Ghana-Netherlands WASH Programme Overview for information meetings - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Astrid van Agthoven 19 & 20 August 2013

Ghana-Netherlands WASH Programme

Overview for information meetings for

Ghana WASH Window of Sustainable Water Fund

Overall objective of GNWP

• Improvement of hygiene and sanitary

conditions in five selected urban MAs and establishment of best practice for urban WASH improvement

– Contributing to improvements in health & economic development – Selected MAs: Cape Coast, KEEA, Ga Central, Ga South & Ga West

Expected outcomes

• Improved sustainable access to and use of sanitation

(including management of human excreta, liquid and solid waste) and adoption of hygienic practices, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable groups

• Improved access to and use of safe, sustainable and

affordable drinking water, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable groups

• Improved management of water resources in the

programme area

• Enhanced capacities of MAs and other key actors on

governance and management of water and sanitation

• Increased private sector involvement and local

entrepreneurship for sustainable financing of WASH sector

• Conditions created for scaling up of sustainable urban

WASH by other municipalities

Overview of GNWP components

Intervention Current Status Quick Impact Activities

small interventions to keep momentum and gain experience

Ongoing – to be completed by end 2013 Implemented by MLGRD/ 5 MAs Ex-ante Evaluation, PPP case studies and Baseline survey Completed – final draft reports June 2013 PPP facility: Ghana-WASH Window of Sustainable Water Fund First call for proposals opened 5Aug13 Second call planned next year Master planning & Phase 1 Implementation

Capacity building/ training WASH in Schools (for 70 schools) Behaviour change at community/ household level & service providers

Tender for TA to be launched soon

Feasibility studies should clearly indicate financing opportunities PPP projects (GWW and others) will be embedded in Master Plans Phase 1 Impl – Jan14 to Jun15

Full Implementation Phase

partially funded by GoG, Private sector (PPPs), EKN

Expected to start mid 2015 Funding: EKN € 100 million, GoG € 50 million, Others € 30 million

GNWP – key features

• WASH – but with a strong focus on sanitation

Baseline data:40% access to improved sanitation 96% access to improved water supply Though 56% use sachets for drinking water!

• Emphasis on sustainability of interventions

Behavior change communication, capacity building Sustainable financing models

GWW – amongst others!

• Comprehensive approach

–Environmental sanitation: including solid waste, liquid waste, drainage –Urban integrated water resources management

GNWP – institutional set-up

• Lead Ministry MoLGRD
• Oversight Committee:

– Members - MLGRD (Chair), EKN (Vice Chair), MoFEP, MWRWH, LGSS – Observers – GWCL, Coniwas, DP WASH Lead, WB, EU [ &

• thers depending on agenda]
• Municipal/ Metropolitan Assemblies

– Implementation level

• Technical Assistance and Fin/ Admin Mngmnt support

at all levels

GWW within GNWP & Sustainable Water Fund

• GWW objectives directly from GNWP
• GWW geo-graphic scope in line with GNWP

– Slightly broader – Second call?

• Projects to start in 2014

– Will be embedded in MA’s WASH Master Plans

• Significant component of GNWP

– First call € 15 million – Second call tentatively € 22 million

• WASH challenges to be solved through synergy between

NGOs/ knowledge institutes, private & public sector

• ODA invested in PPPs => pro-poor focus remains
• GWW = window under existing Sustainable Water Fund

– Follows as much as possible SWF procedures and formats

Questions?