- CIF- Project Submission- 10/17/2012

PROJECT INFORMATION

• Beneficiary (including authorized representative, postal address and bank account details)

WaterLex International Secretariat Aline Baillat, Project Coordinator Titulaire de Compte : WaterLex (Suisse)

Rue de Montbrillant 83 Numéro de compte: 240-103228.01K IBAN: CH39 0024 0240 1032 2801 K 1202 Genève 0041-22-733-83-36 BIC: UBSWCHZH80A http://www.waterlex.org About WaterLex: WaterLex is a Geneva-based NGO working for the implementation of the human right to water and sanitation in various context and regions of the world through applied research, advocacy, facilitation and training. Because access to water resources are central to the realization of many human rights, WaterLex’s activities use a human right based approach to water governance. WaterLex has a large network of partners in the North as in the South and receives the support of many experts such as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation.

• Summary of the project to be funded Context: In 2010, adopting the new Water Code, recognized the ‘right to water’ laying out clear legal obligations in this field (article 6). Since the first communal elections in 2003, the communes are responsible for the water and sanitation services. They are also responsible for the adoption of WASH sectorial plans. In many places these sectorial plans are often neglected and not integrated into the Local Development Plans (PDC). The decentralization process faces many obstacles including central government resistance, lack of funding for communes and lack of competence transfers. Project: This project is a pilot project of seven months (January 2013-July 2013). It will provide training on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation for two types of audience: for communal representatives (Association Nationale des Communes du Benin-ANCB partnership) and civil society (Lambassa ICA partnership). This training will build upon and strengthen Helvetas support program to the communes in the WASH sector (PACEA1) in two : Borgou and Atacora (project ownership assistance, WASH communal planning and technical support). This training aims more specifically to build capacities to understand the meaning, implications and how to contribute to the realisation of the human right to water and sanitation in practice. It will contribute to balance the power relationship between the communes and the central government on the one hand, and between the communes and water third parties - public or private (including SONEB)- on the other hand. Knowledge regarding the human right to water and sanitation can contribute to deep changes including financial, institutional and technical mobilization for the universal access to water and sanitation. Local population’s training on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation aims at supporting the communes’ efforts (water and sanitation price sensitization) as well as the reinforcement of citizen monitoring.

After the pilot-project/Long term objectives: After this pilot phase, Lambassa ICA, their partners and the National Association of the (ANCB) will continue the training in all the other departments of Benin. This training will remain strongly linked to the Helvetas support program to the Communes in the WASH sector (PACEA). A WASH plateform within the ANCB will be created for local authorities to share experience and best practices in the field of the human right to water and sanitation.

1 Programme d’Appui aux Communes dans le secteur Eau et Assainissement

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• Project location: Departement of Atacora and Borgou Benin : 2 places for the training of trainers :

Parakou for the 8 for the 8 communes of communes of Bembèrèkè, N’Dali, Boukoumbé, , Nikki, Kalalè, , Kérou, Kouandé, Pèrèrè, Sinendé, Matéri, Natitingou, . Pehonko, Tanguiéta, (). and Atacora (Atacora department). Borgou

• Population benefiting from the project intervention: The population concerned by the project is the population of the departements of Atacora2 (719 484 inhabitants) and Borgou3 (1 035 910 inhabitants)(2011). Although significant progress has been realized in the last few years, access to safe drinking water remains a challenge (especially quality of water sources). The official drinking water coverage rate in Atacora is 70,3% and 52,2% in Borgou with great discrepancies between rural and urban settings. In these two departments, there is a general lack of sanitation facilities. Rainwater and wastewater are not collected and there is no safe disposal strategy. So far, sanitation has often been neglected in communal planning.

• Previous experience of the beneficiary in this type of activity - WaterLex undertook various water governance country mapping consisting in the analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks for water resources management and access to safe drinking water and sanitation: Benin (2009), Paraguay (2009), Togo (2011), and Niger (2012). - WaterLex recently undertook a feasibility study on decentralized solidarity mechanisms in Niger for the UNDP Global Water Solidarity. - WaterLex has trained many NGOs on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation including courses at the University of Dundee – UNESCO Center for Water Law, Collège Henry Dunant (Geneva), AGUASAN (Swiss Community of Practice), University of Geneva, UNESCO Centre of the Basque Country, Franciscans International. - WaterLex also developed tools for the integration of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation in development projects (ODA and cooperation partners4). - Lambassa ICA is specialized in training of civil society organizations in the field of human rights. It has recently taken part in the creation of Drinking Water Consumers Associations (ACEP) and their training. - Helvetas is implemented in Benin since 1995. It has two offices in Parakou (Borgou) and Natitingou (Atacora). The PACEA program provides support to the communes of Borgou and Atacora with regards to water and sanitation project ownership, WASH plans design, and implementation of sustainable maintenance and operating systems (financial strategy) and facilitates the creation of private initiatives in the sanitation sector.

2 Atacora : superficy of 20,459 km2, and density of 29,4 hab/km² 3 Borgou: has a superficy of 25 856 km², and a density of 28 hab/km². 4 http://www.triagonal.net/files/waterlex/course/

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• Planned date of start-up/completion and Timetable for the project

Organization in Jan Feb Mar Ap Ma Jun Jul Activities- January –July 2013 charge

Phase 1- Preparation (2 months) Training module development for local authorities WaterLex Helvetas Preparation of sensitization and participation material for civil WaterLex society Lambassa ICA Logistics of trainings and civil society meetings Lambassa ICA Phase 2- Training of trainers Trainings of trainers (for ANCB, Lambassa ICA, social WaterLex intermediation NGOs, CSOs) in Parakou Helvetas Phase 3- Pilot Training and Follow-up (3 months)

Pilot Training in Parakou and Natitingou for communal WaterLex authorities ANCB, Helvetas Training follow-up and support to local planning, financial Helvetas strategy WaterLex Facilitation of Intercommunal Networking ANCB PNE Civil Society Training (ACEP, Water user associations, Comité de WaterLex Gestion Points d’Eau) Lambassa ICA Phase 4- Evaluation (1 month)

Online Training Module WaterLex Evaluation/Final Report Lambassa ICA ANCB, Helvetas WaterLex

• Consistency with the actions in favor of access to water highlighted by the 6th WWF This project contributes to the realization of the following targets of the World Water Forum:

Target 1 : Guarantee access to water for all and the Right to water 1.1.1 National policies delivering on the major components of the Right to Water in practice 1.1.2 Global rural access to safe water 1.1.3 Global urban access to safe water 1.1.4 Financial mechanisms that suit the needs of local authorities and local operators 1.2.2 Access to appropriate wastewater collection and treatment 1.2.5 Comprehensive strategic sanitation plans for urban, peri-urban and rural areas 1.2.6 Local authorities’ strategies and action plans covering the whole sanitation chain

Conditions for success : CS1 Good Governance CS.1.1 Institutionalized and informed participation mechanisms CS.1.2 Performance measurement of water policies and capacity building on governance tools

Africa Region Target : AF1. Develop and implement sanitation and water plans to bring back on track the neglected areas including post conflict countries, informal settlements and slums, rural communities, and small towns by 2015.

• Relationship with one or several solutions/commitments of the Platform of Solutions and Commitments: The project will concretely implement part of the Butterfly Effect NGO commitments adopted during the World Water Forum5. The project will more specifically ‘provide sufficient detail on the duties of States and the rights and obligations of citizens with regard to the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation’, ‘promote a holistic understanding of the linkages between sanitation, water,

5 http://www.solutionsforwater.org/commitments/butterfly-effect-network-of-ngos-commitments

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environment, agriculture, health –including food security and nutrition– in order to effectively achieve and sustain universal sanitation coverage and ensure sustainable practices that reduce infection and transmission of diseases’ and ‘develop local and national capacity on participatory assessments, planning and management of water, sanitation and natural resources management’. The project is also linked to various solutions presented during the World Water Forum: - FANMex solutions: Promote and implement human rights to water and capacity building of local communities and civil society6 - GRET program (Groupe de Recherche et d’Echanges Technologiques)7 and other solutions aimed at local authorities capacity building in communal water and sanitation planning - Solutions aimed at promoting the implementation of integrated sanitation approach8. - WB Sanitation and Water Program solution: Horizontal learning and local government experiences sharing initiatives9

• Partnerships involved in the project Helvetas (agreement in principle, signature of terms of reference underway) Helvetas has been active in Benin since 1995. Its main areas of activities Agnès Montangero (Water and Infrastructure Team Leader) are: sustainable natural resources management, rural infrastructure, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation education, trainings and civil society support. In the field of water, [email protected] sanitation and hygiene, Helvetas support communes in developing WASH +41.44.368.65.43 planning within local development plans. In 2004, it launched the In Bénin: Lot 21 A, Cadjehoun 08 BP 1105 CTP ‘Programme d’Appui aux Communes dans les secteurs de l’Eau et de BENIN l’Assainissement’ in the departments of Borgou and Atacora. Tél.(229) 21 30 21 99

Lambassa ICA ( Lambassa Institut of Cultural Affairs-Benin) (agreement in principle, signature of terms of reference underway) M. Kassimou Issotina Lambassa Institute of Cultural Affairs- Bénin (Institut des Affaires Tel: (229) 97.72.71.65 Culturelles- Bénin) is a Beninese NGO, created in 2003. Its mission consists [email protected] in supporting rural populations in their initiatives of self-promotion. 03 BP 1362- Cotonou http://www.ica- Lambassa in Lokpa means: ‘to do appreciable things’ Lambassa ICA, in this international.org/ project, will be WaterLex partner for trainings planification and civil society training.

Association Nationale des Communes du Bénin (ANCB) (agreement in principle, signature of terms of reference underway) M. Sègla Lihoussou The National Association of the Communes of Benin (ANCB) was created in Tel : (229) 97.08.72.55) 2003 to serve as an interface between the communes and central Email : [email protected] authorities. It promotes local democracy and development and supports BP 6828 Cotonou http://www.ancb-benin.org the solidarity among the communes. It is also a focal point for decentralized cooperation.

Partenariat National pour l’Eau- National Water Partnership

Armand HOUANYE Coordinateur PNE Bénin PNE Benin promotes the implementation of IRWM principles through 01 B.P. 4392 Cotonou training and mediation activities. A main objective of the PNE is to [email protected] strengthen dialogue among all water stakeholders. It has recently +22921318262 /21311093 started to develop training on IWRM for WASH local authorities.

6 http://www.solutionsforwater.org/solutions/promote-and-implement-human-rights-to-water-and-capacity-building-of-local- communities-and-civil-society 7 http://www.solutionsforwater.org/solutions/les-plans-communaux-dhydraulique-et-dassainissement-un-outil-de- planification-strategique-locale 8 http://www.solutionsforwater.org/solutions/action-de-cooperation-decentralisee-entre-maxeville-france-et-gao-mali-appui- au-projet-dassainissement-integre-de-la-commune-urbaine-de-gao 9 http://www.solutionsforwater.org/solutions/horizontal-learning-enables-local-governments-to-connect-with-each-other-to- identify-share-and-replicate-the-good-practices-of-their-peers

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• Outputs and outcomes of the project - 51 communal councilors from 17 communes of Northern Benin know the international commitments of Benin with regard to the human right to water and sanitation and its related legal implications (duties and rights, level of responsibilities, etc.) at the national and local levels. Their capacities to interact and negotiate with central authorities and third parties are strengthened. Communal authorities have the tools to integrate the human right to water and sanitation into communal planning. - They are familiarized with the new water code, integrated water resources management principles and establish clear links between water and sanitation communal planning and the necessity to design and implement water resources plans (SAGE). - Communal authorities increase their interactions and exchanges of experiences. ‘intercommunalité’ for water and sanitation services is evaluated and strengthened. - Local population is aware of their rights under the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. Participation in local water committees is strengthened. They are also sensitized to the price of drinking water and sanitation services. - Online training e-module accessible to all (WaterLex online campus) and facilitating replication of the experience in other countries.

• Outline of the project financing plan

PROJECT BUDGET Training preparation Training module development WaterLex……………………………………. 5500 Helvetas………………………………………. 2500 Printing, communication …………………………………………………… 850 Online E-module /technical support Triagonal……………………………………. 9000 Investment Computers and software ……………………………………………………. 500 Training Implementation and follow-up/Communal support 1 coordinator WaterLex ……………………………….…… 8000 1 professional Helvetas……………………………………... 8000 1 professional Lambassa………………………………………. 1300 1 facilitator ANCB…………………………………………… 1000 Training related expenses (paticipant travel, accomodation, per diem) …………………………………………………… 2200 Accomodation, per diem ……………………………………………………. 1500 Travel expenses Lambassa Team Lambassa………………………………………. 800 WaterLex (2 travels) WaterLex………………………………………. 3000 Helvetas (Burkina-Benin) Helvetas………………………………………… 1000 Administration Administrative expenses WaterLex, Lambassa……………………… 3200 Sub Total 48 350 euros Unexpected Expenditure 650 TOTAL 49 000 euros

• Availability of other possible sources of funding at the date of submission For the time being, we do not have other sources of funding but we plan to submit a proposal to the Swiss Water Solidarity plateform (‘solidarit’eau’) to get funding for a longer project (to extend the pilot project to all other departments of Benin).

• Particular difficulties or obstacles to be overcome ex-ante No specific difficulties

• Potential risks of implementation Analphabetism, lack of communal staff, lack of political will of local authorities, cultural resistance to some issues (sanitation)

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Project Description Indicators Source of Verification Assumptions/Risks

Objectives - Number of communal - List of trainers - Participants show interests in To strengthen the capacities of communal representatives trained. - List of participants the training. authorities and civil society to realize the human - Number of local water - National and local authorities right to water and sanitation in the context of the commissions and ACEP (Drinking support the process. 2010 Water Code. water consumers association) created or reinforced. - Number of participants in these groups

Outputs - 80% of success to the tests 1. Local councilors know the legal implications of « right to water and sanitation» - test (WaterLex) - writing and reading skills of the human right to safe drinking water and done after the training participants sanitation and main elements of the 2010 Water - 80% of success to the test Code (legal and regulatory texts, legal remedy, « water code and integrated principles of integrated water resources water resources management ». management). 2. Their capacities to interact and negotiate vis-à- - some delegation contracts are - lack of communal staff to do the vis the central government and third parties are revised in order to better - delegation contracts follow-up increased. integrate the human right to (communes) 3. The human right to safe drinking water and water and sanitation. sanitation is integrated into Communal Planning. - Water and Sanitation plan - coverage rate (communes) A plan to protect drinking water quantity and respecting the human right to -lack of data quality is adopted including a strategy for water and sanitation are sanitation, wastewaters and rainwaters. underway. 4- Intercommunalité for water and sanitation - cost recovery strategy for - local development plans and issues is strengthened. infrastructure renewal and sectorial plans (Communes). 5- The capacities of the National Association of maintenance are implemented - lack of political will among local the Communes of Bénin are reinforced, and - water and sanitation budget authorities to work together. through the ANCB, the balance of power between (communes) local authorities and the central government is improved. 6- Local population is aware of their rights under - water committees and ACEP are - list of water committees, ACEP the human right to safe drinking water and created or empowered. and their members - local population are interested sanitation. They are also sensitized to the price of - local population can access to - public release of plans, budget in water and sanitation issues drinking water and sanitation services. water and sanitation information and other strategies

Activities - Training adapted to the audience. It is illustrated by concrete examples/pictures/map. The training is interactive to answer the questions of local authorities/ local populations. - The training includes a methodology to collect - Limitations linked to data and monitor the degree of implementation analphabetism of the human right to water and sanitation at the village and communal level. - The training gives the tools to support the redaction/revision/evaluation of water and sanitation plans - Communal representatives examine together - make sure to include the ‘right’ the possibilities of working together through an stakeholders for these discussions intercommunal structure for water and sanitation (e.g. traditional authorities, issues. departmental authorities, - communal representatives study the possibility deconcentrated state services in of designing common integrated water resources the process, PNE). planning.

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