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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Performance Report 2017 Government of Sierra Leone Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Health and Sanitation Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Performance Report 2017 July 2018 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Sector Performance Report 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Annual Sector Performance Report (ASPR) describes the activities and progress in Sierra Leone in the provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services and Water Resources Management (WRM) during 2017. It is made up of four parts: 1. An introduction to the report presenting the socio-economic situation in Sierra Leone and the aim of ASPR and the preparation process 2. A summary of WASH sector progress including the WASH emergency during 2017 3. A summary of the status and progress in the WRM sector 4. A concluding chapter suggesting the way forward. This ASPR is written in preparation for the Annual Sector Conference to be held in Mid-2018. The report has been written for Central and Local Governmental staff associated with WASH and non- governmental international and national implementing agencies as well as WASH Development Partners. The 2017 Annual WASH Sector Review Conference The ‘Third Annual WASH Sector Review Conference’ with the Theme: ‘ACHIEVING THE SDG’s ON WATER AND SANITATION’ was held from the 22nd and the 23rd of November 2017 at Bintumani Hotel in Freetown. The Conference was a successful experience sharing and coordination event for the WASH MDAs, Implementation Partners and Development Partners. The recommendations from the conference include: 1. WASH Policy/ Planning: Hold the next annual sector review by June/ July 2018, to feed recommendations into GoSL planning cycle 2. M&E Framework: Operationalize the country sector management information system, ensuring efficient and timely progress reporting by all implementing partners 3. Rural WASH: Formally adopt the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme 4. Urban WASH: Finalize the Urban WASH Roadmap, incorporating Freetown Master Plan Study and governance of decentralized urban water points, and a comprehensive approach for solid and liquid waste management in major urban centres 5. Rural Sanitation: Integrate ODF status follow up responsibilities into Community Health Workers’ 6. WASH in schools/ health centres: Revise/ update 2015 Standards and technical guidelines for WASH in public institutions to enhance achievement of desired health outcomes 7. Water Resources: Disseminate the enacted Water Resources Act and collect and consolidate all previously developed materials that relate to the establishment of the agency 8. Emergency WASH: Produce guidelines for disaster preparedness and emergency WASH response The discussions also highlighted that the challenges in the WASH sector of integrating all components of WASH, clarifying roles and responsibilities for service delivery, decentralising service delivery and monitoring progress remains. ii | P a g e Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Sector Performance Report 2017 The WASH Policy and Institutional Framework For Sierra Leone achieve the national WASH targets and sustainable management of water resources, the national sector leadership will need to revitalise the earlier commitments to the institutional reforms – the sector does not need revolution; rather it needs to consistently implement the reform process that started with the formulation of the National Water and Sanitation Policy (NWSP). The reforms of the legal framework for the sector are major achievements. These include the introduction of regulation for service provision through the establishment of the Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC); the introduction of regulation of water resources through the National Water Resources Management Agency (NWRMA); and the amendments to the mandates of the major water utilities Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) and Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO). Naturally the challenges will now be to fully operationalise the regulatory frameworks and establish effective service delivery by the utilities. 2017 also saw the completion of the NRWSSP - a comprehensive programme defining the actions needed for Sierra Leone to reach the SDGs in 2030 and the NRWSSP now needs to be implemented. The year also saw the start of developing the Urban Road Map covering comprehensive plans for all components of WASH in urban areas. Chapter 2.1 contains a detailed description of the enabling environment for WASH service delivery. Some of the conclusions are: The overall policy, legal and programmatic framework: The WASH sector has completed the overall legal framework as prescribed by the NWSP - and is now facing the challenges of operationalising the new legal instruments for service regulation and service provision as well as management of water resources. A comprehensive implementation programme (the NRWSSP) has been developed for the rural WASH sub-sector to achieve the SDGs and plans for the urban WASH subsector are being developed. The NRWSSP prescribes comprehensive capacity development for District and National Level Sector Coordination for rural WASH - and this is yet to be operationalised. While these coordination procedures will be applicable also for the small town and urban areas outside Freetown, attention is needed for effective coordination in the ‘Urban WASH’ subsector. The MWR would need adequate resources and capacity to implement a truly Government-led sector coordination and planning framework Institutional mandates and capacity: The WASH sector is progressing substantially in the implementation of the institutional reforms prescribed by the NWSP; however, the sector is facing serious capacity challenges at national and district level. The capacity development process is ongoing across the WASH institutions and comprehensive support programmes are underway for water service regulation and for water services in Freetown. iii | P a g e Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Sector Performance Report 2017 The NRWSSP presents a comprehensive capacity building programme for rural WASH actors at local, district and national levels. A similar comprehensive support programme would be needed for SALWACO to fulfil its mandate of managing operations in the specified areas on a full cost recovery basis and providing technical assistance to District Councils. The Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate (EHSD) in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) will need capacity building to address the serious challenges related to access to sanitation and hygiene in urban areas as well as for rural sanitation and hygiene as described in the NRWSSP. Community management and sustainability of service provision While the community management policy and the need for user payment for services is generally recognised as appropriate to ensure sustainable services, there are large challenges in the implementation of this and a consistent approach across all implementers and considerable capacity building will be needed. The focus on implementation of new water points will need to be complemented with a comprehensive approach on capacity building to ensure that communities gain permanent access to WASH Services. Private Sector in WASH Service Provision The private sector will play a vital role in provision of cost effective and good quality WASH services and considerable capacity building is needed to change from the present situation with limited competition and low-quality services. For this change to happen, the market must develop - so increased investments with consistent use of the private sector is needed. This can be further facilitate0d by standardisation on equipment and parts; standard designs and specifications; good quality, accountable and transparent supervision and commissioning procedures; a legal and regulatory framework for national certification; as well as promotion of associations of WASH private sector actors to facilitate consultative mechanisms - only by consulting in a structured manner with the private sector actors can the public sector know how to facilitate good and competitive service provision! WASH Funding It is presently difficult to get an accurate overview over the WASH funding since: Government funding for WASH is an integrated part of the funding to various MDAs and not easily identified e.g. separate funding for rural sanitation, rural water, school WASH etc. Information on Development Partner funding is likewise mostly not separated in the same sub- sectors and often projects cover integrated WASH activities and therefore not easy to identify e.g. funding for rural water vs rural sanitation. Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) partners with own funding or funding through multinational organisations are often reluctant to reveal budgets and actual expenditures. The planning cycle of Development Partners and NGOs can be different from the Government financial years and therefore the funding and expenditure figures are not comparable for the same timeframes. iv | P a g e Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Sector Performance Report 2017 Despite all these difficulties, this 20017 SPR attempts to provide an overview of the WASH funding. The estimated overall funding is about 70 mUSD in 2017 and the majority, about 90% is from Development Partners. In conclusion, the present planning is dis-jointed with many implementers doing their own planning without adequate coordination at national and district levels - and without reporting on physical and financial progress. Achieving the SDGs will need coordination and
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