Based WASH project in Bangladesh 7th Rural Water Supply Network - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Driving Change: Piloting a Human Rights- Based WASH project in Bangladesh

7th Rural Water Supply Network Forum 2016 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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» 2 Union Parishads (lowest

tier of local government) in northern Bangladesh

» Riverine char islands isolated

from mainland

» Poverty and food insecurity » Floods and river erosion » Lack of access to public

services: health, education, social services

Context

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» Part of global WaterAid Action

Learning initiative (HRBA-ALI) implemented in 8 countries

» Initiated in 2013 with local

partner SKS Foundation

» Challen

engin ging g to transla late e theo eory y to pr practice ice

» Initial implementation showed

signs of reverting to service delivery approach

Background

“Community people heard the project was about ‘WASH rights’. They knew that meant they had to talk about WASH, so they did.” – SKSF frontline staff

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» Working from the community’s priorities to entry points

Project design

COMMUN UNITY UNION ON PARISHAD SHAD DIGI GITAL AL CENTR TRES SCHOO OOLS EQUAL L PAY EDUCA UCATI TION HEALTH TRANSPOR SPORT T & COMMUNICATI TION ON WATER ER SUPPLY AND SANITATION TION SOCI CIAL AL SAFETY NET ALLOWANCES ANCES COMMUN UNITY CLINICS CS

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Project design (cont’d)

CHANGE AMONG EXCLUDED

(Mindset + Behaviour + Capacity)

CHANGE AMONG DUTY BEARERS

(Mindset + Behaviour + Capacity)

SYSTEMIC CHANGE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE (change of power equations + system) LIMITED CHANGE

Claiming of rights / entitlements by marginalized based on INTERNATIONAL HR

LIMITED CHANGE

Service delivery of rights / entitlements by duty bearer based on NATIONAL LEGAL STRUCTURE

STAGES /KINDS OF CHANGE

• Awareness - Information

Knowledge Ability to Analyse

• Voice
• Influence
• Limited Enjoyment of Right/

Entitlement

STAGES /KINDS OF CHANGE

• Effective Implementation
• New /Modified laws/schemes
• Adequate Resources
• Change in the “helping”

agency

• Sustainable Enjoyment of Right/

Entitlement

STAGES /KINDS OF CHANGE

• Accessibility
• Transparency
• Responsiveness
• Willingness to Sanction non-

performance

• Limited Enjoyment of Right/

Entitlement

Aspects/Outcomes of HRBA (Human Rights Based Approach)

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» A more accountable Union Parishad › Selecting social service beneficiaries with the

community

› Regular ward meetings, budget meetings

Initial results: Union Parishad

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Initial results: Digital centres, school and clinic facilities

» Improved governance systems,

improved services

» Beneficiaries from isolated areas

gaining access to services and information

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Initial results: Community empowerment

» Orientation right to water and sanitation, local

governance processes, advocacy, negotiation, etc.

» Interacting and claiming services from UP, within own

community

“Before, I would not dare to go into the Union Parishad. Now when I go, they say, give madam a chair.” – Community group member, Gazaria Union Parishad

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» Iterative project design, with the option to go back

to the drawing board

» Multi-team engagement: cross-fertilization of ideas » Multi-level buy in: championing from senior

management to implementation

» From small victories to community-wide change » Multiple points of intervention, linked together for

systemic change

Analysis: Project design and management

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» Selecting and developing partnership » Supporting frontliners through the process » Finding ways to track intangible outcomes:

milestone tracking

Analysis: Implementation and monitoring

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» Sustainability and scaling up › Contextualising HRBA › Challenges of conventional financing and

reporting

› Engaging with the government » Deeper structural issues › Connecting upwards to sub-district and district

level administration

Conclusion: Emerging issues and questions

“You need some time to go from zero to hero!” – UP me memb mber, Fazlu lupur

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Shahrukh Mirza, Strategic Support Specialist ShahrukhMirza@wateraid.org

Thank You!