GHANA WATER AND SANITATION (WATSAN) PROJECT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT N°641-A-00-10-00003-00 FY 2010 ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 17, 2009 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 OCTOBER 2010 October, 2010 This report is made possible by the generous support of the American People through the United States Agency for International 1 Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibilities of Relief International (RI) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. GHANA WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT N°641-A-00-10-00003-00 FY 2010 ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 17, 2009 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 Relief International 1100 H Street, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 USA Tel: (202) 639-8660 Fax: (202) 639-8664 October, 2010 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ····································································································· 5 1. BACKGROUND, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ···················································· 6 2. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS ················································································ 7 3. CHALLENGES FACED BY THE PROJECT DURING THE YEAR ···················· 10 3.1. Constraints with number of vehicles procured .................................................... 10 3.2. Delay in concluding Contracts with LNGOs ........................................................ 10 3.3. Delay in the Approval of the Initial Environmental Examination .......................... 10 3.4. Challenges with The Coca Cola Company ......................................................... 10 4. COMPONENT 0: PROJECT SET-UP AND PREPARATORY WORKS ············· 12 4.1. Office set up and Staff recruitment ..................................................................... 12 4.2. Community Selection, Entry and Mobilization ..................................................... 12 4.3. Baseline Survey ................................................................................................. 13 4.4. Coordination with Key Stakeholders ................................................................... 13 4.5. Gender Analysis and sensitization...................................................................... 14 4.6. Establishment of Consultative groups at District level......................................... 15 5. COMPONENT 1: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ································· 15 5.1. Preparation for water facilities support ............................................................... 15 5.2. Determine Appropriate Infrastructure Design ..................................................... 15 5.3. Assessment of Management and Maintenance Structures ................................. 15 5.4. Initial Environmental Assessment ....................................................................... 16 5.5. Competition for Appropriate WatSan Technologies ............................................ 16 5.6. Water Infrastructure Development ...................................................................... 16 5.7. Sanitation Infrastructure Development ............................................................... 17 6. COMPONENT 2: SMALL GRANTS FACILITY ·················································· 18 7. COMPONENT 3: CAPACITY-BUILDING ··························································· 19 7.1. Assessment and selection of LNGOs ................................................................. 19 7.2. LNGO Start-up Meeting and Orientation in Program Objectives and Structure ... 20 7.3. Capacity-Building for LNGOs, WatSan Committees and BEhavior Change Groups .............................................................................................................. 20 7.4. Capacity-building of District Steering Team (DST) ............................................. 21 7.5. Capacity building of Environmental Health Agents (EHAs) ................................. 21 7.6. Capacity-Building of Latrine Artisans and Pump Mechanics – ............................ 21 7.7. Capacity-Building of WatSan Entrepreneurs ...................................................... 21 8. COMPONENT 4: STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR CHANGE ······································ 21 8.1. Community Awareness of Water and Sanitation ................................................. 22 8.2. Orientation and Experience-Sharing Workshop .................................................. 23 8.3. Formation and Strengthening of WatSan Committees ........................................ 23 8.4. Water Sanitation and Hygiene messaging .......................................................... 23 9. COMPONENT 5: PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ······································· 23 9.1. Establishing Public Private Partnerships and Alliances ...................................... 24 3 Ghana Water And Sanitation Program – Annual Report – FY2010 – Relief International- Submitted October 29, 2010 9.2. Support and Technical advice to existing Global Development Alliance (GDA) .. 25 9.3. Linking Private Sector Investors with the Communities and Local Entrepreneurs25 10. LESSONS LEARNED ························································································ 26 10.1. Support for Local Initiatives –the best way for engendering sustainability........... 26 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION···································································· 26 11.1. Project PMP design and Operationalization ....................................................... 26 11.2. Design of a Management Information System (MIS) .......................................... 26 ANNEXES TO ANNUAL REPORT 1. LIST OF TARGET COMMUNITIES FOR FY 2010 2. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 3. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR GENDER WORKSHOP 4. LOCAL NGO SELECTION CRITERIA TOOL 5. CHART OF DONOR-FUNDED WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS IN GHANA 6. DRAFT PMP FOR GHANA WATSAN PROJECT 7. SUCCESS STORY` 8. TECHNICAL SKETCHES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (DRAFTS) 4 Ghana Water And Sanitation Program – Annual Report – FY2010 – Relief International- Submitted October 29, 2010 LIST OF ACRONYMS ADRA Adventist Development Relief Agency BCC Behavior Change Communication BOD Board of Directors CHF Cooperative Housing Foundation CHPS Community Health Planning and Services CWSA Community Water and Sanitation Agency DHMT District Health Management Team DST District Steering Team DWST District Water and Sanitation teams EHA Environmental Health Agent EOI Expression of Interest FY Fiscal Year GDA Global Development Alliance GGL Guinness Ghana Limited IEE Initial Environmental Examination IR Intermediate Results KVIP Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit LEKMA Ledzekuku Krowor Municipal Assembly LNGO Local Non-Governmental Organization M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information System MWRWH Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing NGO Non-Governmental Organization O&M Operation and Maintenance PMP Performance Management Plan PPP Public Private Partnership RI Relief International SO Strategic Objectives TOR Terms of Reference USAID United States Agency for International Development WATSAN Water and Sanitation WHG Water Health Ghana WHI Water Health International 5 Ghana Water And Sanitation Program – Annual Report – FY2010 – Relief International- Submitted October 29, 2010 1. BACKGROUND, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided support for various interventions in the Education and Health sectors of Ghana. Leaning from past work in health and education have documented that lack of access to water and sanitation hinders communities from attaining the maximum benefit from health interventions. Efforts to bridge this access issue led to the conception of the Ghana Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Project. Through competitive bidding, Relief International (RI) was identified as the organization with experience and competence to lead the implementation team of the WatSan project. To add value and additional expertise, Relief International partnered with Winrock International and ADRA International. The project is also collaborating with other USAID strategic partners, such as Rotary International and The Coca-Cola Company that have existing global development agreements with USAID. The three lead-partner organizations have many years of experience in Ghana in the area of behavior change, capacity- building, and Water and Sanitation improvement—elements that are critical for the attainment of the project goal. The project covers underserved areas in five regions of Ghana: Greater Accra, Volta, Central, Western, and Eastern Regions. The overall goal of the Ghana WatSan Project is to maximize health impacts in the project target areas. The immediate goal is to, “improve access to safe and adequate water supply and basic sanitation facilities infrastructure for households, clinics, and schools and promote complementary hygiene practices to maximize the health impact from this improved infrastructure.” The RI team will accomplish the goal of the Ghana WatSan project through the following five objectives: Objective 1: Increase access to improved water and sanitation infrastructure for individual households, communities, schools, and clinics in the target areas. Objective 2: Assist in developing innovative modes of establishing new infrastructure. Objective 3: Improve the capacity of small grant recipients to mobilize community members to actively participate in: (a) the improvement and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure and (b) local official bodies