Astrid van Agthoven

19 & 20 August 2013

Ghana-Netherlands WASH ProgrammeOverview for information meetings for

Ghana WASH Window of Sustainable Water Fund

Overall objective of GNWP

• Improvement of hygiene and sanitaryconditions in five selected urban MAs andestablishment of best practice for urbanWASH improvement– Contributing to improvements in health &

economic development

– Selected MAs: Cape Coast, KEEA, Ga Central, GaSouth & Ga West

Expected outcomes• Improved sustainable access to and use of sanitation

(including management of human excreta, liquid and solidwaste) and adoption of hygienic practices, especially bythe poorest and most vulnerable groups

• Improved access to and use of safe, sustainable andaffordable drinking water, especially by the poorest andmost vulnerable groups

• Improved management of water resources in theprogramme area

• Enhanced capacities of MAs and other key actors ongovernance and management of water and sanitation

• Increased private sector involvement and localentrepreneurship for sustainable financing of WASHsector

• Conditions created for scaling up of sustainable urbanWASH by other municipalities

Overview of GNWP componentsIntervention Current Status

Quick Impact Activitiessmall interventions to keep momentumand gain experience

Ongoing – to be completed by end2013Implemented by MLGRD/ 5 MAs

Ex-ante Evaluation, PPP case studiesand Baseline survey

Completed – final draft reports June2013

PPP facility: Ghana-WASH Window ofSustainable Water Fund

First call for proposals opened 5Aug13Second call planned next year

Master planning & Phase 1Implementation

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

Tender for TA to be launched soonFeasibility studies should clearly indicatefinancing opportunitiesPPP projects (GWW and others) will beembedded in Master PlansPhase 1 Impl – Jan14 to Jun15

Full Implementation Phasepartially funded by GoG, Privatesector (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 sanitationBaseline data: 40% access to improved sanitation

96% access to improved water supplyThough 56% use sachets for drinking water!

• Emphasis on sustainability of interventionsBehavior change communication, capacity buildingSustainable 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 [ &

others depending on agenda]• Municipal/ Metropolitan Assemblies

– Implementation level• Technical Assistance and Fin/ Admin Mngmnt support

at all levels

GWW within GNWP & SustainableWater 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 betweenNGOs/ 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?