ETH 1112 - MDG Sanitation: Whole Sanitation

ETH 1112 - MDG Sanitation: Whole Sanitation Chain
Program for the poor in Urban and Peri-urban of Amhara
Grant Contract No.: FED/2012/300-814
European Union
INTERIM NARRATIVE REPORT
2013
January, 2014
Name of the contact person for the Action: Ursula Langkamp/ Manfred Bischofberger,
Regional Directors Horn of Africa
Signature: ____________
Location: Addis Ababa
Date report due: January 31, 2014
1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 4. 5. 6. Table of Content
Description .......................................................................................................................... 1 Name of beneficiary of grant contract: ........................................................................................................ 1 Name and title of the Contact person: ......................................................................................................... 1 Name of partners in the Action: ................................................................................................................... 1 Title of the Action: .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Contract number: ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Start date and end date of the reporting period: ......................................................................................... 1 Target country (ies) or region(s): ................................................................................................................... 1 Final beneficiaries &/ or Target groups :..................................................................................................... 2 Country (ies) in which the activities takes place.......................................................................................... 2 Assessment of Implementation of Action Activities ........................................................ 3 Activities and Results ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Sub-Contracts ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Financial Expenditure Summary ................................................................................................................. 12 Action Plan (updated) ................................................................................................................................... 13 Partners and other Co-operation ................................................................................... 15 Partner Relationship Assessment ................................................................................................................ 15 State Relationship Assessment..................................................................................................................... 15 Relationships with other program Actors .................................................................................................. 16 Linkages with other actions.......................................................................................................................... 18 Synergy with former EC Grants under the same call/ target group ..................................................... 18 Challenges faced/ Problems Encountered and measures taken .................................. 18 Visibility of the EU ........................................................................................................... 19 Annexes ............................................................................................................................. 19 - ii -
Acronyms
BCC
BoQ
CBO
CLTS-H
CLUES
EC
EUR
F
GAA
GTO
HH
HEW
H&S
IEC
KAP
ORDA
PHAST
KSSC
MDGs
NGO
SLTS
SWM
ToR
ToT
VIP
WASH
WASHCo
WHH
WSC
Behavioral Change Communication
Bill of Quantity
Community Based Organizations
Community Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene
Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation
European Commission
Euro
Female
German Agro Action
German Toilet Organization
Household
Health Extension Workers
Hygiene and Sanitation
Information, Education and Communication
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara
Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation
Kebele Sanitation Steering Committee
Millennium Development Goals
Non-Governmental Organization
School Led Total Sanitation
Solid Waste Management
Terms of Reference
Training of Trainers
Ventilated Pit Latrine
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Water and Sanitation Committee
Welthungerhilfe
Whole Sanitation Chain
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1. Description
1.1. Name of beneficiary of grant contract:
German Agro Action/ Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.
1.2. Name and title of the Contact person:
Ursula Langkamp and Manfred Bischofberger, Regional Directors Horn of Africa
1.3. Name of partners in the Action:
Organization for Rehabilitation & Development in Amhara (ORDA)
1.4. Title of the Action:
MDG Sanitation: Whole Sanitation Chain Program for the Poor in Urban and Peri-urban of Amhara
1.5. Contract number:
FED/2012/300-814
1.6. Start date and end date of the reporting period:
December 2012 - December 2013
1.7. Target country (ies) or region(s):
Bahir Dar City Administartion in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
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1.8. Final beneficiaries &/ or Target groups1 :
Target groups
Number of beneficiaries
Direct primary target group ( ultimate beneficiaries)
Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion
Improved Sanitation facilities and services
Safe Water Supply
Bio-energy and bio-fertilizer
137,000 women, children and men (27,400 families), in
the 17 Target Urban and Peri-urban Kebeles,
60,000 vulnerable women, children and men (12,000
Families) in the 17 Target Urban and Peri-urban
Kebeles,
42,500 people (8500 Families) in the 17 Target Urban
and Peri-urban Kebeles,
20,000 people (4,000 Families) in the 17 Target Urban
and Peri-urban Kebeles,
2,100 people (420 unemployed and marginalized poor
HHs),
Alternative means of income associated to waste
recycling and reusing
Direct secondary target groups in terms of capacity building
Bahir Dar City Administration Offices
Amhara National Regional Bureaus
Community groups
CBOs
Private Sectors
Academic and Research institutes
Development Agencies
Indirect Target group= Total Population in the
City Administration
1) Health Office, 2) Water Office, 3) Education Office,
4) Beatification & Sanitation Department, 5) Microenterprise Office, 6) Urban Agriculture Department and
7) Justice and Police Office
1) Health Bureau, 2) Water Bureau, 3) Environmental &
Land Administration Agency and 4) Biogas Program
1) 17 Kebele Sanitation Steering Committees, 2) 1
Religious Leaders’ group, 3) 12 WASHCOs & 4) 36
Water Attendants
17 School Clubs and “Edirs”
Dream Light, Munich Engineering and the microenterprise groups
ARARI & Bahir Dar university
SNV, GIZ, and Water-Aid
309,555 people in the target City Administration
1.9. Country (ies) in which the activities takes place
Ethiopia
Target Groups “are the groups/entities who will be directly positively affected by the project at the project
purpose level and “final beneficiaries” are those who will benefits from the project in the long term at the level
of the society or sector at large.
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2. Assessment of Implementation of Action Activities
2.1. Activities and Results
Result 1.1: Access and use of sanitation facilities by slum dwellers increased from currently
<15% to 65% in the target area;
Activity 1.1.1/2: Construction/ renovation of communal latrines/ public latrines
As a preparatory work, preliminary assessment of slum areas in the city administration has been done
by the project team and a total of 67 slum areas are identified. The slum areas lack access to water and
sanitation facilities and there is a general poor infrastructure condition. In the slum areas solid and
liquid wastes are disposed indiscriminately to the open field. The team identified 27 open solid waste
disposal sites in the city administration, where all wastes from nearby households, market areas and
institutes are disposed openly. Most drainage systems are also filled up by liquid waste & sewage
generated from households, market areas, institutions and industries.
4 public latrines and 15 communal latrines are found to be totally out of function and are locked by
the Government due to the related potential health risk. However the ones, which are currently in use,
are poorly managed and run down and it is obvious that these facilities are also potentially hazardous
to the people living in around. Hence, the project included these facilities in its target to improve their
quality, so that they can serve the intended purpose.
Additionally, design and bill-of-quantity is prepared for communal and public bio-gas latrines. The
design is somehow similar and it will have 10 squats, of which one is designed to be user friendly for
disabled persons. The design also included separate urinals and hand washing facility. Demand supply
analysis has also been done to determine the size of the digester for public and communal biogas
latrines with the help of experts from GIZ. Accordingly, it is decided to reduce the proposed digester
size from 80m3 to 40m3 for public bio-gas latrine and from 40m3 to 20m3 for communal latrine.
Moreover for renovation of 5 public latrines, level of damage assessment conducted and based on the
assessment BOQ and purchasing of construction materials are undertaken.
Within the reporting period it was planned to construct/ renovate 17 different communal latrine
facilities (Installation of 3 mobile communal eco-san latrines (2 rooms), Construction of 5 new
communal VIPLs and Renovation of 9 communal latrines) and 13 different public latrine facilities
(Construction of 5 biogas latrines at communal places, Construction of 3 communal eco-san latrines
and Renovation of 5 public latrines). Accordingly for renovation of 5 public latrines which need minor
and major maintenance, site identification, BOQ and purchasing of construction materials are done in
the period.
However the actual construction work of sanitation facilities is not yet started and delayed due to
persistent challenges the project faced to conduct artisans’ training, which is critical step to embark on
the construction work. The first challenge was associated with limited resource person available in the
area to give the training. The project, after spending long time in searching for experienced trainer, a
team of experienced trainer has been identified in the 3rd quarter of program implementation period.
Nevertheless still it was not possible to start the training as of the prior need to secure plot of land for
the construction of one communal and one public bio-gas latrines for the practical exercise. The
master plan of the city administration is underdevelopment and not yet finalized, as a result, the
Municipality couldn’t decide the sites for the construction of one communal and one public bio-gas
latrines. Though the project undertaken long and successive discussion with the concerned
Government offices it was complex to unleash the problem. The project has a plan to bring the issue
to the attention of the sanitation board (comprised of officials from different Government offices) and
to get a final solution to the problem related to access to land for the different project activities. This
problem, in turn, impounded the construction/ renovation of planned 17 and 13 different communal
and public latrine facilities in the reporting period.
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Activity 1.1.3: Construction/ renovation of latrines in public Institutes
In the reporting period, it has been planned to construct three different types of latrines in three
different public institutes. Accordingly, the construction of one Eco-san and one VIPL has been
started in Tis-Abay and Workemla elementary schools respectively. The Eco-san is a one block
having eight rooms, while the VIPL is a two block, each having four rooms and the special needs of
disables are considered in the designing of both types of latrines.
When the two latrines are completed, about 2,675 students and teachers (1292 Female) will get access
to improved latrine facility. Preparation has also been started to integrate urban agricultural activities
in Tis-Abay school with the eco-san technology. However the construction of one bio-gas latrine is
delayed due to the delay artisans training.
Activity 1.1.4: Construction/renovation of household sanitation facilities
It has been planned to construct/ renovate 880 different household latrines in the reporting period,
nevertheless the actual implementation is delayed due to the delay in other associated preliminary
activities, such as; delayed implementation of ToT on the CLUES approach and delayed artisans
training.
Activity 1.1.5: Construction of communal shower facilities
Within the program period it was planned to Construct 3 Communal shower facilities at selected sites
in the slum areas; however the actual construction work of communal shower facilities is not yet
started and delayed due to the delay of preliminary activities as mentioned above.
Activity 1.1.6: Grey water treatment plant
Activity 1.1.8: Construction and proper management of drainage system
Activity 1.1.7: Construction of drainage system in Hospital
Result 1.2: 75% of the target population (102,750 people) in the slums and Peri-urban areas of
Bahir Dar city administration adopted and started to practice minimum hygiene standards
Activity 1.2.1: CLTS-H Ignition follow-up with PHAST in the community
Activity 1.2.2: SLTS ignition and follow-up in the schools
For the intended school hygiene and sanitation intervention, a total of 17 schools (all up to grade 8)
have been selected in discussion with the City Administration Education Office. Consequently, in the
reporting period, 15 school clubs have been established in 9 target Kebeles, namely; Woramit, Shum
Ambo, Belay Zeleke, Meshenti, Workemilla, Woreb, Hiddar 11, Tiss Abay and Addis Alem.
Following the establishment of the clubs, training on SLTS approach facilitation has been organized
and conducted in two sessions each run for three days. In the training selected school WSAH club
representatives from each school, 27 students (13 Girls) and 41 teachers (21 Female), participated.
The next step will be igniting improved hygiene and sanitation behavior in each school through SLTS
approach and continuous support to bring the desired change and sustaining the results.
Activity 1.2.3: Promotion in the religious institutes
Ethiopians have close historical ties to religion. Religious tradition is reflected in the day-to-day life
style of the people. Besides, the religious institutes though are visited by many worshipers almost
every day; mostly they don’t have the latrine facility accommodating the needs of all of these visitors.
As a result, people tend to use the open field around the institutes. This condition presents a huge gap
in achieving total sanitation and remained as a challenge for many years. Due to these reasons,
religious institutes are one of the targets of this program. Additionally, religious leaders are influential
and are selected as a key entry point to change the hygiene and sanitation behavior of their followers.
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To this effect, a workshop has been organized to religious leaders selected from the two most
dominant religions (Orthodox and Muslim). In the workshop 45 participants (31 from Orthodox and
14 from Muslim) have partook. In the two days’ workshop schedule different relevant topics have
been discussed. These include: general introduction to WASH; impact of poor hygiene and sanitation
in Ethiopia; latrine technology options and challenges in selecting latrine technology options; religious
leaders’ roles, tasks and linkages with other sectors; identification of existing WASH problems in
religious institutions and their followers; identification of important quotes about WASH from holy
bible and Qurean and how to prepare WASH action plan. At the end of the workshop, religious
leaders have prepared action plan to improve the WASH situation of the institutes and their followers.
The workshop facilitation was supported by PHAST tool kits.
Following the action planning, 9 latrines constructed in 7 churches and 2 mosques with an estimated
cost of 255,000.00 Birr and are providing service for 12,000 people. The program staff has also been
doing supportive supervision and rendering technical support by traveling to 24 churches and 13
mosques.
Religious leaders’ bi-annual review meeting at ORDA has also been conducted in the reporting
period. In the meeting 35 religious leaders were participated. The meeting created the opportunity to
discuss the sanitation and hygiene situation in religious institutes. In the meeting hygiene and
sanitation achievements in the religious institutes were reported and experience exchange visit made
between the institutes. In addition, the challenges faced in the construction and facilitation of
sanitation facilities in the institutes have been discussed. The meeting was concluded by preparing an
action plan for future interventions.
Activity 1.2.4: Conduct promotion campaigns
October 15 of each year is a day assigned to celebrate global hand washing day. Using this
opportunity, the program conducted a hand washing campaign on 15th of October 2013 at Bahir-Dar
town in Dilchibo elementary school. The campaign was organized in collaboration with the health and
education bureaus and health and education offices of the city administration and other NGOs
working in the area. Due to this campaign, a total of 4,545 (2675F) people reached through
edutainment awareness creation methods, including; drama, song, poem, and distribution of IEC/ BCC
materials. The celebration is believed to be a good method as a mass awareness creation campaign on
proper hand washing reaching many target people at a time. However, public sanitation campaign
planned to be conducted on November 19/2013 was postponed due to overlapping of the program
with the National City week, which was hosted by Bahir Dar City.
Activity 1.2.5: Preparation and dissemination of IEC/ BCC materials
To support the hand washing campaign, discussed above in activity 1.2.4, the program prepared and
disseminated 500 T-Shirts, 800 Leaflets, 4 Banners and 200 Posters holding key messages related to
proper hand washing and other hygiene and sanitation issues.
Result 1.3: Increased coverage of safe water from presently 28% to 59% in target urban slums
and Peri-urban towns
Activity 1.3.1: Hydro-geological feasibility study & environmental impact assessment
Hydrogeological feasibility study together with environmental impact assessment has been conducted
by the Amhara Regional State Water and Energy Bureau and sites identified for two deep wells and
five hand-dug wells. The deep well sites are identified in Addis Alem and Zenzelema Kebeles, while
the sites for five hand-dug wells identified 1 in Workemla, 3 in Woreb and 1 in Addis Alem.
Activity 1.3.2: Construction/rehabilitation of large water schemes
Tis Abay is among the satellite towns of Bahir Dar City Administration. The kebele is partly supplied
by an existing spring scheme constructed 25 years ago. The system is old and currently not
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functioning properly, though the source is sufficient (4l/s). Hence, it is planned to reconstruct the
system and supply the existing and new villages with a different system. In the reporting period,
therefore, the design and bill of quantity (BOQ) is done and the construction work will start in the first
months of the next program implementation period.
Result 2.1: Enhanced capacity of the local government and the partner to coordinate, support,
plan, implement, monitor and sustain similar projects in the future;
Activity 2.1.1: Familiarization & Monitoring
Program Familiarization workshop
At the starting phase of the program, familiarization and program launching workshop has been held
at Bahir Dar City for three days between 28th and 30th of March and more than 70 representatives from
the community, government & partners participated. The workshop was facilitated by an external
consultant and a mix of methods, enclosing: presentations, plenary discussion, group work, role play
& field visits were employed.
In the workshop, description of the program, including; background, approaches, stakeholders,
components, structures, action plan have been made to the participants. Additionally, different
research findings and good experiences related to: a) Hygiene & sanitation at Bahir Dar, b) Bahir Dar
water quality characteristics, c) Waste management linking to whole sanitation chain concept and d)
Waste management linking to whole sanitation chain segments have been presented. The workshop
has also been accompanied by field visit made to the target Kebeles. The focus of the visit was on:
assessing the available Policies, Strategies, and Protocols & Frameworks; analyzing stakeholders &
their roles; the existing public private partnership in whole sanitation chain; and Water & Waste
Management System in the city administration.
As a result of the workshop, important stakeholders familiarized to the proposed program, common
understanding among the stakeholders on the program created and enhanced; the list of stakeholders
with defined roles and responsibilities identified; and an insight on specific WASH problem of the
city administration created. Finally, the program’s five years action plan has been approved by all
stakeholders.
Establishing Sanitation Board from the local Government stakeholders and organize biannual
meeting
A Sanitation Board is the main decision making body having an overall control for the program. It
comprises the City Mayor, line-office heads (education, cooperatives, health, women & children, hotel
& tourism, mines & energy, social affairs, environment) and executive director of ORDA. The board
is organized and conducted its first meeting in the second quarter of program implementation period.
In the meeting a total of 10 participants participated. The board redefined the members of the
sanitation board, the technical committee and KSSC with their specific roles and responsibilities. In
this meeting, though, the board members were decided to meet on quarterly basis at least during the
startup phase; they couldn’t get time to meet again mainly because they are overloaded with many
responsibilities as Government Officials.
Establish Technical Committee from the Local Government:
The technical committee is the general information source for the sanitation board & considers critical
& burning issues. The main tasks of the technical committee are monitoring program progress based
on the designated plan, method, process and goal and provide trainings to organized groups, private
sectors, health extension workers, KSSCs and other groups in the community.
Hence in the second quarter of program implementation time, a Technical Committee encompassing
technical experts from key stakeholders’ offices: water & sewerage, city health, environment, urban
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agriculture, mines and energy, sanitation and beautification, small & micro enterprise, cooperative
development and program manager of ORDA has been established. The Committee then conducted
three quarterly meetings, while the first was done at the time of the establishment and it was focused
on defining the roles and responsibilities of the Technical Committee. To this effect, the decision
made by the Sanitation Board was shared to members of the Technical Committee and the roles and
responsibilities of the Committee discussed in depth. Additionally, the Program’s action plan for the
year 2013 was presented and discussed. During the second meeting, after presentation and discussion
of the program performance in the previous quarter the Committee members were out to visit the
achievements in one of the religious institute (Selamber Mosque at Sefeneselam Kebele). In the
institute they have visited the newly constructed latrine and hand washing facilities. The Committee
members appreciated the start-up achievements of the program and they agreed to further support the
program to hasten the implementation of physical activities. In the third meeting again they together
discussed the program progress for the previous quarter and identified delay in the program
implementation and related challenges. One of the identified challenges was a decreased involvement
of the Sanitation Board as reflected by lack of time for the planned quarterly meetings and unable to
solve the challenges the program is facing in relation to poor coordination among Government sector
offices. The Committee recommended calling a special meeting with the Sanitation Board and to
discuss the problem and defining the way forward.
Activity 2.1.2 Training
ToT on Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) approaches to Government
& Program Staffs and HEWs:
CLUES approach is proposed as a main approach for the facilitation and implementation of the whole
Sanitation Chain Program for the Poor in Urban and Peri–Urban of Amhara because it is exclusively
designed for programs implemented for the people living in slum areas. CLUES approach is selected
to the Amhara MDG sanitation program for its double qualities: (i) empower households and
communities participate in the planning, implementation and operation of improved services & (ii)
can achieve sustainable environmental sanitation services. However, CLUES approach is literally new
for the partners and the country and hence potential expertise was lacking. At the same time, skill in
CLUES approach is the key enabling environment to successfully apply it in the actual
implementation phase. In order to fill this gap, ToT on CLUES was organized for program and
government staff to provide knowledge and skill on CLUES components and processes so that they
are able to handle further facilitation of the approach to the main actors.
Hence, CLUES ToT has been conducted at Dangila Woreda Adugna hotel for five days from
September 16-20/2013 and a total of 21 (3 woman) program and partner staffs have been participated.
The training was given by two trainers from German Toilet Organization.
After the ToT it is realized that the CLUES approach needs 9-12 months to complete the community
planning process on the ground and then implementation of the community action plan will continue.
Therefore, the program office planned to purely apply CLUES only in program urban Kebeles but the
Peri-urban Kebeles will be treated with other approach by mixing with some important tools from
CLUES approach.
Besides, as the next step, to cascade the CLUES approach to 100 HEWs the CLUES approach training
manual was translated in to Amharic by the project staff and contextualized to fit to the culture and
structure of the program area. Nevertheless, the actual training couldn’t be conducted in the planned
time frame, mainly due to lack of time by the HEWs to take the training as they are overburdened by
different responsibilities assigned by the Government.
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ToT on Whole Sanitation Chain Approach technology options to Government & Program staffs
and HEWs:
A ToT on Whole Sanitation Chain approach technology options has been organized in the second
quarter of program implementation period to government and program staffs. The main purpose of the
training was to enable Urban and Peri-urban communities and partners and stakeholders in the target
areas to plan and implement cost effective environmental sanitation services that employ appropriate
technologies suited to user needs and integrate the different components of sanitation system (toilet,
storage, transport, treatment and disposal or re-use).
Hence, Whole Sanitation Chain Approach technology options ToT has been conducted at Dangila
Woreda Adugna hotel for five days from December 2-6/2013 and a total of 21 (5 woman) program
and Government and partner staffs have been participated. The training was given by two trainers
from German Toilet Organization/GTO/.
Cascading the same training to 100 HEWs was the next plan; as a result, the program staff translated
the manual in to Amharic and made it ready for the training. However the training was postponed to
the next program implementation period as HEWs couldn’t be available due to overstretched
responsibility assigned by the Government on them.
Activity 2.1.3: Experience sharing (in country & abroad)
In order to learn from other similar projects, in the reporting period it was planned to organize an
experience sharing visit to 25 Government and program staff to potential places/successful
organizations engaged on urban sanitation projects in the country, however due to the delayed
organization of the whole sanitation chain training the planned experience sharing visit was postponed
to next year.
Activity 2.1.4: Material Provision to government offices
Provision of motorbikes for three government offices;
Within the program period it was planned to procure and provide three Motorbikes for the three
relevant offices (City Health, Water and Sewerage and Sanitation and Beautification) for use in
program monitoring during and after implementation. Accordingly, the procurement process for three
Yamaha motor bicycles was started, but due to shortage of stock in the company the distribution was
not possible by the period and postponed for next project implementation time.
Provision of computer with printer for three government offices;
Within the program period it was planned to procure and provide three computers with printer sets for
three relevant offices (City Health, Water and Sewerage and Sanitation and Beautification) to support
the development of WASH database system in the city administration. Thus, three desktop computers
with printer sets were purchased and distributed to the three relevant offices (City Health, Water and
Sewerage and Sanitation and Beautification).
Activity 2.1.5: WASH database software development and training for Government staff
Result 2.2: Target community groups are capacitated and engaged in income generating
schemes related to waste recycling and the reuse and management of sanitation facilities;
Activity 2.2.1: Community Conference & Familiarization
Community conference and program familiarization has been conducted within the 17 intervention
kebeles. This is the first contact with the community and a total of 6,039 (2,519 women) participated
in the conference. The main aims of the conference were:  to familiarize the entire community
concerning the program activities and its implementation approach; and  to select the Kebele
Sanitation Steering Committee (KSSC) and artisans based on pre-set criteria with active participation
of the community;
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Accordingly a total of 172 KSSC and 30 artesian have been selected by the community based on preset criteria. The conference was led by the program staff and members of the technical committee. The
composition of the KSSC were from kebele executives (kebele leader, manager and child, women and
youth affair), religious leaders, health extension workers, school leaders, school director, CBO
representative and natural leaders from the community.
Table 1: List of intervention kebeles, number of people participated on the community
conference and number of artesian selected from each kebele.
S.No.
Name of Kebele
1 Tis Abay
2 Zegie
3 Meshenti
4 Weramit
5 Werqemila
6 Woreb
7 Addis Alem
8 Zenzelima
9 Ura
10 Tanna
11 Shimibit
12 Ginibot 20
13 Hidar 11
14 Sefene Selam
15 Belay Zeleke
16 Gish Abay
17 Shum Abo
Total
Total
attendants
Male
attendants
Female
attendants
181
679
256
785
216
324
326
387
301
306
334
432
221
209
436
384
262
6,039
108
402
189
483
118
278
244
202
194
191
224
241
101
93
157
109
186
3,520
73
277
67
302
98
46
82
185
107
115
110
191
120
116
279
275
76
2,519
No of KSSC
selected
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
172
No of
Artisan
selected
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
30
In the conference, the community reflected the following points:
 Most peri-urban kebeles especially Meshenti, Zegie and Tis Abay didn’t have master plan and
they strongly advise us to consult the concerning bodies before construction of some schemes
and it shows us the community internalize and accept the project very well.
 All kebeles conference participants appreciate the program intervention activities and its
implementation approaches to alleviate the sanitation and hygiene problem of Bahir-Dar town
at large and they agree to actively participate on it.
 In most cases the government officials were promised to conduct different development
activities but they didn’t do anything. Therefore, the community recommended the program
office to start its activities on time.
 They showed us their commitment in different ways to actively participate during program
implementation.
 They appreciated the selection criteria for KSSC and artesian but they put their threat that
there will be turnover of KSSC members because most of the government officials
representatives especially school teachers, DAs and health extension workers may not stay in
the area for long period of time because of transferring from place to place but they are
convinced when they listen to the relevance of main sectors to implement the program
intervention.
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Activity 2.2.2: Organize & train micro-entrepreneur Groups
Activity 2.2.3: Material support to the micro-enterprise groups
Activity 2.2.4: Construct biogas connected cafeteria & kitchen & equipping them
Activity 2.2.5: Construct biogas kitchen & equipping them
Activity 2.2.6: Organize and train artisans group
A total of 30 (1 Female) Artisans were selected from all the 17 intervention Kebeles and preparation
has been made to give training on construction methods and management practices of biogas plants &
latrines. However the training is delayed and postponed to the next program implementation period
due to long time spent on searching for an experienced trainer and difficulty to secure plot of land for
the construction of communal and public bio-gas latrines for demonstration purpose.
Activity 2.2.7: Organize and train community groups/ CBOs
Kebele Sanitation Steering Committee (KSSCs) establishment & awareness creation
Kebele Sanitation Steering Committees (KSSCs), each having 10 members established in each the 17
target Kebeles during the community conference, are key actors in facilitating the project
implementation at grass root level. To this effect, trainings on CLUES and Whole Sanitation Chain
have been planned for them in the reporting period; however the trainings were postponed to the next
implementation period due to tight time schedule that the Kebele leaders have in their Government
duty.
Activity 2.2.8: Policy & law awareness workshop for KSSC
Activity 2.2.9: Experience exchange for KSSC
Activity 2.2.10: Material Support to WASHCos
Result 2.3: Participation of the private sector at different stages of the whole sanitation chain is
achieved through strengthened public private partnership.
Result 3.1: Sanitation is put high on the list of development priorities
Activity 3.1.1: Media Panel discussion among Regional Government officials and scholars
On 30th of Decemeber, one panel discussion has been organized and conducted for 3 hours on the
topic of identifying the main causes for poor solid waste handling and management practices by the
community in Bahir Dar City Administration and define the responsibility of the stakeholders. In the
discussion, a total of 21 (5 Female) participants from the City Administration Offices, ORDA head
office and Program Staffs, Community Based Organizations and private companies engaged in solid
waste management, Amhara Mass Media Agency Radio and TV program journalists and Urban
Kebele Administration representatives were present.
At the start of the panel discussion, ORDA Water Resources Development Program Director, Ato
Gugusa made a short introductory speech and handover the floor to journalists came from Amhara
Mass Media Agency, FM Bahir Dar Radio and Amhara Television Program to play the facilitation
role. During the panel discussion, studies conducted at Bahir Dar town on solid waste management
presented by Ato Getachew, the experience of Dream Light PLC and Green Vision Association.
Additionally, the result of the live public conference on solid waste management on Radio compiled
and presented for the panelists.
At the end of the discussion, common understanding created among participants on the existence of
poor solid waste handling and management practice in general in the city administration and
stakeholders identified to take and play different roles to improve the situation.
The discussion will be summarized and aired for the public for 10-15 minutes in Amhara TV.
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Activity 3.1.2: Awareness creation and policy advocacy through public media conferences
Again on the same topic, solid waste handling and management in Bahir Dar city administration, a
live participatory public discussion has been made through Bahir Dar FM Radio on December
23/2013. The discussion was facilitated by the Amhara Mass Media Agency Bahir Dar FM Radio
journalists. At the start of the live discussion, the journalist explained to the public the objective of the
program and put forward questions, related to:
• Community members’ perception related to the current solid waste management;
• Why is individuals, HHs, community members practice such unsafe solid waste handling and
management? Why do we need to cleanse the street every time?
• What is the effect of unsafe solid waste disposal on individuals, HHs and community members?
• What should be done/ change in the community at Individual level, at HHs, and at Community
level, and the role of Government and Private Sectors to bring the change.
Scholars from Bahir Dar City including; Municipality Office Beautification and Sanitation Core
Process Owner, City Health Office, Dream Light PLC and MDG Sanitation Program Office staffs
were present in the studio to give professional opinions and answers for the discussion questions
raised from community members through telephone.
In general, 24 community members participated in the live radio discussion and forwarded their
opinions and questions to the scholars and it was estimated that about 4,000 people have attended the
live radio discussion.
The main points raised in the discussion was the bad habit that most of the residents have in disposing
solid waste indiscriminately (eg. chewed sugar cane, used plastic bags, e.t.c) and as well as the low
capacity that the Municipality has in systematically handling and managing the dry waste produced in
the city administration. Participants mentioned the weakness of the Municipality in timely emptying
dry waste collection dust tankers and limited number of dust bins available along the road side.
Participants also mentioned that the poor solid waste handling and management practice in the city
administration poses a big threat on the health of all the dwellers and expressed their willingness to
participate in any initiative planned to improve the situation. Of course they also appreciated the
already established system to collect dry waste from the houses which was first introduced by Dream
light PLC.
Activity 3.1.3: Amending the hygiene and sanitation proclamation
Result 3.2: National policy and law related to Environmental pollution are implemented in the
target area.
2.2. Sub-Contracts
The following item has been purchased by contracting out following the right procedure:
Table 2: List of contract services provided during the reporting period
Name of
Contractor
ITAB Consult
Service PLC.
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Contract for
Consultancy service for
MDG Sanitation Program
Baseline survey
Value €
11,504.26
Award Procedure
Followed
Public Tender using
National News letters
Date
08/10/2013
2.3. Financial Expenditure Summary
Since the start of the project 7% of the total budget (€ 233,508.24) has been utilized. However the
expenditure when compared to the first installment, it didn’t reach the threshold amount to request the
second installment. Please see the detail of the expenditure compiled in the main budget headings in
the table below.
Table 3: Financial expenditure per main budget headings as at end of December, 2013
Description
Total Budget
Expenditures as of
December 31, 2013
Remaining
Budget
Budget
Consumption
in %
1. Human Resources
504,780.00
37,319.52
467,460.48
7.39%
2. Travel
18,900.00
2,932.57
15,967.43
15.52%
3. Equipment and supplies
71,115.00
51,691.19
19,423.81
72.69%
4. Local office
86,820.00
20,337.80
66,482.20
23.43%
5. Other costs, services
81,680.00
8,492.23
73,187.77
10.40%
6. Other
2,367,142.00
98,517.16
2,268,624.84
4.16%
7. Subtotal direct eligible costs
of the Action (1-6)
3,130,437.00
219,290.47
2,911,146.53
7.01%
10. Administrative costs
202,963.00
14,217.78
188,745.22
7.01%
11. Total eligible costs (7+10)
3,333,400.00
233,508.24
3,099,891.76
7.01%
Professional staffs in the partner office (ORDA) have been recruited and all are actively taking on part
in the program execution. They also get professional support both in the finance and program
execution by well experienced experts from Welthungerhilfe. For example, in the program period,
orientation workshop has been organized on finance administration by two finance advisors from
Welthungerhilfe and all the program staff participated. The main focus of the discussion was the rules
and regulation of the European Union and Welthungerhilfe. Hence, the institutional capacity to
implement this program and proper fund management is well secured.
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2.4. Action Plan (updated)
Table 4: Action plan for the year 2014
Activity Description
Date in 2014
Annual program review & planning workshop
Training on whole sanitation chain (technology
options)/approach to health extension workers
Training on CLUES approach to health extension
workers
In country experience sharing visit Government
and project staff
Provision of liquid waste transportation lorry to the
municipality(purchasing is on Process )
Provision of motorbikes for three government
offices
Purchasing 2 motorbikes
Purchasing GPS hand set
KSSC establishment & awareness creation
February-14
February-14
Purchasing Digital camera
Training on CLUES approaches for KSSC
February-14
March-14
Training on technology options on Whole
sanitation chain approach for private sectors
Annual joint monitoring
Expenditure verification - Internal audits
WASH database development & training
Training on PME of urban sanitation program to
Government staffs
Training to CBO committees on sustainable
management of sanitation facilities
Training to Government & program staffs on water
safety plans
Experience sharing outside the country Government
staff
Training to organized groups on safe and
sustainable management of sanitation facilities and
the waste.
Purchase and provision of two pelletizing machines
for two groups;
Purchase and provision of small motorized lorries
for 2 groups
Awareness creation workshop on policy and law for
government stakeholders
Training & support for public institutes on safe &
sustainable management of sanitation facilities
(Church, Mosques, etc)
Policy & law awareness creation workshop for
sanitation steering committees
Training of 12 WASHCos
Training and support to 36 water attendants
Maintenance tool kit provision to 12 WASHCos
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February-14
February-14
Responsibility
GAA, ORDA & City Admi.
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA & City Admi.
March-14
GAA and ORDA
March-14
ORDA PO and HO
February-14
February-14
February-14
April-14
April-14
May-14
July-14
July-14
July-14
August-14
August-14
August-14
ORDA PO and HO
ORDA PO and HO
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
ORDA PO and HO
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA and ORDA PO staffs
GAA, ORDA & City Admi.
GAA and ORDA
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
September-14
ORDA PO and HO
September-14
ORDA PO and HO
September-14
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
October-14
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
October-14
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
November-14
Novemeber-14
December-14
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA and ORDA PO staffs
GAA and ORDA PO staffs
Activity Description
Visibility actions: Sign boards, pamphlets and
Impregnated metal sheets
construction of sanitation facilities
Date in 2014
Responsibility
Jan - Dec/2014
GAA and ORDA PO staffs
School club establishment, SLTS training and
support the promotion activities
January to
December/2014
January to
December/2014
January to
December/2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
Construction of 10 biogas kitchens & material
support
Construction of 5 biogas cafeteria & material
support
January to
November/2014
January to
November/2015
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
Construction and management of water schemes
January to
September/2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
Panel discussions by stakeholders and 10 minutes
TV presentation
Media (radio) live participatory public conferences
January, April, July
and October 2014
January, April, July
and October 2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
Media (radio) presentation for half an hour
January, April, July
and October 2014
January, April, July
and October 2014
March, June and
October/2014
March, June,
September and
December/2014
May and Nov/2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA and ORDA PO staffs
Hygiene & Sanitation Promotion
Media presentation on television for half an hour
IEC/ BCC material production and distribution
Establish technical committee from the local
Government and organize quarterly meeting;
Expenditure verification - External audits
Establishing sanitation board from the local
Government stakeholders and organize biannual
meeting
Biannual review meetings for religious institutes
Quarterly review meeting among Kebele sanitation
steering committees
Training and support to 5 groups on urban
agriculture
Training on small and micro entrepreneurship for
all members of the organized groups
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May and Nov/2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA and ORDA
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
May and Nov/2014
May, August and
November/2014
September and
November/2014
ORDA PO staffs
ORDA PO staffs
September and
November/2014
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
GAA, ORDA PO staffs &
City Admi. Experts
3. Partners and other Co-operation
3.1. Partner Relationship Assessment
The partnership in this program is between German Agro Action (GAA) and Organization for
Rehabilitation & Development in Amhara (ORDA). GAA and ORDA have long-term partnership
since 1983 started with a relief support in the region. Later in 1997, the cooperation has grown up to
long term and development projects. The thematic areas of intervention have been on food security,
rural development and water & sanitation with an overall budget of EUR 17,714,551 Euro and the
share of EC donation takes more than 34% excluding those grants happening after MDG: (a) EU
Relief Projects 2000 – 2004 with EUR 561,218 & In kind 22,149MT, (b) Capacity Building for Food
Security Project Tehuledere Habru with EUR 779,372, (c) Relief to Rehabilitation Ambassel & Habru
with EUR 840,000 (d) MDG WatSan Program in Rural Amhara with EUR 3,850,000 and (e) MDG
Sanitation: Whole Sanitation Chain Program for the Poor in Urban and Peri –Urban of Amhara with
EUR 3.33 million.
The partnership between GAA & ORDA is ever becoming reliable & strategic; stronger in volume
and wider in area coverage and diversity of development themes in the region. The responsibilities of
both in the relationship are clearly indicated in their Agreement of Allocations fitting to each specific
projects and are followed accordingly and are being amended while need arises. The focus of GAA
role is to give advice & support to ORDA at all levels like organizational development, human
resource management, Planning Monitoring & Evaluation, technical support, mainstreaming new
approaches & tools and developing a good practice systems. Therefore, the relationship between GAA
& ORDA can be measured as close, productive & effective in management & implementation of
projects.
The good partnership relationship was also being reflected in the achievements of this program in the
reporting period. As being the first program implementation year, both parties had been given due
attention for the proper establishment of the program. GAA and ORDA together selected key project
staffs, orientation of the new project staff on the program done by GAA experts, GAA facilitated for
the timely procurement of program vehicles through its head quarter and ORDA executives have
played vital role in liaising the program with Government sector offices. It was also a period where
close collaboration between the two parties were observed in trying to solve challenges and problems
whenever appeared in the course of program implementation time. To site an example; getting an
experienced trainer to give ToT on CLUES and whole sanitation chain approach was a big challenge
for ORDA as the approaches were very new in the country. Hence, GAA stepped in and looked for
appropriate professionals from abroad through its international network. As a result, GAA found two
experts from GTO organization and brought them for both trainings covering their cost. This was a
major step in unlocking the project to progress. To date, both parties are enjoying the established
transparency between them through clear and timely exchange of information related to the project.
3.2. State Relationship Assessment
The project target area, Bahir Dar, the capital city of Amhara National Regional State is one of the
most tourist attraction places found in the Northern part of the country. It is as well the capital city of
Amhara National Regional State, where all regional offices are situated. Thus, the target area has both
political and economic significance for the region and for the country in general. The project office
and ORDA head office are also found in the central city and this situation created a good opportunity
for the project to easily access and involve the regional Government bureaus in the project. The
regional Government expressed its interest and showed high level commitment in the project through
allocating 15% matching fund.
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Furthermore, the program has strategically integrated relevant Governmental City Administration
Offices in the management & implementation of the program through organizing them to form a
Sanitation Board and a Technical Committee. A Sanitation Board is the main decision making body
having an overall control of the program. It comprises the City Mayor, line-office heads (education,
cooperatives, health, women & children, hotel & tourism, mines & energy, social affairs,
environment) and executive director of ORDA. While, a Technical Committee encompasses technical
experts from key stakeholders’ offices: water & sewerage, city health, environment, urban agriculture,
mines and energy, sanitation and beautification, small & micro enterprise, cooperative development
and program manager of ORDA. The technical committee is the general information source for the
sanitation board & meets every quarter. The main tasks of the technical committee is monitoring
program progress based on the designated plan, method, process and goal and provide trainings to
organized groups, private sectors, health extension workers, KSSCs and other groups in the
community. Performing this activity accelerates program progress, allows the program to easily trace
challenges and problems, and offers timely solutions.
However, the support from the sanitation board was not to the level expected at the outset of the
program. The low involvement of the sanitation board members were mainly due to high turnover of
officials (members) and they were overburdened with many Government responsibilities.
3.3. Relationships with other program Actors
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Other program actors
Other program actors involved are: (a) CBOs/ Kebele Sanitation Steering Committee at Kebele Level,
(b) Religious institutes at City level, (c) the Water & Sanitation Committees (WASHCos) at
community level; (d) School Clubs at school level, (e) Micro Enterprise Groups at community level;
(f) Artisans at Community level, (g) Private sector & business groups, (h) Academic & Research
Institutes, and (I) Development Agencies.
(a) Kebele Sanitation Steering Committee: Kebele Sanitation Steering Committee (KSSC) is a key
actor in the program and is established in all intervention Kebeles during Kebele conferences and
familiarization workshop with the presence of Program and City Government staffs and Kebele
level government officials and with strong participation of Kebele people. Each KSSC has 10
members: Kebele executives (Kebele leader, manager and child, women and youth affair),
religious leaders, and health extension workers head, school leaders, school director, CBO
representative and natural leaders from the community. KSSC is responsible to participate & lead
planning, implementation & management of any activity according to the CLUES process.
Different awareness creation and capacity development tasks are organized to capacitate KSSCs
in order them to accomplish their roles and responsibilities properly. The KSSCs are expected to
efficiently & effectively initiate, plan, implement, monitor & sustain projects after all these
capacity buildings.
(b) Religious Institutes: Ethiopians have close historical ties to religion and religious tradition is
reflected in the day-to-day life style of the people. Hence, religious institutes are selected as a key
entry points to change the hygiene and sanitation behavior of their followers. To this effect, a
workshop has been organized to religious leaders selected from the two most dominant religions
(Orthodox and Muslim). Representatives of Orthodox Church and Islam religions attend the
workshop which are strongly involving themselves in the promotion of hygiene and sanitation in
their own orientation and education principles towards hygiene and sanitation. They do have a
separate action plan and program of promotion at Community level. They prepare training
manuals organized from bible and Quran articles on the matter and also design monitoring tools
and review them together with ORDA project office and City health office hygiene and sanitation
experts. They integrate them with their spiritual educations and implement them during the
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sermon at parish and Mosque. And the two institutes produce regular reports on the results on
biannual review meeting time.
(c) Water & Sanitation Committee (WASHCos): WASHCos are established for hand dug well
schemes. WASHCos are KSSCs in case of deep well schemes in some Kebeles of the program
areas. However, WASHCos for hand dug wells are under KSSC supervision in their respective
Kebeles. WASHCOs are the main responsible body to plan, manage, facilitate, implement and
finalize WASH sub-projects. They consist of five to seven members who are democratically
elected by the respective community. The Water & Sanitation Committee receives three trainings:
1) Project implementation/management 2) CLTS and PHAST and 3) Scheme sustainability. In
order the WASHCOs to perform better either KSSC or a related body need a clear support role for
the WASHCOs in implementation as well operation and sustainable management of schemes.
(d) School H&S Clubs: School clubs are important communicators for messages on Sanitation,
Hygiene, and environment. Evidences have shown that school clubs are efficient in bringing
changes within the school and in the public generally. In the reporting period, 15 school clubs
established. Club committee members nominated from among students, teachers and
administration staff. Gender combination is 50/50. School Led Total Sanitation (SLTS) training is
given to the clubs and they will further be supported with promotion materials. Additionally,
Agricultural demonstration sites will be established where school eco-sans constructed. The
committees promote hygiene and sanitation in the school community with SLTS approach. The
approach helps them outreach to villages after school. They are well integrated in the program &
participate in planning, joint monitoring, review & reporting.
(e) Micro-Entrepreneur Groups: for sustainable management of sanitation facilities through
entrepreneurship in the whole sanitation chain value approach, groups are organized. There will
be a competitive approach to selection among groups as a key tool to sustain results. The
organized groups will get training before and during program implementation. Some training is of
a type common to all groups and others are specific and specialized according to the engagement.
One of the training given by the period for organized groups was on Whole Sanitation Chain
technology options. During the training 4 (2F) organized groups engaged on solid waste
management participated. In the next project implementation period, trainings on safe &
sustainable management of sanitation facilities and wastes (concept on whole sanitation chain) &
small & micro entrepreneurship will be given to all members of all groups. Training on urban
agriculture will be provided for all members of 18 groups engaged in urban agriculture.
Management members of all groups will take training on business administration. Operation and
management training on pelletizing machine is specific to the two groups involved in it. 10
members from each group will receive the training. Besides to training, Experience sharing will be
organized to Dream Light, company and “Egnan new mayet” micro-enterprise in Bahir Dar which
are running organized businesses on technology options connected to whole sanitation chain
approach. The experience sharing may extend to Dire Dawa city administration, experienced in a
similar theme. ORDA will facilitate the trip.
(f) Artisans: 30 Poor people who have the talent and the capacity to engage in construction work
elected by and from the community based on pre-defined criteria will be trained and form a
legally recognized group to engage in the bio-gas latrine construction works of the project. They
will formally taking contract agreements with KSSC and ORDA for construction under the
supervision of technical staffs of the project. They will further be supported through refresher
training and materials, so that they can develop the necessary capacity and skill to employ
themselves in similar jobs and maintenance works.
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(g) Private sectors & business groups (Dream Light and Munich Engineering): They are identified
as potential private sectors engaged in sanitation related business in the project target area and
included in the project. They are targets for capacity building and experience exchange visit so as
to strengthen private sector involvement in the sanitation sector. They will also support the project
in providing practical training on dry waste collection & pellet production (Dream Light) and
production and supply of bio-gas stoves (Munich Engineering),
(h) Academic and Research Institutes (ARARI & Bahir Dar university): These are the identified
institutes to partner for researches and studies planned to undertake in the project. They also
leverage scholars to take part in policy dialogue and panel discussion. They are targets for
capacity building activities & review meetings.
(i) Development Agencies (SNV, GIZ, Water-Aid): the program also partner with other
development agencies engaged in similar projects in the target area. This is mainly to facilitate
CSO forums, avoid duplication of effort, Knowledge & experience sharing and networking. They
are also targets for experience exchange visits & review meetings.
3.4. Linkages with other actions
A household biogas program has been running in the target area since 2007 as part of the national
pilot program. The project created synergy with this program and integrated a revolving fund system
in order to reach the poor households in the target area. The Government program is planned in a way
that the government covers 50% of the construction cost and the remaining 50% should be covered by
the user immediately. Each biogas plant costs about €565 and hence,poor people are not benefited
from the program as they were not able to cover their share. Hence, the project planned to inject a
revolving fund and integrate with the national biogas program to reach the poor. Nevertheless, the
system yet not established as there was no clear plan from the Government side in the last year.
3.5. Synergy with former EC Grants under the same call/ target group
The program will adopt experiences, documents, skills & methods of Arsi Negele WASH Program
and MDG WatSan Amhara Program. Strategic experience sharing & exchange visits are planned to
create synergies, enhance and replicate best-practices from both programs. At WHH RO level, all
partner organizations in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector are networked. It is expected to create
a community of practice which mutually profits from each other’s experiences, results and practices.
4. Challenges faced/ Problems Encountered and measures taken
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Lack of clear development plan of Bahir Dar city administration: It is known that Bahir Dar
is among the fast growing cities in the country and according to the new master plan of the city
administration, which is developed by the Urban Planning Bureau, there will be no slum areas in
the city in the next five year and the current main bus station will be changed to recreational place.
However, this contradicts with the Master plan, which is found in the municipality, and referred at
the time of project designing. This contradiction, therefore, is creating confusion in site selection
for sanitation facility construction even for demonstration for Artisans training. The program
office, therefore, planned to have discussion meeting involving the Urban Planning Bureau and
the Municipality.
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Limited expert pool in the area of communal and public biogas construction in the local
area: Lack of experienced professional to give training on communal and public biogas
construction in the local area compelled the program to delay the training and the actual
construction work. The project announced made a public announcement of the bid and now found
one experienced expert signed training contract agreement. However, the training is still
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unaccomplished due to difficulty in securing plot of land for communal and public biogas
construction sites for demonstration as part of the training.
Lack of experienced resource person to give ToT of CLUES and Whole Sanitation Chain
Approaches: During the 2nd and 3rd quarter of project implementation period, the project made
repeated effort to look for professional trainers who are familiar with the approaches; however, it
ended up in vain. This was mainly because of the newness of the approaches for the country.
Thus, German Agro Action communicated GTO, a German Based NGO known for having ample
experience on the approach and requested for support. As a result, two experts from GTO given
the training to the project and Government staffs during the last months of the reporting period. Tight schedule of KSSSCs and Health Extension Workers in their routine work: KSSSCs
and HEWs are included in the project as implementers and facilitators of the project at grass root
level and as means to sustain project results. Hence, they are targets for CLUES and Whole
Sanitation Chain trainings. However they couldn’t get time to take these trainings, though
repeated trial made by the project to arrange a schedule with the municipality and the city
administration health office claiming for being busy in their routine works. This also poses big
threat in future project implementation. The project planned to bring the issue to the agendas of
Sanitation Board and get an option how to actively involve them in the project. Due to this
problem cascading of CLUES and Whole Sanitation Chain trainings postponed to next project
implementation year.
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Low involvement of the sanitation board in the project: The sanitation board is comprised of
heads of important Government sector offices of the city administration. These people are at the
same time having many responsibilities in their Government position and this situation impedes
them from involving actively in the project. On top of this there is high turnover in the
Government offices, which in turn decreases the interest and commitment expected from them.
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5. Visibility of the EU
EU visibility in the program implementation is ensured by various public-related components. EC
logos have been printed & placed on numerous stickers, leaflets, banners, T-Shirts, posters and sign
boards. In addition, all program reports, minutes & documents have the EU logo displayed on every
single page (mostly in the header). Awareness and application of EU visibility is therefore given great
attention in this program. During implementation, the engraving of EU logo on the schemes itself will
be systematically pursued.
6. Annexes
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