Maximising our impact – Nigeria

Timeyin Uwejamomere Technical Support Manager - Urban

Presentation Overview

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• Nigeria Country Programme context

• Building evidence, winning legitimacy – Jigawa State

• Think Global, Act Local – our role in Sanitation and Water for All

Nigeria Country Programme context

• Nigeria:– Population estimated 160 million– Federation of 36 states across 6 geo-political regions– Water coverage: 58%– Sanitation coverage: 31%

• WaterAid Nigeria:– Started working in Nigeria in 1994– Work in 6 states, 5 geo-political regions– Plans 2013/14: 178,000 water and 409,000 sanitation – Budget 2013/14: £3,810,000

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A bit of geography...

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Our programme approach

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Analysis

Service delivery

Advocacy Influence

Transformative change at scale

Building evidence, winning legitimacy – Jigawa State

Jigawa State – North West Zone– 4.35m with growth rate of 2.9%– 70% live below poverty line – Civil society poorly developed – 79.4% access to sources of

drinking water – 21.8% access to household

sanitation – About 49%, particularly women

and children, suffer from water related diseases

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Jigawa State programme

• Emphasis on demonstration and models of delivery (water and sanitation) for replication

• Influencing Government to adopt at scale • Working in 6 small towns• Multi-stakeholder partnerships, strong citizen

engagement • Community-led total sanitation, water

resources management

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Sanitation situation before and after intervention

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Water situation before and after intervention

Transformative change – what the Government has achieved

• Plans to translate the state WASH policy into the local language (Hausa) to increase its awareness and acceptability which will in turn promote wide adoption

• Replication of WaterAid model of small towns & funding the establishment of WCAs (Water Consumer Associations) in 102 small towns in the State

• Upgrading of WASH units into departments in all LGAs

• Increased water and sanitation funding for WASH MDA’s (Ministries, Departments and Agencies) – over N2.4b in 2012

• Rehabilitation of over 100 schools (plan for all schools) and ensure safe WASH services in the education sector

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Think Global, Act Local – our role in Sanitation and Water for All

• ‘Unintended benefit’ from credible programmes (e.g. Jigawa) – invited to meet Minister of Water Resources

• Working with Government to engage and prepare for High Level Meeting April 2012

• Securing Minister of Finance role as Key Note Speaker at the HLM on behalf of African Governments

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Working ‘behind the scenes’ – meetings and on-going work with Minister of Water Resources and Minister of Finance

Influencing ‘in action’

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High level returns...

Government commitment to sector transformation and to global partnerships for water and sanitation

Q&As

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