gained due to less diarrheal (million days) by
intervention
314 Yes 487
Value of productive days gained due to less diarrheal illness
(US$m)
73 Yes 487
School days gained due to less diarrheal illness (‘000 days) 67,394 Yes 487
Baby days gained due to less diarrheal illness (Millions days) 398 Yes 487
Annual value of time savings (US$ m) 14,414 Yes 487
Value of averted death per capita (US$ m) predicted future
earnings
1,174 Yes 487
Total economic benefits of interventions (US$ m) 18,883 Yes 487
Cost Benefit ratios – all cost all benefits 9.97 Yes 487
Cost Benefit ratios – all cost all benefits, time saving benefits
only.
7.61 Yes 487
AFR = Africa Sub-Saharan; Countries = Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Togo
D = Mortality stratum corresponding to; High Adult, High Child Mortality
According to Hutton and Haller (2004), the cost benefit ratio of water and sanitation interventions is high when all benefits are included. The values from this study in the STEWARD project countries are in the region of US$ 5 to US$11 for every US$ 1 invested. This is the case when there is low technology investment.
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Going by the findings from the study of Hutton and Haller, investing in water and sanitation in the three STEWARD countries is beneficial for these countries.
7.4.2 LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
WaterAid (2010) defines sustainability as beneficial change to access in services leading to corresponding lasting outcomes and impacts in people’s lives. The concept of sustainability is underlined by the fact that once change has been brought about by an intervention, that trajectory of change must be maintained and enhanced. Long term sustainability, therefore, will mean maintaining this trajectory of a beneficial state for a long time—as long as the life of the facilities. An important aspect of sustainability is that emphasis is required on getting the ‘service’ of the service delivery right.
Long term sustainability of WASH services begins right from the planning stage. Some of the key inputs such as financial, institutional, social-cultural, technical, economic, gender and equity, community ownership, governance, and community capacity aspects must be in place from the onset.
Even though water is treated as a right, it is important to ensure that it is also seen as an economic good. Evidence so far from the sector has shown that the charity approach to service delivery where everything is done for the community free of charge has not been sustainable. There is a need to get the community involved not only in managing the service, but also contributing for its upkeep whether through financial or in kind support. This will involve building capacity for the community to play this role.
Various approaches to sustainable WASH service delivery exist. Whatever approach is adopted, it is important to prepare the community from the onset to be part of the process and to take the lead through an inclusive approach.
From the result of the assessment of the PZs of the three countries, sustainability seems to be a challenge in some of the communities. One of the issues identified was broken down water facilities e.g. about 29% of water points in Liberia are said to be in a state of disrepair. Sustainability must be considered as a component of service delivery from the onset. A strong monitoring and evaluation system that makes provision/arrangement for post construction M&E financing is very critical to ensuring the sustainability of the services. The capacity of the beneficiary communities to be able to operate and maintain the service is also important.
7.4.3 POTENTIAL FOR SCALABILITY
Opportunity exists for STEWARD through its WASH intervention in the PZs to develop a WASH model that links with community livelihood, biodiversity and climate change. With the right partnerships and engagement with the communities and the involvement of government, such models can be adopted by the sector as best practices. The ability of the WASH intervention to meet the needs of the beneficiaries will be a strong motivation for replication. For an example, if STEWARD intervention in Guinea develops service delivery that can reduce or eliminate cholera in a region, it can attract government interest to scale this process to other parts of Guinea.
A strong disincentive for scaling-up within these three countries is the coordination of the sector and the commitment of the government to reforms. While this study was not detailed enough to confirm exactly the level of reforms going on in the three countries, it was clear that sector coordination is still weak in the countries assessed, especially in Guinea and Sierra Leone. All three countries are still heavily donor-driven which is a strong hindrance to meaningful scalability.
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7.4.4 SYNERGY WITH OTHER USAID PROGRAMS
USAID has a project it is supporting in Liberia with which the STEWARD project can form a synergy. IWASH – USAID in Liberia specializes in Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Considering that a suggested entry for STEWARD is CLTS, it can work closely with IWASH in Liberia to impact more lives. STEWARD can relate to other USAID programs in the area to link health and education to WASH interventions. A detailed picture of the possible synergy will become clearer as the component of the WASH intervention is further defined.
In Sierra Leone, STEWARD’s current partners are CARE, Fauna and Flora International, Bioclimate, Media Impact, Thomson Rueters, and AUDER. The consultant met with these partners during the workshop organized by STEWARD program in Freetown. There is a great advantage for STEWARD to easily link its work in NRM with WASH implementation. Two approaches for doing this are possible:
Work directly with these partners in the WASH components thereby making the integration very direct. A challenge with this is that there may be need to build capacity in WASH delivery for such partners. A drawback of this approach, is the fact that it would not be as sustainable as building the capacity of local NGOs to ensure capacity remains in the countries of intervention.
Engage local NGOs to work with WASH and use STEWARD’s current NRM partners to make the link through a mentoring/capacity building process.
There was limited information on USAID programming in Guinea. Synergy will be possible with international organizations that have programs in Guinea such as Plan Guinea and Vergnet.
7.5 RECOMMENDATIONS (SITE BASED OR NATIONAL LEVEL INTERVENTIONS)
This assessment shows that opportunities already exist for interventions at national and site levels in the three study countries as discussed in section six above. Both will have an impact on the WASH sector. However, the national level intervention may not have immediate impact on the livelihoods of the communities. Moreover, the STEWARD program is already involved at the grassroots level in the PZs, which is where the needs are greatest, going by the findings from community level interviews. Site based interventions will provide faster and more direct impact on community livelihood than a national level focus.
The site level intervention can still be packaged to have policy impact at a national level as discussed below. Therefore, it is recommended that the STEWARD program starts with site level interventions. This site level intervention can also be done under the broad framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management especially in Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Entry point for STEWARD is Total Sanitation for PZ communities with water and hygiene components
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative methodology for mobilizing communities to completely eliminate open defecation (OD). This methodology, as defined by the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), recognizes that at the heart of CLTS lies the idea that merely providing toilets does not guarantee their use, nor result in improved sanitation and hygiene. Earlier approaches to sanitation prescribed high initial standards and offered subsidies as an incentive. But this often led to uneven adoption, problems with long-term sustainability, and only partial use. It also created a culture of dependence on subsidies. Open defecation and the cycle of fecal–oral contamination continued to spread disease. To address these issues, CLTS activities work with communities to learn to conduct their own appraisal and analysis of open defecation (OD) and take their own actions to become open defecation free (ODF). This approach has proved successful in
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many West African countries and has been embraced by the three countries in this assessment at the national level. It has proved, so far, that it is a very fast way to achieve total sanitation coverage in communities. This acceptance makes it a legitimate and strong entry point for STEWARD WASH intervention in the three countries.
Develop community adaptive capacities
Adaptive capacity is the ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate variability and extremes) to moderate potential damages. There is a strong link between climate change impacts and community livelihoods. Most of the communities visited in Sierra Leone, for example, are involved in rice farming because the environment where they live is conducive for this type of farming. The communities are, therefore, vulnerable to the impact of climate change. These communities will need to build adaptive capacity to deal with the impact of climate change. The STEWARD program should work with such communities within the WASH program to develop their capacity to deal with the impacts of climate change as they occur.
Water quality programing at community level within PZs
Water quality in rural communities is closely linked to hygiene behavior. Two important components—managing water quality at the source and safe water handling along the supply chain—affect the transport and handling of water. This water handling is closely linked with hygiene and should be included as a key component of a hygiene training program.
Capacity building – through partnership with local NGOs and the private sector
Capacity building is a need throughout the three countries assessed as a part of this study. One way to build such capacity is through the implementation of partnerships with institutions involved in the aspects of WASH that STEWARD will be engaging in. There are two levels at which STEWARD can be engaged in capacity building—at the institution and community level.
At the institution level, the partners could be NGOs who are already working with WASH activities but do not know how to integrate WASH with climate change, livelihoods and biodiversity issues. Additionally, partners could include NGOs that are working in the field of forestry but do not have the capacity for linking the work they do to WASH delivery in communities. Finally, partners could be local council and district institutions which could be assisted through partnership on the WASH program to understand how to carry out their statutory responsibilities.
At the community level, there is a need for capacity building to manage WASH services. In Liberia, 29% of the water points are not functioning. Community capacity to operate and manage their WASH services will need to be built. Closely related to this, is the need to support the establishment/functionality of a strong supply chain network. Capacities of artisans and maintenance mechanics may need to be enhanced where they are low.
These opportunities already exist within each of the countries and simply require making it a focus of the programing that STEWARD will be engaged in.
Use learning from site-based intervention to influence policy
Often when policies are developed, they are not based on the realities on the ground. In other instances, policies are generated that have not been fully tested on the ground or there are gaps in some aspects of policy.
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Onsite intervention provides the opportunity for the STEWARD program to develop approaches within the PZ communities from which it can generate evidence of what works well and what does not. The evidence generated from this approach can then inform policy. There is also the opportunity to develop local capacity within the local NGOs and community associations to lobby and influence policies at various levels of government.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the outcome of this assessment carried out in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it is clear that opportunities exist for the STEWARD program to intervene in these countries in the WASH sector which have direct and indirect ties to sustainable natural resource management. As already identified in the SOW, WASH coverage in the three countries is very low, especially as it relates to sanitation. This makes sanitation a strong entry point for intervention in all three countries.
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), an approach which has proved effective in Africa, has already been accepted and is being implemented in the three study countries. It therefore, presents an opportunity as the sanitation approach to adopt by STEWARD and its partners.
Other areas such as capacity building, water quality and environmental management, and waste management, are components that can be included in the WASH program. A service approach that involves all the relevant institutions at national, district and local levels playing their roles as set out in the policy documents is recommended. This way, a model of how a site-based intervention should be practiced can be developed as a best practice. The outcome of such demonstration projects can then be used to influence policies through work with local NGOs which can be another means of building capacity.
While there is the possibility of STEWARD intervening at the national level, this assessment does not recommend it at this stage as the impact will be seen only over a longer period of time. There is a greater need for intervention at site level which should be the priority. Some suggestions of what this intervention could look like and what some of the components could be were briefly mentioned but these ideas are not meant to be an exhaustive list. There is a need to develop a detailed WASH implementation plan that will provide details for WASH interventions. This is an area of expertise for WSA and the organization will be more than willing to support STEWARD in developing such a plan.
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Committee Members, Liberia,
October 2012
Name Organization Phone number Email address
George Yarngo G. Wolobah Kanwee Bearford Weeks
Ministry of Public Works 0886511171 0886455530 0886514005
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Jeff Wylie Oliver B. Kulah
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
0886815802 0886512225
[email protected] [email protected]
Anthony Kpadeh Ministry of Lands Mines and Energy
0886543034 [email protected]
Omarly Yeabah Amos Gborie
Ministry of Health 0886669906 0886611061
[email protected] [email protected]
Jessie Korboi Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
0886513618 [email protected]
Kpangbala Sengbe Ministry of Finance 0886998426 [email protected]
Charles Kumbly Zoe Kanneh
Ministry of Education 0886574678 0886561671
Ellen Pratt Jefyne Bates
Monrovia City Corporation 0886727368
[email protected] [email protected]
Emmet Watson Clarence Momoh Gabriel S. Flaboe
Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation
0886-513398 0886533814 0886513239
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Anyaa Vohiri Jonathan Davies
Environmental Protection Agency Biodiversity Focal Point
0886514013 0886523544
[email protected] [email protected]
Robertta Rose WASH Consortium 077916323 [email protected]
Momo Kamara UNDP GoAL WASH 0886539217 [email protected]
Joseph Collins Christine Ujunje
WSP 0777638531
[email protected] [email protected]
Sam Treglown Sarah House
UNICEF
0886664931 0770139384
Apollos Nwafor WaterAid 0880757808 [email protected]
Prince Kreplah Civil Society WASH Working Group
0886533015 [email protected]
Augustine Mulbah Tony Kolb Joan Atkinson
USAID 077 085 854 077788650
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Maggie Kilo AfDB 0880912918 [email protected]
Alain Pierre AfDB 0886668855 [email protected]
Reid Moor Smith PSI 0880761526 [email protected]
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Drake Ssenyange Liberia WASH Consortium Coordinator
0886926171 [email protected]
Leroy Johnson CHF 0886435589 [email protected] [email protected]
Ralph Kilian I WASH 0886143933 [email protected]
Joelle Gordon Charles D. Cooper
African Rain 0880556994 0886670426
[email protected] [email protected]
Lilian Best MOPEA 0886796952 [email protected]
Harrison Daniels Masaba Rhoda
NACFECEO
0886591823 0886139189
[email protected] [email protected]
Elizabeth Zori Yahweh Adult 0886267351 [email protected]
Abdul Koroma MPW NWSHPC Coordinator
0886930377 [email protected]
George Whoryounwon Thomas Davis
MOH/Coordinator/WASH 0886650361 0886550678
[email protected] [email protected]
Bev Kauffeldt Taya Raine
Samaritans Purse 0886538938 0886468298
[email protected] [email protected]
Nick Street Zoa 0886 452 717 [email protected]
Timothy Kpeh United Youth for Peace 0776443243 [email protected]
Alioune Fall Tetratech 0880337108 [email protected]
Richard Wellington MOH Pool fund 077532129 [email protected]
Kent Bubbs Landis Wyatt
Universal Outreach Foundation
077924002 077010478
[email protected] [email protected]
Wondayehu Gedamu Tearfund 0886509538 [email protected]
Lassana Dosso ACF 0880419211 [email protected]
Timothy Owhochukwu Concern Worldwide 0886478551 [email protected]
Adam Garley Solidarites 0886531706 [email protected]
Harrison Geneyan Oxfam 0880539004 [email protected]
Tracy Wise Consortium WASH Advisor 0776812110 [email protected]
Cooper LURA - Liberians Unite for Rescue Action 0886999930 [email protected]
Abraham Powell ECREP 0886551390 [email protected]
Samson Neese ERS 0886527388 [email protected]
Aron Gballon CIPORD 0886477815 [email protected]
Kingstone Saye RIDA 0886442789 [email protected]
Hassan Fahnbulleh Hardii A. Zobombo FAAL
0886570760 077074810
[email protected] [email protected]
Tamba Bundor CODES 0886514325 [email protected]
Moses Barclay LICH 0886615915 [email protected]
Norman Tinarwo Pump Aid 0880544235 [email protected]
Ramses T. Kumbuyah
Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) 0886550910
Balaram CARE international 0886 797 958
Ambaye Zakewos Living Water 0880487704 [email protected]
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Justin Pendarvis David Matthews EQUIP
0777317671
[email protected] [email protected]
Morris Gbegasee Lee S. Mason MOPEA
0886519711 0886546346
[email protected] [email protected]
Carine Gachen Irish AID 0880-535453 [email protected]
Aaron G. Woods Patrick O. Sawyer LRDC
0886567128 0886383077
[email protected] [email protected]
Magdalene Mathews 0880598873
Jehu Zonue Ministry of Gender & Development 0886283636
Cecil S. Wilson UOF 0886613577 [email protected]
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APPENDIX 2: Ministry of Public Works – Division of National Rural Water Supply & Sanitation, Liberia
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role / responsibilities
Roles / responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
MoPW
(at both national
& county levels)
Current:
Bureau of
Community
Services
Planned:
Rural Water
Supply and
Sanitation
Bureau (RWSSB)
http://mpwliberia.com/
WASH sector lead (instructed by
the President 2012)
Leads in policy formation as chair of
NWSHPC
NWSHPC co-ordination (see above)
Moving from an implementing
agency to a facilitating agency
(drilling capacity will be phased out
to be replaced by supervision,
quality assurance)
Responsible for the design,
construction and maintenance of
civil works
Provide technical expertise and
capacity building to county, district
and community levels
Manages water points fitted with
hand pumps for towns, cities and in
rural areas
Enforce service delivery standards
in the sector
Monitor and co-ordinate NGO
activities in rural water supply &
sanitation
Functional capacities:
Leadership
Analysis, visioning
Policy & strategy development
processes
Management
Planning
Data management
Budgeting. MTEFs, Financial
management & monitoring
Procurement & contracts
management
Technical writing skills
Reporting
Advocacy & communication
Accountability
M&E
Technical capacities – expertise in
(rural/county capitals/towns):
Water supply
Water quality – testing,
treatment
Excreta disposal/CLTS
Emergency WASH
Facilities, equipment,
funding:
Internet / power /
computer access
Office facilities
Logistics
Funding
Technical
equipment
(surveying, drilling,
well rings,
hydrogeological/GI
S equipment)
Vehicles/trucks/sto
rage facilities
Processes & systems:
Policy, procedures,
systems established:
Planning
Budgeting &
financial
management
M&E &
Executive Order /
Ministry agreement for
formation of RWSSB
Internal Ministry
support for WASH
activities
Resident Engineers
working at county level
understand the WASH
sector and are
committed to
supporting the WASH
team and programmes
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Establish and strengthen systems
and processes to support
sustainability of rural water supply
& sanitation.
School & health facility WASH
information
sharing
Standard operating
procedures
HR management:
Job descriptions
Salary, pensions,
recruitment
procedures
Supervision,
reviews
In-service training
provision
Transfer between
posts
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APPENDIX 3: Ministry of Lands Mines & Energy, Liberia
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role / responsibilities
Roles / responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling
environment
Ministry of Lands
Mines and
Energy (MoLME)
Liberia
Hydrogeological
Services (LHS)
http://www.molme.gov.lr/index.php
Support for WSSC
Secretariat to the Water
Resources & Sanitation Board
(NWRSB)
Management and monitoring of
water resources
Hydrogeological services
Hydrology services
Water quality analysis (including
for industrial pollution)
Collection of hydrogeological,
meteorological and hydrological
data
Management of National Water
Resources Information System
(NWIS)
Functional capacities:
Leadership
Analysis, visioning
Policy & strategy
development processes
Management
Planning
M&E
Data management
Budgeting, MTEFs, financial
management & monitoring
Procurement & contracts
management
Professional writing skills
Reporting
Advocacy & communication
Accountability
Technical capacities – expertise in
(rural/county capitals/towns):
Water resources
Water quality – testing and
Facilities, equipment, funding:
Internet / power / computer
access
Office facilities
Logistics
Funding
Technical equipment
(hydrogeological, hydrology,
etc.?)
Processes & systems:
Policy, procedures, systems
established:
Planning
Budgeting & financial
management
M&E
Standard operating
procedures
HR management:
Job descriptions
MoLME as a
wider Ministry
continues to
allocate
resources and
efforts
towards water
resources
Internal
political
support exists
for re-
establishing
the Water
Resources
Board
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monitoring
Cross-cutting (gender,
environment)
Salary, pensions
Supervision, reviews
In-service training provision
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APPENDIX 4: Liberia Water & Sewer Corporation
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role / responsibilities
Roles / responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
Liberia
Water &
Sewage
Corporatio
n (LWSC)
Policies & management:
Planning for urban W&S
Provision of technical support to the
WASH sector
Tariff setting and collection of funds
(tariff setting will move to the WSSC
once it is established)
Leakage monitoring
Provision of water services in urban areas,
Monrovia, County Capitals and towns
above 5,000):
Management of water resources
Management of pumping and water
treatment systems
Development and maintenance of
distribution systems
Operation and maintenance
Water quality monitoring
Sewerage services & on-site sanitation:
Provision of sewerage services
Provision of end disposal sites for the
disposal of pit latrine and septic tank
contents when emptied
Functional capacities:
Leadership
Analysis, visioning
Policy & strategy development processes
Management
Planning
M&E
Data management
Budgeting, financial management &
monitoring
Commercial management
Procurement & contracts management
Professional writing skills
Reporting
Advocacy & communication
Accountability
Working with the private sector
Technical capacities – expertise in (urban/towns
above 5,000):
Water supply
Water quality – testing, treatment
Sewerage & treatment
Emergency WASH
Facilities, equipment,
funding:
Internet / power /
computer access
Office facilities
Logistics
Funding
Technical equipment
(water quality
monitoring, flow
measurement,
construction and O&M
tools)
Processes & systems:
Policy, procedures, systems
established:
Planning
Budgeting & financial
management
M&E
Standard operating
procedures
HR management:
Legal clarity on roles
and responsibilities
including in relation to
new institutions (such
as WSSC) in co-
ordinating structure
Reconsideration of line
reporting Ministry –
currently MoLME,
would fit more
strategically under
MoPW due to service
delivery and
infrastructural roles?
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School & health facility WASH
Cross-cutting (gender, environment)
Job descriptions
Salary, pensions
Supervision, reviews
In-service training
provision
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APPENDIX 5: Ministry of Health, Liberia
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role / responsibilities
Roles / responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling
environment
MoHSW
(at both national &
county levels)
National level:
Current:
Division of
Environmental &
Occupational
Health
Planned:
Directorate of
Community
Mobilisation and
Hygiene
Promotion
(DCMHyP)
The Division of Environmental and Occupational Health is the
Designated National Authority (DNA) of the Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare charged with the responsibilities to carry out:
Community water and sanitation programs
Food quality control
Protection and safety of workers and environment
Port health services
Control of pollutants and contaminants in the environment
Health care waste management
Vector and vermin control
Note: These mandates are enshrined in the Public Health and Safety
Laws (see below), the National Environmental and Occupational
Health policy as well as the Health Care Waste Policy of Liberia.
WASH specific roles / responsibilities:
Promotion & mobilisation:
Generating demand for services through community
mobilisation & hygiene promotion processes
Provide technical expertise and capacity building on:
Health & hygiene promotion
Sanitation
Water quality monitoring
Drinking water treatment
Environmental health
Promotion of sanitation
Functional capacities:
Leadership
Analysis, visioning
Policy & strategy development
processes
Management
Planning
M&E
Data management
Budgeting. MTEFs, Financial
management & monitoring
Procurement & contracts
management
Professional writing skills
Reporting
Advocacy & communication
Accountability
Technical capacities – expertise in
(rural/county
capitals/towns/urban):
Water quality – testing,
treatment
Excreta disposal
Environmental health
Industrial pollution
Vector control
Facilities, equipment,
funding:
Internet / power /
computer access
Office facilities
Logistics
Funding
Technical equipment
(laboratories, IEC tools
and materials)
Processes & systems:
Policy, procedures, systems
established:
Planning
Budgeting & financial
management
M&E
Standard operating
procedures
Establishment of
database on CLTS and
HP
HR management:
Job descriptions
Salary, pensions
Executive Order
/ Ministry
agreement for
formation of
DCMHyP
Internal Ministry
support &
budget
allocation for
community
mobilisation,
hygiene and
water quality
related activities
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Vector control
Monitoring/inspection:
Compliance with the Public Health Law
Drinking water quality
Food safety
Progress of HP and CLTS implementation and ODF status
Solid waste management
Emergency WASH
School & health facility WASH
Cross-cutting (gender,
environment)
Supervision, reviews
In-service training
provision
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APPENDIX 6: Ministry of Education, School Health Division, Liberia
Roles, responsibilities and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role / responsibilities
Roles / responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
MoE
School Health
Division
(referring to skills
needed for
engagement with
the WASH sector)
Protect, maintain, improve and
promote the health status of
students and school personnel
through health instructions and
services
Oversee the construction of
schools with associated facilities
including WASH
Development of curriculum
Teacher training in WASH
Setting standards and developing
guidelines for all educational levels
Monitor NGO partner
interventions in schools
Functional skills:
Leadership
Analysis, visioning
Policy & strategy
development processes
Planning
M&E
Data management
Technical skills:
School & health facility
WASH
Curriculum development
Teacher training
Transport
Office facilities
Computer and internet
facilities
Budget allocation for
school health activities
Ministry of Education
processes including
planning and the
development of
curriculum and training
materials enables the
integration of WASH in
all educational activities
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APPENDIX 7: Matrix of Key WASH Organizations with Projects in Liberia
Key activities
Key findings for INGO’s
Name of organization Area of speciality
Areas of WASH policy being addressed by programs
Programs aimed at combating climate change
Partners in the sector/ (Funders)
plans to sustain the funding for WASH sector support
Participate in the WASH sector decision making processes
Appraisal of the sector coordination in the WASH sector
Additional actions to achieve MDGs
IWASH-USAID Assisting households in disinfection of well water Assisting communities to develop and adopt improved methods of excreta disposal; Assisting communities to form viable water consumer associations (WCAs) to manage the water supply,
Community Led Total Sanitation
Service delivery and equity (Strategic Objective II of the Liberian WASH Compact)
None at the moment
WASH CSO GOL Local NGO Funders (USAID LIBERIA)
Current funding lasts up to the next two years No plans at the moment to go forward.
Consistently and actively
Very good
Need to refer to the WASH sector strategic plan
WaterAid Supporting capacity building in rural and low income communities. Construction of latrines CLTS activities
Advocacy and policy
Service delivery and equity (Strategic Objective II of the Liberian WASH Compact)
None at the moment
WASH CSO GOL Local NGO Funders (UNICEF WaterAid UK)
Not available (Could not comment)
Consistently and actively
Excellent at the Moment
Increase funding for WASH. Step up advocacy to raise the exigency for such action
AfricaRain Heavily involved in rainwater harvesting
Construction of aqueducts
Service delivery and equity
None at the moment
GOL ,(AKIOS Foundation, Firestone company)
Plan exists to go on for as long as the demand is available
Consistently and actively
Extremely effective
Support private sector involvement
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APPENDIX 8: Ministry for Energy and Environment, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
MEE
Key institutions
- The National Water
Directorate (DNH)
SNAPE (National
Water Point Office)
Guinea Water
Company
Public hygiene
Quality control of water in
areas affected by cholera
epidemic;
Monitoring the waste
management and launch of
a competition on hygiene
and waste management in
health centres;
Development of
sensitization materials and
messages on good practices
in the management of
waste generated from
health care service
provision.
Awareness creation in
schools and landing sites on
food hygiene in response to
the cholera epidemics
Functional capacity
Capacity to
raise
awareness and
mobilize
project
beneficiaries
Skills in
monitoring the
maintenance
arrangement
put in place for
all rural and
semi urban
water points
Support the
rural
communities in
their local
project
ownership
efforts
Facilities, equipment, funding
New equipment
purchased for water
analysis;
Train local artisan
repairers and develop
spare parts supply
networks for rural water
facilities;
Processes:
Development of a training
module on how to
manage biomedical waste;
Development of water
action plan
to identify and secure
funding;
managing urban water
assets;
connect communities to
the water network;
National Climate Change
Action Plan
National Environment Policy
Solid waste management
strategy;
A water and excreta
management strategy ;
An implementation strategy
CLTS approach.
The water code
The environment code
The cross sector committee
for water
The decentralized authorities
The national sanitation policy
A solid waste management
strategy;
A water and excreta
management strategy;
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customer/subscribers
management (billing and
collection of fees);
facility maintenance and
renewal;
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APPENDIX 9: Delegated Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
Key institutions
National Directorate
of Sanitation and
Environment
National Directorate
for Environment
Guinea is a member
of the three (3) cross-
border basin
organizations: Niger
Basin Authority
(NBA), Organization
for the Development
of the Gambia River
(OMVG),
Organization for the
Development of the
Senegal River
(OMVS) and hosts
the Regional
Programme for
Design, develop and monitor the
implementation of government policy
on the protection of environment;
Set the pollution standards; regulate
domestic and industrial waste;
Campaign to raise public awareness
on environmental issues;
Carry out the process of
Environmental Impact Studies (EIA);
Design, develop and monitor the
implementation of strategies and
action plans for sustainable, effective
and efficient management of waste
(solid and sludge).
Design, develop, monitor and
evaluate the strategies and action
plan for a sustainable and efficient
management of household waste;
Carry research and apply techniques
on disposal or conversion of
household waste and related waste;
Functional capacity
Capacity
building of the
staff on climate
change issues
Technical
support
implementatio
n integrated
water
resources
management
policy.
Facilities, equipment, funding
Funding
Logistics and equipment
Processes:
Put in place strong
coordination
Promotion of autonomous
sanitation
Regrouping of all the
ministries of sanitation
Working with school children on the promotion of sanitation
There is no specific Water Action Plan for climate change adaptation strategy.
There is no new strategy
in addition to the actions
taken through the projects
identified by the National
Existence of a
National Climate
Change Adaptation
Strategy and Year of
Adoption.
A National Climate
Change Adaptation
Strategy was
adopted in
December 2007.
CLTS approach has
been developed in
some areas to
reduce the open air
defecation, and
henceforth
contribute to
improved quality of
environment and
the conservation of
biological diversity.
The environment
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Integrated
Development of
Fouta Djallon (PRAI-
MFD)
Review and recommend applications
for activities related to sanitation and
conversion of municipal waste,
Develop sanitation projects and
programmes for urban and rural
waste
Climate Change
Adaptation Action Plan
(NAPA) to improve
resilience.
code
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APPENDIX 10: Ministry of Public Health and Public Hygiene, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
MEE
Key institutions
Public hygiene
Directorate
National
Institute for
Public health
Put together the elements of the policy and
develop work plan of the public hygiene
department;
Develop regulations on hygiene and ensure
these are enforced
Regulate and monitor hygiene;
Identify the best strategy for implementing the
national policies on sanitation, hygiene,
housing and environment, access and use of
drinking water, food safety, hygiene
promotion;
Involvement in the design of training
programmes for the public hygiene workers;
Promote and involvement in research
programmes related to public hygiene;
Participate in technical control, supervision of
resource management and evaluation of
Functional capacity
Capacity to raise
awareness and
mobilize project
beneficiaries
Skills in
monitoring the
maintenance
arrangement put
in place for all
rural and semi
urban water
points
Support the rural
communities in
their local
project
ownership
efforts
Facilities,
equipment, funding
Processes:
Working with
school children
on the
promotion of
sanitation
The problem of
coordination of
the sector
Adapt sanitation
facilities to
climate change
Institutional
capacity building
due to increase
in self supply
Document on Poverty
Reduction Strategy
(2011-2012)
National Policy on
Public Hygiene (DNHP)
National Climate
Change Action Plan
National Environment
Policy
Solid waste
management strategy;
A water and excreta
management strategy ;
An implementation
strategy for CLTS
approach.
PNAE: national action
plan for environment;
PAFN: national forestry
action plan;
PNDA: national
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outcomes in public hygiene;
Involvement in resource mobilization to
implement projects, programmes and work
related to public hygiene;
Strengthen partnerships around issues related
to public hygiene;
Quality assurance for water and food stuff.
agriculture
development policy.
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APPENDIX 11: Ministry of Planning and Housing, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
MEE
Key institutions
National Directorate
for town planning
and land use
planning
This directorate works on all issues
relating to urban sanitation. It has a
delegated project owner role at national
level to implement the country
development plans
It’s main functions on sanitation include,
participate in setting standards and
defining specific requirements for
sanitation; define the rain water drainage
system, disposal of wastewater, excreta
and solid waste; conduct technical studies
for sanitation projects and develop Terms
of Reference for studies related to
sanitation and road networks.
Functional capacity
Lack of qualified
staff with
knowledge in
water and
sanitation issues
Facilities, equipment,
funding
Need for funding to
implement urban
water works
Processes:
Planning
Setting up standard
operating procedures
for the urban water
sector
Land and estate
code
n°92/019/PRG/SG
G of 30 March
1992, it deals with
natural aquatic
area, sanitation
issues, urban
water supply. It
also includes
specific provisions
on water
resources
management.
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APPENDIX 12: Ministry of higher education and Scientific Research & Ministry of literacy and secondary education, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
Ministry of Higher
Education
Scientific Research
& Ministry of
Literacy and
Secondary Education
CERE –Research and Environmental Studies
Centre is a component of this ministry. This
centre has modern and independent scientific
facilities. In particular, its laboratory has
special equipment to do the basic physico-
chemical and bacteriological analysis of water.
Sometimes, CERE can be invited by the Guinea
Water Company to do quality checks for water
supplied to the population of Conakry
Through the National Institute on Education
and Research (INRAP), the ministry is
responsible for designing programmes for
elementary/primary and secondary education
(development of tools related to water,
sanitation and hygiene and environment
management in schools). The ministry trains
teachers to deliver the above mentioned
programmes.
Functional capacity
To date, there
has been no
study on the
water supply
rate in schools
due to lack of
capacity
Technical capacity
Support in the
provision of
water and
sanitation
facilities in
schools
Facilities, equipment,
funding
Need for funding to
provide WASH
services in schools.
There is a need for
34, 450 latrines to
meet the national
needs in schools
Processes:
Provision of water
points in schools
Capacity building of
teachers on WASH in
schools
In Guinea, water,
hygiene and
sanitation
education is not
just about learning
concepts but seen
as a package of
activities to bring
about behaviour
change of school
children vis a vis
their environment
not adequately
facilitated.
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APPENDIX 13: Ministry of decentralisation, local administration and development, Guinea
Roles, responsibilities, challenges, enabling environment and capacity needs
Key capacities needed to perform role/responsibilities
Roles/responsibilities Human Institutional Enabling environment
Ministry of
Decentralisation,
Local
Administration
and Development
Through the national directorate of
decentralisation, the ministry supervises the
decentralised/local governments.
The new code provides the local authorities
with the power to create technical services
dedicated to water, sanitation and hygiene,
to develop partnerships with the private
sector and CSOs in order to deliver water,
hygiene and sanitation services and allow
access to energy in their respective
constituencies.
This gives local authorities new
responsibilities for planning, funding and
regulation for efficiency and sustainability.
Functional capacity
Manage and
monitor water
resources within
their local
constituencies.
Accountable for
their development
programmes.
Development of
institutional
capacity of the local
government,
Facilities,
equipment, funding
Funding
Technical
equipment
Vehicles
Processes:
Planning
Budget and
financial
management
Designing
standard
operating
procedures for
the urban water
sector.
Local Governments’
code. Issued in 2006,
the law on the local
governments specifies
their roles,
responsibilities,
organisation and
operation.
There are specific
provisions included
among other things,
water and hygiene
sector, environment
and sanitation
management (see
articles 29, 31 and 38).
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APPENDIX 14: Other Findings related to INGO’s and Private Sector on the National Level in Guinea
Key
Activities
Key Findings for INGO’s
Name of
INGO
/Private
sector
Company
Area of Speciality Areas of WASH policy
being addressed by
Programs
Programs
aimed at
Combating
climate
Change
Partners in the
Sector/
(Funders)
plans to
sustain the
funding for
WASH
sector
support
Participate
in the WASH
sector
decision
making
processes
Appraisal
of the
sector
coordinati
on in the
WASH
sector
Additional actions
to achieve MDGs
Plan Guinea Educati
on
Child
Protecti
on and
Health
Strengthening
health, water,
hygiene and
sanitation system
to provide quality
services to
children (Capacity
building, building
infrastructures,
health and
water/hygiene,
sanitation
facilities.
Strengthen the
health, water,
hygiene and
sanitation system
and provide
quality services to
children.
Build the capacity
of families to use
best practices in
health, nutrition,
water, sanitation
& hygiene.
Not yet
engaged in
combating
climate
change
Funders: Overseas
sponsors, western
country
governments,
international
institutions and
some companies
such as Nokia
Partners:
Communities, local
NGOs, civil society
organizations
Strategic
Plan has a
resource
mobilizatio
n plan
which
consists of
the child
sponsorshi
p and
subsidies
requests
Actively
participate
in most of
the WASH
issues in
Guinea
The co-
ordination
is not
effective
because
sector is
spread out
to differed
ministries
Technical support
to reorganise the
sector and
increase funding
for rural WASH
programs
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Private
sector
Guinea
Vergnet
Company
Water-
Energy-
Sanitation
Supply and
installation of
hand and solar
pumps., training
repairer
craftsmen, set up
of after-sales
service
Supply and installation
of hand and solar
pumps, training
repairer craftsmen, set
up of after-sales
service
None at the
Moment
SNAPE, NGOs,
SNIES, Private
Not
available
(Could not
comment)
Rural area
supply and
sanitation
policy
The
coordinati
on is not
good for
private
sector
operation
Increase the
capacity of spare
parts stores
Upgrade the 10
year old
equipment and
materials
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APPENDIX 15: List of Organizations Contacted with Names of Focal Persons
Sierra Leone No. Name Function Organization
1 Marian Johnson Admin/Finance Wash- Net
2 Sallu Deen WASH Coordinator Min. of Health and Sanitation
(MOHS)
3 Gabriel Kpaka Meterologist Meteorological Department
4 Johannes Bassie PRO Wash-Net
5 Umaru Conteh CHDO Ministry of Health and
Sanitation
6 Sahr Kellie Asst. Conservator Min. Agriculture, Forestry and
Food Security
7 Saffa Bockarie Environmental Expert Sierra Leone Water Corporation
8 Alpha M. Siaka Research Coordinator Sierra Leone Biodiversity
Program
9 Usman Conteh Ag Deputy Secretary Min. of Energy and Water
Resources (MEWR)
10 Francis Moijue Senior Engineer Water Division, Ministry of
Energy and Water Resources
11 Amadu Barrie Head of Civil Engineering Fourah Bay College
Liberia
No. Name Organization Contact No. Email address
1 George Yarngo Ministry of Public Works 0886511171
2 Jeff Wylie
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
0886815802 0886512225
[email protected] [email protected]
3 Jonathan Davies Environmental Protection 0886523544 jwdaviesepa.lib@yahoo
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Guinea
No. Name Organization Function Tel. and email 1 Fodé Lamine Mansaré Rural Local Government of Ouré-
kaba/Mamou Deputy Mayor 66 04 93 40
2 Baba Camara Rural Local Government of Ouré-Kaba/Mamou
Secretary General 66 95 65 11
3 Keita Kaba Rural Local Government of Soya/Mamou
Sub Prefect 64 35 76 50
4 Foula Keita Rural Local Government of Soya/Mamou
Secretary General 64 29 31 70
5 Cyrille Lizo Doré Rural Local Government of Bossou/Lola
Mayor
6 Alpha Sidibé Rural Local Government of Bossou/Lola
Sub Prefect (sub district officer)
7 M’Bemba Soumah Rural Local Government of Madina-Oula/Kindia
Tax Collector 68 10 52 51/64 25 54 01
8 Kémoko Mara Rural Local Government of Madina-Oula/Kindia
Sub Prefect (sub district officer)
62 92 42 18
9 Alphonse Foroléno Rural Local Government of N’Zoo/Lola
Secretary General 69 09 51 76/67 80 58 47
10 Lounsény N’Donzo Rural Local Government of N’zoo/ Lola
Sub Prefect (sub district officer)
66 49 58 88
11 Adama Diallo Vergnet Guinea General Director [email protected]
12 Mamady keoulen camara Plan Guinea Department Head 24999676
Agency Biodiversity Focal Point
.com
4 Omarly Yeabah Amos Gborie
Ministry of Health 0886669906 0886611061
[email protected] [email protected]
5 Amos Thompson National WASH promotion Committee
0886334995 [email protected]
6 Momo kamara UNDP GOAL WASH 0886539217 [email protected]
7 Augustine Mulbah USAID 077 085 854 [email protected]
8 Alain Pierre AfDB 0886668855 [email protected]
9 Carine Gachen Irish AID 0880-535453 [email protected]
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APPENDIX 16: Identification of stakeholders groups, their interest, importance and influence in
the WASH sector in Sierra Leone
Stakeholder Name Stakeholder Influence Interest Influence
/Power
Attitude
Ministry of Energy and
Water Resources
Propose National Water
Resource Commission and
Water Use Board
High High +ve
Ministry of Health and
Sanitation
Development of sanitation
policies for both rural and
urban areas
High High +ve
Ministry of Planning and
Economic Development
Allocate budget for water
and sanitation to the
respective ministries
High Medium +ve
Ministry of Internal
Affairs Local
government and Rural
development
Responsible for the
management of water and
sanitation policy
implementation at the local
level
High Medium +ve
Sierra Leone Water
Company
Supply of water to the small
towns
High Medium +ve
Water Supply Division Provide technical support to
the local authorities
High High +ve
Environmental health
Division
Development and
implementation of
environmental health
policies and action plans
High High +ve
The Urban WASH
Consortium
Support the city authority in
the implementation of
WASH objectives
High Medium +ve
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National and
International NGOs
Support national and local
government in the
implementation of national
WASH policies and plans
High Medium +ve
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APPENDIX 17: Identification of stakeholders groups, their interest, importance and influence in
the WASH sector in Guinea
Stakeholders name Stakeholder influence interest Influence
/power
Attitude
MEEE- State Ministry for
Energy and Environment
Task to develop water policy for
Guinea. (i) Management and
administration of the water resources;
(ii) urban water supply; (iii) rural water
supply and (iv) sanitation.
High High +ve
The National Water
Directorate (DNH)
Aassessment, management and coordination for the adoption of a national water policy in line with the integrated water resources management, administration of resources and water rights
High Low +ve
SNAPE (National Water
Point Office)
Participate in all commissions on the
reception of public water points in
rural and semi urban areas; signoff
studies done by private organizations
or NGOs etc.
High Medium +ve
Guinea Water Company
Operation, maintenance, renewal,
rehabilitation and development of
urban water systems for safe water
supply in Guinea.
Medium Low +ve
Delegated Ministry for
Environment and
Sustainable
Development
Develop sanitation projects and programmes for urban and rural waste reclamation and secure funding
High High +ve
National Directorate for
Environment
Design, develop and monitor the implementation of government policy on the protection of environment; set the pollution standards
High High +ve
Ministry of Public health
and Public Hygiene
Implement the Government policy on public health
High Medium +ve
National Institute for Analyse and control the quality of water
High Low +ve
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Public health
Ministry of
Decentralisation, Local
Administration and
Development
Create technical services dedicated to
water, sanitation and hygiene or else,
to develop partnerships with the
private sector and CSOs in order to
deliver water, hygiene and sanitation
services and allow access to energy in
their respective constituencies.
High High +ve
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APPENDIX 18: Outcome of Stakeholders Consultation, Guinea
Sector Water Sanitation Way forward
Constraints Inadequacy of the legal instruments
Weak cross-sector collaboration
Weak partnership between private and public
Inadequacy of the financial resources
Inadequate resources
Existing materials are inadequate and old
Accessories and equipment are from different sources
Weak coordination of interventions
Inadequate resources
Existing materials are inadequate and old
Accessories and equipment are from different sources
Weak coordination of interventions
Existence of a sector policy and strategy to manage the water points in rural (PNAEPA)
Challenges Subsequent to the above factors, the diseases borne from unsafe water and inadequate sanitation represent more than 90% of medical consultation in all health centres of Guinea
Water borne diseases impact on the regular attendance of jobs and schools
Since 1990, Guinea has been experiencing cholera outbreak every year. This diseases has become endemic
Lack of specialised consulting firms
Uncoordinated Intervention in the sector
Lack of consultation framework
Inadequate financing
Degradation of water quality from the source to the use point (in 90% households)
Frauds and illegal connection to the network (25%)
Old facilities leading to leakages (20%)
Flat billing due to a lack of water meters
Low income of customers leading to irregular payment of bills (70%)
Development of the 4th project for supplying water to Conakry and other cities to achieve better coverage till 2030
Construction of the 4th station on Yéssoulou
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since 2003 and last 6 months and more
In 2006, 3230 cholera cases were reported with 218 deaths (6.7% death rate)
In 2007, 8546 cases including 310 deaths (3.6% death rate).
in 2012, 6844 cases and 121 people died (1.8% death rate)
Density of the network
Water tariff set by the government only –unique shareholder
Low cost of the cubic meter of water
Low recovery
Opportunitie
s
Existence of an integrated communication plan
Existence of chlorine production units
Existence of trained staff for production
Availability of communication materials
Existence of trained workers to carry promotion activities
statutory instrument exist (public health code);
strategy and policy documents exist
existence of state hygiene services and trained/skilled staff
existence of rules including hand washing at critical periods
Availability of different safe latrines in line with the socio cultural context of each region;
Availability of trained masons to build safe latrines;
Gradual scale up of safe latrines even in rural areas;
Mainstreaming of the sanitation component into projects and programmes;
Commitment and motivation of development partners.
Availability of different safe latrines in line with the socio cultural context of each region;
Availability of trained masons to build safe latrines;
Gradual scale up of safe latrines even in rural areas;
Mainstreaming of the sanitation component into projects and programmes;
Commitment and motivation of development partners.
Strategy and policy documents are available
Existence of a national task
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Strategy and policy documents are available
Existence of a national task force
force
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APPENDIX 19: STEWARD PROJECT III NATIONAL LEVEL DATA COLLECTION TOOLS—
GUIDE QUESTIONS
Focus Group Guide for community
A- COMMUNITY PROFILE
1. Name of community, population (disaggregated by gender)
2. Number of houses/households in the community
3. Schools, clinic, the main activities of households, etc.).
4. Description of access to communities (road network, communication etc.)
5. What activities are they engaged in within the community? (economic, social etc.)
B- DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES
1- What are the key development challenges faced by community
2- What priority actions have been implemented or are planned to be undertaken to mitigate
the challenges?
3- What role does WASH, health, education Play in these priorities?
4- What partners are involved in providing solutions to the identified challenges
5- What is the source of funding to address these challenges
C- WASH SITUATION IN COMMUNITIES
1- What are your sources of water for domestic (single) use?
2- Types and numbers of WASH facilities within the community(water point, Latrines,
technology types)
3- % having access to these services (statistics)
4- Are the facilities still operational (functioning)?
5- What is the community’s perception on the quality of the facilities?
6- What are your specific WASH service needs/requirements?
7- How will you appreciate the existing WASH services in your community?
8- What plans/structures are in place to operate and maintain these facilities?
9- Do they have the capacity to operate and maintain the facilities?
10- How and where is solid and liquid waste in the community disposed?
11- What are the key WASH issues/challenges in community?
12- Initiatives undertaken at local level to solve these problems/challenges?
13- What additional capacity is required to support them resolve their WASH challenges?
14- Is WASH considered in your municipal budget?
15- Where do you get funds for WASH service delivery and for O&M?
D- COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS
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1- What is your source of water for multiple uses? (gardening, irrigation, small scale
businesses etc.)
2- What challenges do you have with water supply for multiple uses in your community?
3- How do these challenges affect your normal community life?
4- Have you experienced flooding in the past? How did you handle it?
5- Have you experienced drought in the past?
6- How did the droughts and/or flood affect your water sources?
7- How did the drought and flood affect your food supply/consumption in the community?
8- What coping mechanisms did you adopt in order to recover from the situation?
9- Which institutions provided you with support?
10- What was the form of the support?
11- Do receive support from the Government for WASH services?
12- What activities both human and natural pose as threats to the continued supply of water in
your community?
13- Are there any plans to mitigate these threats and what are they?
14- What kinds of resources are required to effectively implement the mitigation plans?
E- WATER GOVERNANCE
1. Do you as a community meet to discuss issues around water management?
2. Who organizes these meetings?
3. How do members (men, women and children) participate in these meetings?
4. How are the meetings facilitated? What specific issues are discussed in these meetings?
5. When there is an urgent water resource management issue, how do you quickly mobilize
the community to share the information?
6. Who is/are responsible for follow-up actions after the meetings?
7. Do they have the required capacity to perform the follow-up roles?
8. What plans are in place to protect your water resources from pollution and also reduce
vulnerability?
9. Do you have water user associations in your community?
10. What roles do they play in managing the water resources?
11. Do you share water resources with neighboring communities?
12. What plans are there to manage conflicts related to water usage in and between
communities?
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GUIDE QUESTIONS
Interview Guide for INGO
A- BACKGROUND 1- Name, date created, date of official recognition, membership, status and rules of
procedure, Management board composition, full address, etc.
2- Vision, Mission statements
3- Organization chart, Plan territory occupation
B- KEY SECTOR ACTIONS
1- What are your main priority strategic and operational programmes in the sector?
2- What is your area of speciality?
3- Which area of the national WASH policy(if any) is your strategy addressing
4- What specific activities are you undertaking in the WASH Sector at local and national
levels?
5- What is the level of access to services in relation to Technology types and level of use,
single use versus communal use, household vs. Communal at community levels?
6- Do you implement specific WASH programmes aimed at combating Climate Change?
7- How does your WASH strategy address issues of food security at both national and local
levels?
8- Who are your collaborators/partners?
9- Who are your funders?
10- Do you have plans to sustain the funding for WASH sector support?
11- What capacity do you have at the moment to ensure sustainable funding?
12- Is there any capacity requirements/support for you for to effectively do this?
13- Which regional and national level institutions can provide this required capacity?
14- Where does the finance for WASH delivery at communal level come from (funding for
capital investment and running cost etc?)
15- What specific areas would you recommend for an intervention to be focused on and why?
16- In your opinion what kind of services need to be provided in the sector to promote food
security and livelihood for communities?
17- What mechanisms are in place to manage conflicts in the WASH sector?
18- What are some of the lessons you have learnt and how can these lessons contribute to
scaling up WASH service?
C- WASH SECTOR GOVERNANCE 1- Do you participate in the WASH sector strategic decision making processes?
What specific role do you play in the sector coordination activities? (National and Local
levels)
2- What is the frequency of the sector strategic meetings/platforms?
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3- What is the mode of participation in these meetings/platforms?
4- What is you appraisal of the sector coordination in the WASH sector?
5- What WASH Sector capacities exist to achieve the MDG target in terms of fundraising,
providing services, communities’ awareness, and ensuring sustainability?
6- What additional key actions should be undertaken in the WASH sector to achieve the MDG
target?
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Appendix 21: STEWARD PROJECT III NATIONAL LEVEL DATA COLLECTION TOOLS—
GUIDE QUESTIONS
Key Informant Interview for Community Opinion Leaders
A- BACKGROUND
1. Sex/Gender?
2. Marital status?
3. Level of education attained (if any)?
4. Role/position in the community?
B- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
1- What in your opinion are the key development challenges faced by your community?
2- What practical actions are required to resolve these challenges?
3- What local resources and capacities exist in the community to facilitate the mitigation
process?
4- What is the relationship between WASH services, Health and Education in your
community?
5- What Partners were involved in the provision of support to resolve your development
challenges?
C- WASH ISSUES IN COMMUNITY
1- What are the Key issues/Problems/local constrains to WASH services sustainability in the
community?
2- How did these problems come about?
3- What are your current hygiene behavior change needs in your community?
4- What opportunities, methodologies and materials are there to properly implement and
communicate hygiene behavior change?
5- Are there any existing local resources and capacity to support this initiative?
6- What specific actions have been undertaken at local level to solve these problems?
7- What results were achieved?
8- What Lessons were learned?
9- How can these lessons contribute to sustainable WASH service delivery?
D- COMMUNITY CHANNELS FOR COMMUNICATION
1- How are issues/problems related to WASH service delivery in the community
communicated?
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2- Who is responsible for receiving these complains?
3- Who takes actions if any, on these received complains in the community?
4- What is the feedback process to the rest of the community?
5- How do you go about prioritising these WASH service problems?
6- Whenever there is conflict related to WASH, how is it resolved and who leads the process?
7- What would be your suggestion for improvement in the service delivery process
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GUIDE QUESTIONS
Key Informant Interview—WASH Ministry, Health, Forestry and Environment
A- BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1- What is the Vision and Mission of the Ministry?
2- When was the ministry created?
3- Structure (Organization chart) of the ministry
4- Main priority actions on-going in relation to WASH
5- What is the current strategic and operational focus of the ministry?
6- Who are the Ministry’s main partners in the WASH sector (Technical and Financial, Bilateral
or multilateral)
7- How are these partners identified?
8- What are their commitments to sector strategy and Priorities?
B- WASH ACTIVITIES
1- Is there a WASH Policy? Summarize Country’s WASH policy and strategy contents (collect
copies of policies of finance, environment, health and forestry ministries if available)
2- If no to the B1 above, what are the plans in place to develop a WASH policy?
3- What have been the major WASH achievements so far in relation to coverage rates/levels,
technologies used, supply chains, financing, and policy?
4- Have there been any challenges in implementing WASH services? Yes, No
5- If yes to B4, What are the main challenges that were encountered in relation to the
Environment, Political, Economic, Social and Technical/Technological?
6- What is the level of access to services in relation to Technology types and level of use,
single use versus communal use, household vs Communal at community levels?
7- Have there been any specific WASH interventions to combat Climate Change and also
promote biodiversity conservation?
8- What WASH plans are there or have been implemented to promote and ensure sustainable
livelihoods and food security?
9- What has been your experience with trans-boundary water resource issues?
10- Is there a policy/plan to deal with trans-boundary water resource management issues?
11- What plans/strategies are there to manage conflicts in water resource management in the
sector?
12- What are your budget provisions and projections in order to reach the MDG target?
13- How are issues of pollution, solid and liquid waste disposals managed in the sector?
14- Are there any specific plans and strategies in dealing with these issues in 7 above?
15-
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C- WASH SECTOR COORDINATION 1- Who are the main actors in your WASH sector; both national and local levels?
2- What is their level of involvement in sector activities planning, implementation and
Monitoring?
3- Is/Are there platform(s) for WASH decision making?
4- Who is responsible for organising and coordinating these sector actors?
5- What is the frequency of interaction between these sector players/actors?
6- What institutional frameworks, plans and strategies are in place to promote effective
participation by actors in the sector?
7- What are some of the achievements of sector coordination activities?
8- Are there any key lessons and experiences coming out of these coordination activities?
9- What mechanisms are in place to share these lessons and experiences with other sectors?
D- CAPACITY BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT IN WASH
1- What current capacity exits among the identified WASH actors to implement strategic
programmes?
2- Are there additional capacity requirements for the actors?
3- What Strategies are in place to bridge the capacity gaps identified?
4- Are there any specific interventions that need to be made by other regional and national
level WASH institutions or platforms in order to improve upon existing capacity as well as
scale up WASH programmes?
5- What practical plans and strategies exist or are in place to ensure sustainability of the
WASH services?
6- In terms of priority, which areas in the sector present themselves as opportunities and
require urgent support or intervention?
7- What will be your specific intervention and support requirements from other regional and
national WASH sector partners/institutions to facilitate an environment that promotes
sustainability?
E- LINKAGE WITH OTHER SECTORS
1- What is the link between WASH sectors and others sectors at national level (Climate,
change, IWRN, biodiversity conservation, etc.)
2- What is the level of collaboration between the WASH ministry and the ministries of
environment, forestry, health and finance?
3- What are their specific policies/strategic actions for WASH sector programme support?
4- Are there any dedicated departments/agencies in the above mentioned ministries for
WASH sector support? (Mention/list them).
5- What are Challenges in this inter-departmental/agency arrangement for WASH sector
support?
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GUIDE QUESTIONS
Interview Guide for the private sector
A- BACKGROUND
1- Name, date created, date of official recognition (If different), membership, status and rules
of procedure, full address, etc.
2- Vision, Mission statements
3- Organization chart
B- KEY SECTOR ACTIONS
1- What is your speciality as an organisation(specific WASH area of intervention)
2- What are you key programmatic interventions in the sector at national and local levels?
3- Which institutions have you been collaborating with?
4- Who are your funding partners?
5- Have you been participating in WASH sector platforms and decision making processes?
6- Which of the sector Policy areas does your own organisational strategy address?
7- Do you have any reasons for specifically focusing on these aspects of the sector?
8- In ensuring quality of service, what parameters/components are usually taking into
account?
9- What results have you achieved so far? Have there been any challenges?
10- What lessons have you identified that could contribute to scaling-up and sustainability of
the services?
11- What is the comparative advantage for the organization over other actors?
C- PRIVATE SECTOR LINKAGE WITH WASH SECTOR (INVESTMENTS)
1- What is the role of the private sector in promoting sustainable WASH services?
2- What is the level of government support for your intervention?
3- Are there any strategic investments opportunities for the private sector and which are
they?
4- How have private sector activities provided support to achieving the WASH sector targets?
5- Are there specific plans in place by the private sector/by you, to ensure sustainable funding
for WASH sector support?
6- What Specific capacities do you possess to ensure this?
7- Do you have Specific capacity requirements related to 4 and 5 above?
8- How can these capacities be provided within the sector?
9- What model of integrated approach would you suggest for improving the WASH sector?
10- What specific areas would you recommend for an intervention to be focused on and why?
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11- In your opinion what kind of services need to be provided in the sector to promote food
security and livelihood for communities?
12- What mechanisms are in place to manage conflicts in the WASH sector?
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APPENDIX 24: Scope of Work
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1. Purpose The purpose of this Scope of Work (SOW) is to conduct an assessment of the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) situation, needs and opportunities in the focus countries and Priority Zones (PZs) of USAID/West Africa’s Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD III) program (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire). The assessment will be undertaken as part of STEWARD’s integrated program considering Biodiversity/Natural Resources Management (NMR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CC-A) components, and will view WASH needs and opportunities within this context. 2. Background STEWARD is a USAID/West Africa regional program that addresses threats to biodiversity, improves resiliency to global climate change, and capitalizes on regional opportunities to spread best practices and harmonize policies. The program is headquartered in Sierra Leone, and focuses in three transboundary PZs within the Upper Guinea forest ecosystem which covers an area of about 420,000 km2, extending from southern Guinea into Sierra Leone, through Liberia and southern Côte d’Ivoire, into Ghana and western Togo.1The program was developed to address the significant biodiversity threats facing this regional ecosystem, through an integrated approach that balances conservation needs with livelihood and development priorities. In STEWARD’s earlier phases, the program focused primarily on biodiversity conservation. Starting in 2011, USAID/West Africa integrated global CC-A and sustainable livelihoods into the scope of STEWARD III. The objectives of the current phase of STEWARD’s work are to (a) conserve biodiversity and improve rural livelihoods in critical transboundary landscapes; (b) produce harmonized policies and legal frameworks for natural resource management (NRM) in the West Africa regional context; and (c) contribute to national strategic plans on climate change in the Mano River Union states that promote resiliency in the face of climate change and mitigate its negative effects. USAID/West Africa now has an opportunity to incorporate WASH funding into STEWARD to complement existing resources for biodiversity conservation and CC-A. With the addition of these funds, USAID seeks to expand STEWARD’s scope and integrate NRM, livelihoods strengthening, and climate change resiliency with increased sustainable access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene services and behavior change in WASH.
1 STEWARD works in three transboundary PZs: PZ1: Sierra Leone (Outamba-Kilimi National Park) / Guinea (Madina Oula,
Soya and Ouré Kaba sub-prefectures); PZ2: Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire (Mount Nimba) / Liberia (East Nimba Nature Reserve); and PZ3: Côte d’Ivoire (Taï National Park) /Liberia (Proposed Grebo National Park) and adjacent community lands.
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Certainly the WASH needs are high in West Africa. Four out of five sick people in the region suffer from diseases caused by dirty water and/or unhygienic practices, usually in the poorest communities, and especially among women and children. The link with food security is also significant, as diarrheal disease due to unimproved services and lack of hygiene is a significant contributing factor to chronic under nutrition and stunting. Numerous countries within West Africa do not meet the Millennium Development Goals for improved water supply nor improved sanitation targets.2 The STEWARD focus countries indicated in this SOW have especially low development indicators overall, with significant gaps in water supply and sanitation coverage, particularly in rural areas. Where water supply services do exist, they suffer from chronic problems of poor operations and maintenance, frequent breakdowns, poor quality of services and lack financial solvency. Coverage of improved sanitation is low, and existing latrines are poorly maintained. Both these facts indicate an overall lack of demand for sanitation. Concerted and collaborative action will be required to develop WASH services and to improve access to them on a sustainable basis in the near, medium, and long-term. WASH funding within STEWARD has the potential to support a broad range of interventions in the sector; e.g., i) supporting national enabling environments and capacity building; ii) site-based interventions that stimulate demand and behavior change in sanitation and hygiene; improving the quality of drinking water; and iv) developing or rehabilitating water supply and sanitation infrastructure. As the WASH needs far exceed the available resources, STEWARD must carefully choose the most strategic, catalytic, and sustainable investments in WASH that maximize impact and sustainability, while optimizing synergies with the rest of the program’s interventions in NRM, biodiversity and climate change. Strategic programming choices must be based on a comprehensive analysis of the current situation, challenges, and opportunities that exist in the WASH sector within STEWARD’s zone of influence on the ground in the PZs and within the context of WASH at the national level. 3. Objectives To best advance STEWARD’s interventions in the WASH sector, this assessment will: (5) Assess the current WASH situation and trends in each STEWARD focus country identifying key
issues and challenges as well as current levels of response by governments, donors, and other actors;
(6) Undertake the same analysis in the three STEWARD PZs; (7) Understand the ways in which WASH achieving sustainable WASH services connect to other
development results STEWARD - biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods and climate change resiliency - in general as well as in the three transboundary PZs of the program; and
(8) Identify key gaps in the WASH sector that could be strategic entry points for USAID investment in the context of the integrated STEWARD biodiversity/climate change program at national and site-based levels.
2The MDGs call for decreasing by one-half the proportion of people without access to improved drinking water
supply and sanitation by 2015. “Not on track” means that coverage in 2006 was more than 10% below the rate it
needed to be for the country to reach the MDG target, or the 1990-2006 trend shows unchanged or decreasing
coverage.
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4. Tasks The consultant Team will carry out the following specific tasks for each of the four STEWARD focus countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Ivory Coast), and three trans-boundary Priority Zones: a. Collect national information on:
o Current status of WASH services coverage and analysis of constraints to the sustainability of WASH services (technologies, supply chains, financing, capacity, policy, etc.);
o the WASH enabling environment (institutional frameworks, policies, strategies, plans, investments, and coordinating mechanisms);
o current capacity among government, NGO/PVO/CBO, and local private sector actors to implement strategic programming in the WASH sector at the national level; donor activity in the WASH sector (including donor coordination bodies);
o budget projections to reach MDGs or universal coverage, including life-cycle costs; and o The role that any regional and/or national level WASH institutions or platforms could play
in learning, sharing of experiences, capacity building and scaling up WASH.
b. Collect site-based (PZ 1 and PZ2 level) information on : o current service types and status for water supply/water treatment and sanitation (e.g.,
products, types of technologies in place and levels of use, household vs. communal approaches, single use vs. multiple use, operational status, financial aspects (source of funding for capital investments and running costs, and contributions of different stakeholders);
o validation of national official WASH statistics with supplemental local information; o additional information on WASH service delivery including characteristics of WASH service
providers (public-NGO-private sectors), perceptions about quality of services, maintenance/rehabilitation issues, fee structures and cost recovery, issues concerning water sources (quantity and quality, quantity and quality of surface and/or groundwater as they relate to WASH services);
o local government capacity and issues associated with any decentralized service provision; o local perspectives and observed constraints to WASH services sustainability; and o current hygiene behaviors and needs/opportunities (including current behavior change
methodologies and materials, partner capacity (government and other) in this area)
c. Assess linkages between WASH and the other programmatic areas of the STEWARD project including: o threats to drinking water quality and quantity that can be addressed through improved
water resources/watershed management; o climate change projections, vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies related to WASH
service delivery including water source vulnerability, extreme events (floods, landslides, etc.); responsibility and priorities of national, local governance structures in water resources/watershed management, especially as they link to drinking water supply/WASH;
o community governance capacity for WASH-related NRM (e.g., water users’ associations, local government units, watsan committee structure, etc.); and
o constraints that hinder the practice of improved watershed management as it affects WASH services
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d. Identify opportunities and strategic entry points for STEWARD WASH investments in the areas of: o reform of the WASH enabling environment in any of the four focus countries; o capacity building of government, private sector, NGOs/CBOs, etc. in specific areas of
WASH; o site-based WASH interventions that are catalytic, sustainable, and replicable (may consist
of demand creation and hygiene behavior change , or include capacity building to maintain existing infrastructure, or both of these along with strategic investments in new hardware);
o WASH interventions that are synergistic with NRM, biodiversity conservation, and/or CC-A programming, including linkages to livelihoods and food security; and
o Potential for collaboration or partnering with other donors and partners, including other WASH investments of USAID/West Africa (e.g., the WA-WASH program).
The team should rank potential intervention areas taking into consideration cost-benefit (strategic impact for dollars spent); focus on factors contributing to long-term sustainability; potential for scalability; synergy with other USAID/WA programs (e.g., WA-WASH). Recommendations should also be made on the balance between national interventions and site-based work. 5. Methodology The consultant team will draw on a range of data and information sources, including all STEWARD and relevant USAID project documents, publicly available literature or grey literature from government or other sources, interviews with key public and private stakeholders/informants in the capital cities and important provincial/district centers of the four target countries, and meetings with all STEWARD partners (sub-awardees). The consultant team will also make site visits to two transboundary PZ sites (PZ1 and PZ2; PZ3 will only consist of the desk study) of the STEWARD program described earlier. At the end of the site visits and data collection phase, the consultant team will debrief with STEWARD management, and hold a meeting to synthesize results across the country-level analyses. The Team Leader will also visit USAID/West Africa in Accra for an out-briefing and preliminary presentation of results at the end of the field analyses. 6. Key Personnel and Level of Effort The consultant team will consist of a mix of local and international professionals with expertise in WASH in the West Africa context, including familiarity with how WASH programming intersects with NRM and CC-A. In each STEWARD focus country, local or country-based consultants will provide most of the effort in information collection and will coordinate and oversee all aspects of the site visits of the international consultant(s). The team will be managed by a senior international consultant with broad experience in WASH in West Africa who will be familiar with integrated WASH programming and service delivery. The senior consultant will provide overall leadership to the effort, and will synthesize inputs of the team and will ensure production and delivery of the final report. There may be participation of one or more USAID technical experts on the team, who will accompany the consultants on the field visits and consultations in the focus countries (this is exclusive of the attached budget). They will provide their own travel costs, but will need to be factored into the logistic arrangements made by the consultant team (e.g., transport, hotel and plane reservations, etc.).
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Illustrative LOE to carry out this SOW is:
International Team Leader / Senior WASH expert (1): 30 days
National WASH and/or Integrated NRM experts (4) with experience in integrating with NRM programs (1 in each of the STEWARD target country) with up to 30 days each X 3 = 90 days.
LOE estimates include time in the field visiting the STEWARD countries and PZs. All international consultants will be bilingual (English/French). A different mix of team members and LOE may be proposed by the consultants. 7. Schedule Work will be carried out over an 6 week period from August – October 2012, including work in-country as well as in their home base. An approximate schedule to complete the tasks outlined above is presented below. An alternative calendar may be proposed by the consultants.
Illustrative Timeline / Implementation Schedule
Tasks Week
1 2 3 4 5 6
Literature review X
Orientation with STEWARD Team X
PZ1 visit: Sierra Leone/Guinea X
PZ2 visit: Guinea/Liberia/Ivory Coast X X
Consultant team debrief and drafting meeting X
Draft Report Prepared/Reviewed X
Final Report Prepared and Delivered X
8. Deliverables The consultant team will produce the following deliverables:
One draft report with analysis and recommendations disaggregated by country and by areas of program emphasis;
One round of revisions following review by USAID and USFS/STEWARD staff; One final report incorporating comments of USAID and USFS/STEWARD staff; and Aannexes of the report will include: a list of people/organizations consulted (with contact
information), a list of documents consulted (and web links as available).
9. Key Working Relationships The consultant team will work under the supervision of the US Forest Service management office for STEWARD based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. As needed, the consultant team leader will also consult with the US-based US Forest Service management as well as USAID/West Africa AOR of the STEWARD program.
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USAID/WA and/or STEWARD will provide the consultants with all relevant background documents on USAID programs, as well as information on USAID institutional parameters for the exercise (e.g., earmark definitions). All other research materials and documents will be the responsibility of the consultant team. STEWARD staff and sub-awardees implementing field activities under the program will help organize field visits in each PZ. Local-based members of the consultant team will serve as the principal liaison for making local travel arrangements for international consultants, and they will organize all capital city consultations (in coordination with STEWARD or sub-grantee representatives as necessary). The contract can pay for additional required logistical costs as needed, e.g., if an additional rental vehicle is needed. 10. Budget
The following illustrative budget will be used to carry out the tasks described above. Illustrative Budget for STEWARD WASH Assessment Please see revised budget attached to email.
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