Monitoring WASH services the Liberia story

PRESENTATION BY :ABDUL HAFIZ KOROMA

NATIONAL COORINATORNATIONAL WASH PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE

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Monrovia

Area: 111,369 sqkm / 43,000 sqm

Population: 3.5 million (LISGIS)

SIERRA

LEONE

GUINEA

COTE D’IVOIRE

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

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• Initial post-war emergency response in water sector provided critical

relief, but was ad-hoc, uncoordinated, not comprehensive

• Access to safe drinking water in rural Liberia was still only 51% (2010-

JMP)

• Objective was on-scale, targeted investment led by government

More funds available after HIPC debt-relief in 2010

Precondition: A baseline map of existing improved waterpoints

Lack of water infrastructure data was a critical constraint

MoPW led waterpointmapping with supportfrom WSP & UNICEF

• Over 10,000 waterpoints mapped

• Detailed information for each point

• Allows detailed needs analysis

Implementers now have accurate data for mobilization of funds

Detailed water quality testing carried out in Monrovia

• Sample of wells selected from map

• Detailed biological and chemical analysis

• Significant E. Coli contamination found

• Training of local staff for future testing

• Mapped a total of approx. 7400 waterpoints

• Information on:

o Type of waterpoint

o Functionality & Reasons for breakdown

o Construction date & agency

o Perceived quality & quantity

o Existence of local water committees

• Thus we have detailed information such as:

Mean construction year very recent: 2005-2006

Committees common, but not universal: 57% of points

Most popular safe waterpoint-type: Handpump (95%)

Most popular handpump: Afridev (83%)

60 % (~4,400) technically functional

11% (~800) functional but problems

29% (~ 2150) broken down

USING FLOW WE COULD CAPTURE THE

FOLLOWING KEY ATTRIBUTES OF THE

WATER POINTS

The Akvo FLOW platform

Handheld Data Collection• Measure what

works• Custom adaptive

surveys• Multiple languages• Captures all

assets: GPS, images, barcodes, data

Web-based dashboard• Create custom

surveys• Manage and clean

data• Analyse data

Visual map-based reporting tools• Google

Maps/Google Earth

• Data available immediately

INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

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NEED FOR UPDAING

THE CURRENT DATA BASE

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A NEW MONITORING TEMPLATE HAS BEEN ENDORSED FOR MONITORING ALL WASH ACTIVITIES

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DYNAMIC MONITORING:

ALL NGO’S REGISTERED ON LINE PLUS ALL THEIR PROJECTS

MONTHLYUPDATES

ALL NGO’S HAVE FLOW APP ON THEIR PHONE WITH DIGITIZED STANDARD QUESTIONAIRES

PILOTING CONTINOUS MONITORING IN EARLY MAY!

TOOL IS CURRENTLY JOINTLY BEING DEVELOPED BY AKVO FOR WSP, UNICEF AND THE LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT.

FIELD PILOTS IN MAY

LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPD IN THE USE OF FLOW AND FLOW DASH BOARDS

Handheld Data Collection

Web-based dashboard

Visual map-based

A QUARTERLY REPORT ON ACCESS AND COVERAGE NOW PRODUCED THROUGH A SIMPLE TEMPLATE

FILLED IN BY NGO’S AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS CAPTURING NEW CONSTRUCTIONS AND REHABILITATION WORKS

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ADAPTING TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS IS ON TRACK BUT RATHER SLOW .

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CAPACITY

REMAINS AN ISSUE

AT SUBNATIONAL

LEVEL …….

INCOPORATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES AND NGO’S HAS PROVEN VERY USEFUL UNLIKE PREVIOUS SYSTEMS

LACK OF INCENTIVES FOR SUB NATIONAL STAFF HAD LED TO SYSTEMS FAILURES IN THE PAST

BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY IN THE USE OF NEW TOOLS CAN BE A DRIVER OF SUSTAINABILITY

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