The following reports are available in our documenatation center Nairobi:Title: Moving from protest to proposal
Building the capacity of consumer organizations to engage in urban water supply and sanitation sector reform in Africa
Content: this report illustrates the scale of the challenge facing organizations that wish to establish effective consumer representation in African water and sanitation service management, but, we hope also presents the starting point for the development of more effective approaches. The report gives issues and challenges in consumer engagement, models and strategies form engagement with consumer organizations and consumers.Title: Financing small water supply and sanitation service providers
Exploring the microfinance option in sub-Saharan Africa
Increasing small water and sanitation service providers, such as community-based organizations and private sector suppliers, are being acknowledged as important suppliers within the African water and sanitation sector. One of the important constraints faced by these providers is finance and access to credit. This paper discusses the development of the microfinance sector and services in sub-Saharan Africa and the potential demand for financial services by small water and sanitation service providers. The role of government and development partners in facilitating the finance and credit for small providers is also discussed.
Content: The paper explores three central questions:
How does the level of development of the microfinance sector in sub-Saharan Africa affect the potential for financing small WSS service providers?
What is the nature of latent demand for finance from small WSS service providers?
What role can government and development partners play?
Content: The report gives issues on:Increasing recognition on how sanitation directly impacts on health, improved living conditions, education outcomes and poverty reduction has intensified the advocacy for markedly improved sanitation access.Conventional public finance in sanitation in the past had generally focused on subsidies for household and public toilets, and grants for urban sewerage and solid waste systems.A review of emerging thinking and practice suggest that a shift in sanitation financing is required from financing ‘subsidies and grants for sanitation facilities to funding sanitation promotion and leveraging resources.The differing needs of various sanitation sub-sector means that sanitation promotion relating to demand and supply of sanitation is situation specific. Promotion can also support leveraging of market based and local government resourcesExperience suggests that the immediate focus for leveraging needs to be on household and community resources mobilized only in the medium to long term.The review of emerging global experience shows that while the critical need for sanitation promotion is universally accepted, there is still no consensus on the right approach and strategy.Implementation of this shift in sanitation policy at scale can be achieved in practice by evolving an appropriate public finance strategy that supports sanitation promotion an d focuses on leveraging resources.Key challenges to be addressed by national and local decision makers in developing a public finance strategy for sanitation are: institutional fragmentation, trade-offs in the allocation of public resource and long-term commitment.The role of global and regional support agencies is critical for: advocacy, support through a continuing review and dissemination of global experiences, and funding the initial steps in developing a public finance strategy.Content: the paper gives a report of the following issues:The phenomenon "small towns" some quantitative informationHistory of management models of water and sanitation services in small townsObjectives of the global initiative and case studiesCase study methodologyContent: This a draft assessment report. The major objective of this study was to establish the status of water and sanitation services (WSS) in the informal settlement in Kampala city. The aim was to assess the constraints so as to design the most effective strategies for enhancing access to clean water, services and safe disposal of human excreta in the informal settlement in Kampala cityStrategy used: The study adopted a multifaceted design in order to obtain data on a spectrum of variables related to the status of WSS in the informal settlements and the viable strategies for improving the status. The method used included a desktop review of existing data that was supplemented by field household social-economic research, key informant interviews and FGDs Health and social problems with arsenic in drinking water Guidelines and standards Worldwide extent of arsenic problem Sources and basic chemistry of arsenic in water Analysis of arsenic Arsenic removal technologies Arsenic removal systems Mitigating the arsenic problem: social and institution aspectsCase study in: Point-of-use arsenic removal project in Bangladesh Arsenic removal pilot project in HungaryContent: below are the topics that the report addressesPartnerships in theory The international context of partnerships What is a partnership? Are partnerships just a hype? Wish list for partnerships An attempt at classifying partnershipsPartnership in practice The reality of partnerships How to build partnerships How to build partnerships How to access partnerships What have we learnt?Cases and examples of partnerships North-south partnerships public-private partnerships Tri-sector partnerships or multi-sector partnerships Public-public partnerships Network organizationsContent: the report gives lesson from project in Africa, Asia and South America.Finding out about water resources practices IWRM: evaluation of the methodology Conclusion and recommendations IWRM principles selected for reviewFindings on IWRM principles within projects Water source and catchment conservation Adequate water allocation needs to be agreed upon between stakeholders Management needs to be taken care of the lowest possible levels Capacity building is the key to sustainability Involvement of all stakeholders is required efficient water use is essential Water has an economic and social value Striking a gender balance is essentialConclusions and recommendation Overall conclusion Conclusion specific to the eight principles of IWRM Change is neededContent: Multisector projects including social funds and community-driven development, are increasingly being used as a Mechanism for channeling funds to communities to undertake development activities. This toolkit has been devised to help multisector task managers tap into this body of knowledge. The toolkit is divided into the following main sections:Basic principles in RWSSRapid sector assessmentSanitation and hygiene promotionRWSS in the project cycleResourcesContent: This report address issues on; Municipal management and stakeholder involvementThe stakeholder consultation approachThe stakeholder consultation methodologyMombasa stakeholder consultation experiencesFinding of the stakeholder consultationsThe urban poverty reduction consultationContent: This inception report gives an outline for the first year of execution of the action research project to assist agencies in six developing countries in assessing and enhancing self-reliant management of improved rural water supply systems.The whole four years project comprises research in different communities with already functioning and self-managed water supply system of various types. A number of typical problems in community managed water supply will be assessed and addressed in a participatory manner. This will result in increased understanding in how different types of communities can effectively manage different types of rural water supplies and enhance the capability of the participating organizations to effectively support communities in establishing and performing this management.Content: the main purpose s if this review is too provide a basis for recommendations to sida regarding support, if any, to CBHC development in Kenya beyond July 1986.Content: The report is all about participatory methods in planning and managementA course held on 23rd august to 3rd September 2004 Nairobi Kenya.Objective: the overall objective of planning workshop is to carry out a review of the performance of NETWAS for the past one year (up-to June 2004) in order to identify action plans for the coming period 2005 business plan. It was also mean to form the basis for formulating strategies for the next 5 yearsContent: this is a report on water catchment project on the following: Mode of abstracting water from a tankGround topologyWater usage qualityAvailable of fundsSelection of the tank size.Content: An illustration manual for development of micro catchment techniques for crop production in dry areas.Topics include:Technical requirement for water harvestingWater harvesting designWater harvesting techniquesDesign for simple runoff storage structuresContent: This is a social economic issues research report.Was submitted to Swedish international development agencyContent: The topics on the report include:The national water conservation pipes corporationThe four towns water projectsContent: This project titled additional activities to manage dissemination that was carried out in six countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa.Content: The report addresses the following:Objective of the reviewHIPC and PRSP initiatives- approach and statusA case for WSS in poverty reductionReview of WSS in PRSPS-emerging evidenceWSS in poverty reduction diagnosticWSS sector assessmentFinancing issues for WSS integration with PRSPSIntegrating WSS in m& e systemProcess of PRSP preparationExploring WSP-AF support for WSS in PRSPSContent: The report gives illustrates:The Nairobi river basin programmePollution monitoring networkPollution monitoring network findingsActivities along the Motoine/Ngong riverNairobi damParameters analyzed and findingsContent: Report on the baseline survey and environmental impact assessment of:The demonstration project at the Kianda village along the Motoine river-ANPPCANThe constructed wetlands near Kianda village-east African wild life societyThe water hyacinth utilization and purification ponds at the Nairobi dam-kickContent: this book documents the policies, initiatives and activities that represent good practice the delivery of water and sanitation services to the urban poor by water utilities in Africa. These practices illustrate sustainable and innovative ways of bringing services to low-income communities.This toolkit contains key tools that are needed for strategic planning and for design of solutions when dealing with water and sanitation services for the urban poor.Content: the third phase of NETWAS commenced in January 1990. The programme covers the six countries of eastern Africa namely Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The programme is funded by a number of donors. SDC funds the regional programme while the country programmers’ in Kenya and Uganda are funded by GTZ and DANIDA respectively. NETWAS activities in Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia continue to be funded out of the regional programme.Content: 18th region water and sanitation seminar 4th to 8th September 2006The plaza beach hotel Mombasa, Kenya.The report addresses the following:Policy issuesWater and sanitation services for urban poor in Addis AbabaWater sector reforms in Kenya: policy, strategies and implementationWater policy and urban water sector reforms: the lake Victoria south experienceThe case of Kaptembwa in Nakuru, Kenyapro-poor legislations, practices and strategies forimproving access to water and sanitation in urban Africa Partnership issuesSmall scale independent providersInnovative technologies and approachesLearning, training and capacity buildingFinancing issuesCross cutting issuesContent: this a report about the network for water and sanitation (NETWAS) internationalContent: guidelines for the assessment of national sanitation policies
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