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Eastern Africa Regional WatSan Unit

WatSan Programme Update- 2005

Presented by:-Rebecca Kabura

Noor Pwani

13th -14th March 2006

Global Water and Sanitation Meeting (Mexico City )

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Our ContextOur Context• Poverty/ low HDI (Human development

index)

• Geographical and Physical factors

• Nature/Level of national society

• Regional Instability

• Recurrent disasters

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The response-The response- Developmental Developmental• What has been doneWhat has been done

• Resource mobilization through proposal Resource mobilization through proposal development. (GWSI projects)development. (GWSI projects)

• Training of national society staff and Training of national society staff and volunteers in Software (PHAST)- volunteers in Software (PHAST)-

• Assessments and project evaluations- Assessments and project evaluations- DjiboutiDjibouti

• Integrated Health and Care projects Integrated Health and Care projects (Household Water Treatment System in (Household Water Treatment System in Kenya)Kenya)

• Development of Technical tools Development of Technical tools packages and Strategies.packages and Strategies.

• Networks and Partnerships building.Networks and Partnerships building.• Inter regional SupportInter regional Support

• Impact/ ResultsImpact/ Results• Secure funding for sustainable WatSan Secure funding for sustainable WatSan

projects.projects.• Increased access to Water supply and Increased access to Water supply and

Sanitation facilities (Kenya, Sanitation facilities (Kenya, Uganda ,Ethiopia, Somaliland)Uganda ,Ethiopia, Somaliland)

• PHAST groups and adoption of good PHAST groups and adoption of good hygiene practice (Djibouti, Kajiado, hygiene practice (Djibouti, Kajiado, Somaliland)Somaliland)

• Pilot Safe water in Home based care Pilot Safe water in Home based care project.project.

• Initiating PHAST in West AfricaInitiating PHAST in West Africa• WatSan strategies and inputs into ns WatSan strategies and inputs into ns

strategic plans (Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, strategic plans (Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda)Uganda)

• Information sharing and inputs Information sharing and inputs /Contributions into WESCORD (Water /Contributions into WESCORD (Water Environmental Sanitation Coordination) , Environmental Sanitation Coordination) , SACB (Somalia Aid Coordination Body) , SACB (Somalia Aid Coordination Body) , GWP (Global Water Partnership) forumsGWP (Global Water Partnership) forums

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The Response- Relief and Rehab• What has been doneWhat has been done

• Emergency Appeals Emergency Appeals (Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, (Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi) all with Rwanda, Burundi) all with WatSan components.WatSan components.

• Refugee relief Operations Refugee relief Operations (Tanzania, Uganda)(Tanzania, Uganda)

• Support to ongoing field Support to ongoing field operations (Eritrea, Kenya, operations (Eritrea, Kenya, Somaliland)Somaliland)

• Technical packages Technical packages (PHASTER)(PHASTER)

• Inter regional Support- (Sr. Inter regional Support- (Sr. Lanka, Chad operation)Lanka, Chad operation)

• Review Workshops- PHAST , Review Workshops- PHAST , RDRTRDRT

• Impact/ ResultsImpact/ Results• Integrated approach.Integrated approach.• Provision of WatSan services and Provision of WatSan services and

Linkage to development WatSan- Linkage to development WatSan- (Kenya, Eritrea).(Kenya, Eritrea).

• Lesson learning and strengthened Lesson learning and strengthened ns capacity to better ns capacity to better programming (Somaliland)programming (Somaliland)

• Regional exposure to team and Regional exposure to team and PHAST expansionPHAST expansion

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Challenges and Constraints

• Lack of clear strategy in WatSan Lack of clear strategy in WatSan programming programming

• Expanding and diverse nature of Expanding and diverse nature of disasters in the region against disasters in the region against Regional Delegation Nairobi and Regional Delegation Nairobi and national society capacities national society capacities

• Limited funding amidst growing Limited funding amidst growing dynamic needsdynamic needs

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Future Perspectives •Strengthening Software with more Strengthening Software with more emphasis on Operation and emphasis on Operation and Maintenance and Monitoring and Maintenance and Monitoring and Evaluation Evaluation •Development of technical packagesDevelopment of technical packages•Networks and partnerships Networks and partnerships •Case study documentation Case study documentation •Exchange visits Exchange visits •Resource mobilization Resource mobilization

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