SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

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1 COMMUNITY-LED ACCELERATED WASH (COWASH) PROJECT SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2008 EFY (08/07/ /12/2015) MARCH 2016

2 Table of contents 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERALL OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENT COMPONENT 1: STRENGTHENING THE FEDERAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY MANAGED PROJECTS ALONGSIDE WITH A SUPPORT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ONE WASH NATIONAL PROGRAM RESULT 1 OF COMPONENT 1: COMMUNITY MANAGED PROJECT APPROACH SCALED-UP AT NATIONAL LEVEL Output 1: Manuals and Guidelines Reviewed and Developed for Standardizing the CMP Implementation within the WaSH Implementation Framework Output 2: Tools and Mechanisms Reviewed and Developed for Standardizing the Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of CMPs Output 3: CMP Approach within the Rural WaSH Scientifically Researched Output 4: Information, Education and Communication (IEC) on CMP Implementation Modality Enhanced RESULT 2 OF COMPONENT 1: CMP IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY AT THE FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS DEVELOPED Output 1: Capacity Building Instruments Reviewed and Developed Output 2: Capable and Adequate Personnel in place for CMP Implementation at National and Regional Levels RESULT 3 OF COMPONENT 1: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE WASH NATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORTED Output 1: COWASH Support Provided in Preparing One WaSH National Program Output 2: COWASH Support Provided in Implementation of One WaSH National Program COMPONENT 2: ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY IN REGIONS TO SCALE-UP IMPLEMENTATION OF CMP RESULT 1 OF COMPONENT 2: TARGET REGIONS, ZONES AND WOREDAS CAPABLE TO PLAN, MANAGE, MONITOR AND IMPLEMENT RURAL WASH INTERVENTIONS USING CMP APPROACH Output 1: Regional Support Units (RSU) Established and Functional Output 2: Regions, Zones and Woredas Capacitated to Implement Rural WaSH through CMP RESULT 2 OF COMPONENT 2: FINANCIAL AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES DELIVERED FOR CMP INTERVENTION AT ALL LEVELS IN THE SELECTED REGIONS Output 1: Flow of Funds for CMPs Functional Output 2: Linkages Created with Private Sector in the Supply of Materials, Equipment, Tools and Services RESULT 3 OF COMPONENT 2: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN THE TARGET WOREDAS INCREASED Output 1: Access to Improved Water Sources for Communities and Institutions Increased Output 2: Access to Sanitation for Household and Institutions Increased and Hygiene Behavior Improved Output 3: Sustainability of Communal and Institutional Water Schemes in the Targeted Woredas Strengthened Output 4: Potable Water Quality Ensured in Targeted Woredas FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE COMPONENT 1, FEDERAL LEVEL COMPONENT 2 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE i

3 6.2.1 Tigray Region SNNP REGION Oromia Region Amhara region Benishangul Gumuz region PROJECT COORDINATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS CHALLENGES FINNWASH-BG PROJECT WOREDAS, 2008 EFY SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT INTRODUCTION CAPACITY BUILDING Human Capacity Building Physical Capacity Building ALI SPRING WATER SAFETY PLAN AND REHABILITATION FINANCIAL UTILIZATION ii

4 Abbreviation Interpretation ACSI Amhara Credit and Saving Institution AfDB African Development Bank AWP Annual Work Plan BoE Bureau of Education BoFED Bureau of Finance and Economic Development BoH Bureau of Health CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere CBN Community Based Nutrition CDF Community Development Fund CFT Community Facilitation Team CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CLTSH Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene CMP Community Managed Project COWASH Community Led Accelerated WASH in Ethiopia CRS Catholic Relief Services CTA Chief Technical Advisor CWA Consolidated WaSH Account DCSI Dedebit Credit & Saving Institution DFID Department for International Development (UK) EFY Ethiopian Fiscal Year EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return ETB Ethiopian Birr EU European Union EUR Euro EUWI European Union Water Initiative EWA Ethiopian Water Alliance FI Financial Intermediary FinnWASH-BG Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Benishangul-Gumuz Region FTAT Federal Technical Assistance Team GoE Government of Ethiopia GoF Government of Finland GTP Growth and Transformation Plan HEW Health Extension Worker HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HQ Head Quarter HRD Human Resource Development HSDP Health Sector Development Plan IDC Italian Development Cooperation IEC Information, Education and Communication JFA Joint Financing Agreement JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JMP Joint Monitoring Program JTR Joint Monitoring Review KWT Kebele WaSH Team LWI Living Water International MDG Millennium Development Goal M&E Monitoring and Evaluation iii

5 Abbreviation METB MEUR MFA MFI MIS MMS MoE MoFED MoH MoU MoWE MSF MUS MUSD MWA NGO NPV NUWI NWCO NWI NWMU NWSC NWTT OCSSCO ODF O&M OMA OMFI OMSU ORDA PASDEP REST RiPPLE RSU RWCO RWSC RWSEP RWTT SAP SNNPR SNV SvB SWAp TA TVETC UAP UK UNESCO Interpretation Million Birr Million Euros Ministry for Foreign Affairs (of Finland) Microfinance Institution Management Information System Mass Mobilization Strategy Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Ministry of Health Memorandum of Understanding Ministry of Water & Energy Multi-Stakeholder Forum Multiple Use of Services (Water) Million United States Dollars Millennium Water Alliance Non-Governmental Organization Net Present Value Netherlands-UNICEF WaSH Initiative National WaSH Coordination Office National WaSH Inventory National WaSH Management Unit National WaSH Steering Committee National WaSH Technical Team Oromia Credit and Saving Shareholder Company Open Defecation Free Operation and Maintenance Office Management Assistant OMO Micro-Finance Institution Operation and Maintenance Support Unit Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara Plan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End Poverty Relief Society of Tigray Research Inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region Regional Support Unit Regional WaSH Coordination Office Regional WaSH Steering Committee Rural Water Supply and Environment Programme Regional WaSH Technical Team National Hygiene and Sanitation Strategic Action Plan Southern Nations & Nationalities Peoples Region Netherlands Development Organization Supervisory Board Sector Wide Approach Technical Assistance Technical Vocational & Educational Training College Universal Access Plan United Kingdom United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization iv

6 Abbreviation UNICEF WaSH WASHCO WB WEW WIF WMP WMU WRDB WSA WSG WSP WSP-AF WSS WSSD WSSP WWT WYCB Interpretation United Nations Children s Fund Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Committee The World Bank Water Extension Worker WaSH Implementation Framework Woreda Managed Project WaSH Management Unit Water Resources Development Bureau Woreda Support Agent Woreda Support Group Water Safety Plan Water and Sanitation Program-Africa Water Supply and Sanitation Water Supply and Sanitation Directorate Water Supply and Sanitation Program Woreda WaSH Team Women, Youth and Children Bureau v

7 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The COWASH project has two components. Component 1 strives to strengthen the federal level capacity for implementation of the CMP approach and to support the overall WaSH sector development process including the establishment and implementation of One WaSH National Program (OWNP). Under Component 1, a number of activities were planned to be conducted by COWASH FTAT at the federal level and in the regions in 2008 EFY. The main achievements in the reporting period (July-December 2016) were the following: COMPONENT 1 SUPPORT TO WASH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Approval of CMP Implementation Manual using Public Finance and Procurement Management System (PFPMS): Generic CMP Implementation manual using PFPMS was developed by Consultants jointly financed by UNICEF and COWASH, in consultation with several WASH stakeholders. This Manual is the mitigation measure included into the One WASH Program Operational Manual (POM) prepared in 2006 EFY. The manual, which is to be annexed to POM, was presented to MoFED by MoWIE for approval. However, there is no any official response yet from MoFED and consequently a number of planned activities for this fiscal year are pending due to the delay in the approval of the manual. Combined Rural Water Supply O&MM Manual for Rural Piped Schemes (RPS) and Pastoralist areas and Generic O&MM Strategic Framework being completed (90.0%): The development of the 18 components O&MM manual and strategic framework started in 2006 EFY have been completed and the documents are sent to task force members for final comments. Moreover, the consultant was given the assignment of preparing trainer s manual for the O&MM manual. Accordingly, the trainer s manual is being finalized to launch the training on O&MM. COWASH is strictly following and providing technical assistance for the development of the manual, strategic framework, business plan and training manuals. Climate and Environmental Risk Screening Trainer s Manual, Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP) Guideline and Social Accountability Guideline developed: COWASH has developed 3 manuals decisive for the development of Ethiopia s WASH sector. The climate and environmental risk screening trainer s manual has been developed based on the climate screening guidelines developed by Overseas Development Institute(ODI) and regional and federal level staff received ToT training to incorporate the climate screening into COWASH s appraisal process. CR-WSP implementation guideline has been prepared in collaboration with WHO Ethiopia country office and ToT training provided to regional and federal level experts to launch WSP in selected kebeles in some woredas of the COWASH project regions. Besides, with the view to sustaining the water points, draft Social Accountability guideline has been prepared by the project. COWASH decided to conduct sector-wide workshop on Social Accountability and WASH so as to get the views of WASH stakeholders in making the guideline serve the whole WASH sector. However the workshop was cancelled and the process is pending due to the request of MoFEC to ensure the coordination of all the efforts in the area of Social Accountability with MoFEC. CMP RESEARCH 1 PhD level research underway and 1 MSc level CMP Research started: The project continued the PhD level research and a new Master s level research entitled Community 1

8 Participation in Rural Water Supply Development and Management: The Case of Bahir Dar Zuria Woreda, West Gojjam Administrative Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia has been started. The PhD level researcher has published one article in a reputable journal and the second and third articles are under revision and ready for publication, respectively. The proposal of the MSc level research has been approved by Bahir Dar University and data collection will start early in the third quarter. CAPACITY BUILDING Climate and Environmental Risk Screening, CR-Resilient WSP, Pedagogical and Facilitation Skill and GIS Trainings conducted (100.0%): COWASH FTAT trained 105 (11 females) woreda, zone and regional experts on four trainings which enhance the development of the WASH sector. With the view to improve the facilitation and presentation skills, a four days Pedagogical and facilitation skill training was given to 28 (2 females) COWASH FTAT and RSU staff; A total of 30 (5 females) regional and federal experts have received a 5-day Training of Trainer (ToT) training on Climate and Environmental Risk Screening training by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Addis Ababa University staff. The risk screening systems are to be included in COWASH s appraisal tools. Moreover, Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR-WSP) ToT training was given to 28 (4 females) regional and federal level experts, including staff of water and agriculture bureaus, for 5 days. The project has also provided a 4-day GIS and data management training for 19 experts drawn from 4 woredas, 2 zone and regional WASH sector bureaus. Five Regions have received COWASH FTAT Technical Assistance in the preparation of 2008 EFY Planning: With the view to timely preparing the 2008 EFY regional plans, the COWASH federal technical assistant team prepared draft planning formats (both physical and financial) and estimated unit costs and distributed to Regional Support Units (RSUs). With these templates the regional detailed plans have been prepared with the technical assistance of COWASH FTAT. COWASH 2007 EFY Annual Performance Report and 2008 EFY First Quarter Report Prepared and disseminated (100.0%): COWASH FTAT has prepared and disseminated to stakeholders the 2007 EFY annual performance and the 2008 EFY First Quarter Performance reports. The 2007 EFY report shows the contribution of the project in attaining the GTP 1 WASH targets while the 2008 EFY first quarter report describes the Component 1 achievements and some woreda level activities rolled over from 2007 EFY and completed in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The reports can be found at Participation in Regional 2007 EFY Annual Performance Review and 2008 EFY Planning Workshops (100.0%): All of the five project regions (Amhara, Tigray, SNNPR and BSG) have conducted their 2007 EFY annual performance review and 2008 EFY planning workshop in the reporting period. COWASH FTAT participated in all of these workshops and shared experiences of other regions and made discussions on issues that will mitigate the challenges in the implementation of the project in the woredas of the respective regions. AWARENESS CREATION 5, 000 CMP Calendar Note Books printed and disseminated (100.0%): This fiscal year, the project planned to prepare and print CMP calendar note books unlike the previous years where CMP table calendars had been produced. Accordingly, 5,000 CMP calendar note books were produced and distributed to stakeholders at federal, regional, zone and woreda levels including some other WASH actors. Calendar note books were also 2

9 distributed to MSF 7 participants. The distributed calendar note books are believed to raise awareness about the CMP approach. Participation in 3 International Conferences to promote CMP: As part of COWASH s effort to promote CMP at the international level, COWASH planned to assist MoWIE to participate in the 25 th Annual Stockholm Water Week 2015 (SWWW2015) and 38 th WEDC conference and COWASH FTAT in Innovative Financing for WASH for West and Central African Countries. Accordingly, COWASH managed to support the participation of MoWIE representatives and COWASH Junior Professional Officer (JPO) at SWWW2015 and WEDC Conferences and CMP was promoted in both of these conferences. Two COWASH staff have also participated in the Innovative Financing for WASH for West and Central African Countries conference held at Dakar, Senegal. The Ethiopian experience in the use of microfinance institutions to scale up community water programmes was shared by the COWASH staff and learnt on other WASH financing mechanisms such as capital markets, blending of funds, equity banking and others. FINANCE Component 1 Budget Utilization: The total COWASH Component 1 (C-1) five year budget is EUR 3,730,393. EUR 476,041 was allocated for the first six months of 2008 EFY. Consequently, EUR 497,742 of the fund allocated for the first 6 months has been utilized (104.6%). The overuse of funds was due to implementation of activities more than planned. Component 2 of the project deals with Establishing and Strengthening the Capacity in Regions to Scale-up Implementation of CMP. A number of activities have been performed under this component. COMPONENT 2 CMP SCALING UP Increasing the Number of CMP Woredas (from 31 to 76): The number of woredas implementing the CMP approach has been on the rise. In 2003 EFY, only 31 woredas (26 in Amhara; 19 by RWSEP and 7 by UNICEF, and 5 in Benishangul-Gumuz) have been implementing CMP. Excluding the UNICEF CMP woredas in Amhara, the number of CMP Woredas has increased to 76 (covering 11.6% of the rural woredas in the five project regions) in 2008 EFY. COWASH woredas increased from 19 in 2003 EFY to 71 in 2008 EFY in the five project regions. Increasing the Number of CMP Kebeles (from 360 to 1,198): This fiscal year, 51 new rural kebeles are covered by project. This has increased the number of kebeles implementing the CMP approach from 360 (18.2%) in the base year (2003 EFY) to 1,198 (64.4% of the 1,859 rural kebeles in the project woredas) in 2008 EFY. INCREASING ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY Construction of Water Points: A total of 2,088 water points are planned to be constructed in the five project regions during EFY Only 57 water points (53 for communities and 4 for schools), which accounts about 2.7% of the annual plan, have been completed in the first six months. The community water points are benefitting over 16,860 rural people while the school water supply schemes are serving more than 2,781 students and teachers. 3

10 Overall, 8,218 water supply schemes (7,765 community, 378 schools and 75 health facilities) have been constructed in the COWASH woredas since June 2011 until end of December, Well over 1.84 million rural people benefitted from the community water points. The school water points are benefitting some 163,750 studients, teachers and administrative staff of the schools whereas the water supply schemes in health institutions are providing service to more than 14,329 health extension workers and clients. Rehabilitation of Water Points: The five project regions planned to rehabilitate 196 water points during EFY The rehabilitation will be started in the 3 rd quarter. On aggregate, 449 water points (438 community and 11 school) have been rehabilitated since the launching of COWASH. The water points rehabilitated by communities are benefitting more than 109,459 rural people and more than 3,628 students and teachers are benefitting from the rehabilitated water points. INCREASING ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION Institutional Latrine Construction: 131 latrines (73 school and 58 health facility) are planned to be constructed in 2008 EFY. Only 10 latrines (7.6% of the annual plan) have been constructed in the first six months of the fiscal year. The cumulative number of the institutional latrines constructed with the support of the project is 147 (84 school and 63 health facility). The school and health facility latrines have benefitted more than 91,971 students and teachers (49.6% female) and 2,919 health extension workers and some clients of the institutions (56.7% female). FINANCE GoF fund utilization: Euro 18,269,590 has been allocated from the Government of Finland for the five years of the COWASH project. The project regions have been receiving funds (Euro) from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) as per their funding agreement signed with Embassy of Finland. Until 31 Dec. 2015, regions have received Euro 13,974, (76.5% of the Euro allocated). This is equivalent to about Birr million. Thus far, 88.2 % of the amount of funds received from MFA has been utilized by the project regions. Table 1: Amount of Euro transferred from MFA to Project Regions until Dec. 31, 2015 COWASH Project Region Amount of Euro Agreed for 5 Years Amount of Euro Transferred from MFA until 31 Dec % Transferred Amount (in Birr) Transferred from MFA until 31 Dec. 2015* Amount utilized (in Birr) until 31 Dec % Utilized Amhara* Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Total 10,310,578 9,173, ,580, ,070, ,184,299 1,315, ,315, ,407, ,746,084 1,074, ,743, ,978, ,766,000 1,427, ,183, ,470, ,262, , ,540, ,106, ,269,590 13,974, ,363, ,033, Note: The Amount Transferred from MFA until 31 st Dec.2015 to Amhara region includes Birr 4,291, transferred from RWSEP. 4

11 2 OVERALL OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT The overall objective of COWASH is to achieve universal access to WASH in the rural areas of Ethiopia. The project tries to attain this objective through implementing Component 1 at the federal level and Component 2 in the regions through the adoption and application of Community Managed Project (CMP) approach. Complete information on the contribution of the project in improving the water supply, sanitation and hygiene situation of the project woredas will be presented in the annual detailed performance report prepared upon receipt of regional performance reports. 3 PROJECT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENT Within the framework of the overall objective described above, the project purpose is to Support the acceleration of UAP-rural water and sanitation targets attainment through the establishment of an enabling environment and the implementation of CMP interventions in selected rural areas of Ethiopia. Thus, COWASH strives to provide support for the development of the enabling environment at the federal level and in the project regions where hydro-geological conditions are suitable for its replication. The key indicators for the verification of the achievement of the Project purpose are: i) Percentage of Regions implementing CMP approach; ii) Percentage of Woredas of targeted regions implementing CMP approach; iii) Percentage of Kebeles of targeted woredas implementing CMP approach; iv) Percentage of rural people that has access to potable water through COWASH; and v) Amount of regional budget allocated for COWASH. There is no increase in the number of regions implementing CMP approach in 2008 EFY. The number of regions implementing the CMP approach has increased from two regions (22.2% of the 9 administrative regions of Ethiopia, excluding the city administrations of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa) in 2003 EFY to five regions (55.6%) in 2008 EFY. Benishangul Gumuz region joined COWASH in 2007 EFY as the delay in the preparatory activities had delayed the joining of the region in 2006 EFY. The regions and number of woredas implementing the CMP approach are indicated in Table 1 below. Table 1: COWASH Regions and Number of Woredas Implementing CMP Approach Project Region Total No. of Rural Woredas RWSEP UNICEF FinnWASH- BG No. of CMP Woredas CDF/CMP Woredas in 2003 EFY Total CMP Woredas in 2008 EFY COWASH* % of the total Rural Woredas No. of COWASH /CMP Kebeles in 2008 EFY Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSGR Total ,198 Note: * As of Oct. 2015, the 5 FinnWASH-BG woredas have joined COWASH. The number of woredas implementing CMP approach rose from 5.5% in the base year (2003 EFY) to 13.0% in 2008 EFY compared to the total number of rural woredas in the 5 COWASH regions. There is no new woreda joined COWASH in 2008 EFY except that the 5 FinnWASH-BG woredas have joined COWASH in Oct 2015 due to the phase out of the FinnWASH-BG project. 5

12 This fiscal year, 51 new rural kebeles are covered by project. This has increased the number of kebeles implementing the CMP approach from 360(18.2%) in the base year (2003 EFY) to 1,198 covering 64.4% of the 1,859 rural kebeles in the project woredas in 2008 EFY. The numbers of beneficiaries of the COWASH water points in the communities and water points and latrines institutions in the project areas have increased. Table 2: No. of Water Points Constructed and Beneficiary Population until end of Dec No. of WPs constructed Beneficiary Population Project Region No. of Project Woredas Community School Health Facility Total Population benefiting from Community WPs Population having access to Community WPs within 1.5 km radius Amhara 40 6, ,466 1,401,829 1,391,829 Tigray , ,589 SNNPR , ,814 Oromia , ,461 BSGR ,985 3,985 Total 71 7, ,218 1,844,129 1,799,678 Overall, 8,218 water supply schemes (7,765 community, 378 school and 75 health facility) have been constructed in the last four and half years of the project. The community water points constructed are benefitting more than 1.84 million rural people in 68 project woredas of the five regions. In addition, 451 institutions (378 schools and 75 health facilities) have got access to potable water supply over the period of four and half years of COWASH. The general attention to sanitation and hygiene has been growing over the implementation period of the project. However, the attention has been much lower than the water supply service provision in the woredas. So far, a total of 147 latrines have been constructed for 84 schools and 63 health facilities. The regional distribution of the facilities constructed is presented in Table 3 below. Table 3: No. of Institutional Latrines Constructed until end of Dec No. of Latrines Constructed Project Region No. of Project Woredas School Health Facility Total Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSGR Total As far as allocation of funds is concerned, the project regions have committed to allocate some Birr million for the implementation of COWASH activities in five years. Accordingly, the five project regions have allocated funds amounting to Birr million (Table 4). The amount allocated exceeds the committed as some regions (Amhara and Tigray) have allocated additional funds above their commitments. SNNPR and Oromia regions have allocated below their commitments. 6

13 Table 4: Budget Committed and Allocated for COWASH by Project Regions Region Amount Commited to be Allocated by Regions (in Birr) Total Allocated ( EFY) GoE Budget Allocated (in Birr) 2008 EFY Total Allocated ( EFY) Balance Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Total

14 4 COMPONENT 1: STRENGTHENING THE FEDERAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY MANAGED PROJECTS ALONGSIDE WITH A SUPPORT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ONE WASH NATIONAL PROGRAM Component 1 of the COWASH project strives to strengthen the federal level capacity for implementation of the CMP approach and to support the overall WaSH sector development process. It also strives to support the establishment and implementation of One WaSH National Program. In order to scale-up the CMP approach, tools and planning, implementation and monitoring mechanisms were developed for a wider application of the CMP approach. Networking and coordination activities have been performed to promote CMP and generate more funds for CMP implementations thereby accelerate the WaSH interventions in water supply access, sanitation and hygiene. In 2008 EFY, the project planned to widen and deepen its support at the Federal level by providing technical and financial support to National WASH Coordination Office (NWCO) and other stakeholders of the project. The Component 1 major activities performed during the reporting period are presented under the outputs indicated below (Component 1 detailed activities performed in the reporting period are attached in Annex 1). It should be noted that all the activities performed by the federal COWASH team do not automatically belong to Component 1 but also support directly Component 2 implementation in the project regions. 4.1 RESULT 1 OF COMPONENT 1: COMMUNITY MANAGED PROJECT APPROACH SCALED-UP AT NATIONAL LEVEL Output 1: Manuals and Guidelines Reviewed and Developed for Standardizing the CMP Implementation within the WaSH Implementation Framework The achievement of the output is measured by the three indicators: i) number of generic CMP implementation guidelines harmonized with WIF and incorporating crosscutting issues developed and implemented, ii) number of tested higher technology options reviewed and incorporated into CMP manuals and guidelines and iii) number of generic O&MM manuals/guidelines for rural water supply developed. A number of manuals/guidelines have been prepared in the last fiscal years. The major activities planned and accomplished in the reporting period, under this output level, are presented below Participation in the Task Force in the Development of Generic Rural Water Supply O&MM RPS and Point Water Schemes and Generic O&MM Strategic Framework This fiscal year, it is planned to finalize the O&MM, strategic framework and business plan preparation started in 2006 EFY. This fiscal year, additional assignment is given to the consultant to prepare trainer s manual for the O&MM manuals developed. Accordingly, the consultant has submitted the O&MM manual with 18 parts, strategic framework and business plan by incorporating all the comments and suggestions. The documents produced are sent for the task force members for final comments and the development of the trainer s manuals based on the framework and manuals is being finalized (90.0%). However, translation of the trainer s manual, business plan and strategic framework awaits the finalization of the documents. 8

15 Preparation and Approval of the CMP Implementation Manual based on Public Financial Management System (PFMS) The CMP Implementation Manual as per the Public Financial Management System was finalized by private consultants and submitted to MoFEC for approval in February The manual was prepared to be part of POM. However, so far, there is no official response from MoFEC and a number of important federal and regional level activities planned are pending Development and Translation of Climate Risk Screening Trainer s Manual Climate risks screening guidelines have been completed by ODI. This year, it is planned to prepare trainer s manual and translate these manuals into Amharic for provision of training to regional and woreda staff. Accordingly, COWASH has developed climate and environment risks screening trainer s manual in consultation with ODI experts based on the draft climate risk screening guideline developed by ODI (100.0%). Moreover, the climate and environmental risks screening trainer s manual has been translated into Amharic, by a private consultant, for provision of trainings at the woreda and grassroots level (100.0%) Development of Social Accountability Guideline With the view to improving the service level thereby contributing for sustainability of the facilities constructed in the project woredas, the project planned to develop and implement a Social Accountability guideline. Consequently, the draft guideline was finalized by COWASH FTAT by incorporating the comments and suggestions on the guideline (50.0%). The sector wide workshop on Social Accountability and WASH was planned to be organized to get the views of WASH stakeholders. However the workshop was cancelled and the process is pending due to the request of MoFEC to ensure the coordination of all the efforts in the area of Social Accountability with MoFEC Output 2: Tools and Mechanisms Reviewed and Developed for Standardizing the Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of CMPs Four indicators were set to measure the achievement of the output 2, namely, i) number of annual plans prepared; ii) number of quarterly reports prepared and disseminated to partners; iii) M&E framework developed; and iv) number of federal level steering committee meetings conducted. As in the previous implementation years, as indicated in Annex 1, a series of activities that are believed to contribute for the achievement of the output were planned to be carried out in the reporting period. The statuses of some of the main activities are presented as follows: Preparation of Annual Plans The 2008 EFY COWASH Component 1 (C-1) annual plan has been prepared and approved by the NWSC early in the first quarter (100.0%). Thorough discussion was made on the plan together with the 2007 EFY project performance progress report. Moreover, COWASH FTAT has assisted regions in preparing the 2008 EFY annual plans. Planning templates (physical and financial) and unit costs were prepared and distributed to RSUs to modify them to be suitable to their situation and employ them in their planning exercises Participation in Federal WaSH Steering Committee Meetings National and Regional WaSH Steering Committee meetings are expected to be made twice a year. COWASH is expected to facilitate and provide technical assistance in undertaking these 9

16 meetings. This fiscal year, the National WASH Steering Committee (NWSC) on COWASH was held early in reporting period (100.0%). The meeting was held with the facilitation of COWASH FTAT. During this meeting, the 2007 EFY annual performance progress report and 2008 EFY Component 1 annual plan were discussed and endorsed COWASH Annual Performance Report Preparation In the reporting period, COWASH FTAT is expected to prepare two performance reports-the performance reports of the previous fiscal year and the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Consequently, the 2007 EFY annual performance report and the 2008 EFY first quarter performance report of the project have been prepared and disseminated to stakeholders (100.0%). Moreover, a summarized report of the 2007 EFY C-1 performance including progress of water supply scheme and institutional latrine construction achievements was prepared and submitted to MoWIE COWASH Data Compilation Template Preparation Templates are developed with the aim of managing the project data and generating reports on the performance of the project in the regions. Last fiscal year, it was managed to develop COWASH project data management templates for SNNPR and BSG regions. It was planned to develop 2 data compilation templates (one each for Tigray and Oromia) in the first six months of the fiscal year. Consequently 75% of the activity planned has been completed. The data compilation template for Tigray region was developed in the first quarter. On-the-job training was given to RSU staff and data on plans and accomplishments of the project over the years are now being entered into the template. The project data compilation template for Oromia region is under development and it will be completed in the 3 rd quarter of the fiscal year Production of WASH facility maps for COWASH woredas The COWASH GIS specialist has produced 57 woreda maps during last fiscal year. This year, it is planned to produce 46 maps. All of them are planned to be developed in the first six months of the budget year. At the end of the reporting period, the GIS specialist developed all of the planned woreda maps (100.0%). The maps produced so far will be updated to include all the WPs and latrines constructed in the woredas until end of 2007 EFY. The maps of all the FinnWASH-BG woredas have been produced and submitted in hard disk, together with other data, to Embassy of Finland Assistance in 2007 EFY Annual Review and 2008 EFY Regional Planning Workshops COWASH has been assisting in conducting annual review and planning workshops of regions. These workshops are learning forums for project woredas and zones for strengthening plan preparation and mitigating the challenges in implementing project activities at all levels. In the reporting period, FTAT planned to participate in the 2007 EFY annual performance review and 2008 EFY plan preparation workshops of all project regions. Accordingly, COWASH FTAT participated in 2007 EFY performance review and 2008 EFY annual plan preparation workshops of the five project regions (Amhara, Tigray, SNNPR, Oromia and BSG). In these workshops, besides preparing 2008 EFY plans, woredas and zones have shared their experiences in implementing CMP approach and experiences of other regions have been shared by COWASH FTAT Participation in Regional WASH Steering Committee (RWSC) meetings COWASH is being implemented in the regions with the overall guidance and governance of Regional WASH Steering Committee (RWSC) in which Embassy of Finland is a member. RWSCs are expected to meet twice in a fiscal year with the facilitation of COWASH FTAT. In 10

17 the reporting period, each RWSC has made one meeting and these meetings deliberated mainly on the 2007 EFY annual performance report and the 2008 EFY annual plan. Accordingly, all of the meetings have endorsed both the 2007 EFY performance report and the 2008 EFY annual plans of the regions. Tigray and SNNPR RWSC meetings were delayed until late the 2 nd quarter due to different reasons. Tigray s meeting was delayed due to busy schedule of the RWSC members while the SNNPR meeting has been delayed as the preparation of the annual plans could not be finalized due to delay in the transfer of the committed funds from zones and woredas Output 3: CMP Approach within the Rural WaSH Scientifically Researched Three indicators are set for measuring the achievement of this output. These are: i) number of CMP researches (disaggregated by Doctoral, Masters and Bachelor levels) completed; ii) number of published articles on CMP research results; and iii) number of CMP research result presentations given in international conferences. So far, one PhD level and one MSc level researches are underway and 4 MSc level and 1 BSc level researches on CMP were completed with the financial and technical support of COWASH. All the completed researches are uploaded in the website This fiscal year, the PhD level research has continued and one MSc level research started. The status of these activities is presented below Continuation of the PhD level research In the preceding fiscal year, three articles have been prepared and two of them were submitted for publication in reputable journals. The PhD level research has continued in this fiscal year. The researcher reported that one article was published in a reputable journal and one of the other articles is under revision to be published in Waterlines. The published article can be found in The third article is now review for sending to Public Works Management and Policy. Moreover, write up of the Dissertation is underway New MSc level research started Last fiscal year, an MSc level CMP research entitled Assessment of Potable Water Access & Users service satisfaction in Gonji Kolella woreda rural communities during CMP implementation has been on-going in Gonji Kolela woreda of Amhara region with the financial support of COWASH. The draft thesis of the MSc level research was prepared and commented by COWASH FTAT and sent to the researcher for corrections. However, so far, the final version of the thesis is not submitted to COWASH. This year, another CMP research is started with technical and financial support of COWASH. The new research is entitled Community Participation in Rural Water Supply Development and Management: The Case of Bahir Dar Zuria Woreda, West Gojjam Administrative Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia and the proposal incorporating comments of COWASH FTAT is approved by Bahir Dar University and data collection is to be started soon Case study on Women Empowerment through CMP The study intends to assess how women can be empowered through active (leadership) roles in community managed projects. The study tries to compare women and men-led WASHCOs in relation to COWASH project performance. COWASH FTAT collected primary data from members of WASHCOs in some kebeles of Fogera and Farta woredas of Amhara region. The data collected was analysed and discussion was made with Women s Affairs Directorate of 11

18 MoWIE on the preliminary results. It was decided to collect additional data from Tigray, SNNPR and Oromia regions in the first month of the third quarter to get more insight into the issue of women empowerment Output 4: Information, Education and Communication (IEC) on CMP Implementation Modality Enhanced The major indicators for measuring the achievement of the output are: i) Communication strategy developed; ii) Number of major international and national events (workshops, seminars, conferences, symposiums) where CMP awareness is raised through COWASH participation; and iii) Number of CMP related information and education materials prepared and published (disaggregated by types). As indicated in Annex 1, a number of communication-related activities were planned for the reporting period. The major ones and their status are indicated hereunder: Production and distribution of CMP Calendar Notebooks This fiscal year, the project planned to prepare and print CMP calendar notebooks unlike the previous years where CMP table calendars had been produced. Accordingly, 5,000 CMP calendar note books (100.0%) were produced and distributed to stakeholders at federal, regional, zone and woreda levels including some other WASH actors. The calendar notebooks are believed to raise awareness about the CMP approach Participation in selected International conferences, networking and forums COWASH has been supporting participation in international conferences, networking meetings and forums so as to promote CMP at the international and national levels. This reporting period, it was planned to participate in Stockholm Water Week 2015 (SWWW 2015) and WEDC The experience of COWASH in promoting and implementing CMP approach has been presented in both events. In the SWWW 2015, the Junior Professional Officer presented the CMP approach in two sessions. The CMP approach was also promoted to visitors of the MFA s stand at the exhibition. The case study on development and scaling-up of CMP was presented at the 38 th International WEDC Conference held in Loughborough University in England. While three MoWIE staff (State Minister, Women Affairs Director and Change Management Director and junior professional officer of COWASH) participated in the SWWW2015, two persons (NWCO coordinator and COWASH junior professional officer) took part in the WEDC Developing Video Films and Clips on CMP Implementation With the view to promoting CMP implementation, a film that focuses on the implementation of Community Managed Project (CMP) approach was prepared (50.0%) and shared with stakeholders at different forums. The film was uploaded to CMP Youtube account Developing Case Studies on CMP Implementation A case study that focuses on the lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service showcasing Nebar keshmando kebele in Bambasi woreda of BSG region was prepared. It is intended to publish the article using different national newspapers for Ethiopian audience. Similarly, there is a plan to use a Finnish media outlet for Finnish audience Updating CMP WEB page The official CMP website ( was developed in collaboration with IRC to disseminate basic information on CMP and attract more funding for the country. CMP website is 12

19 also serving the whole WASH sector in Ethiopia as it is regularly updated with the latest reports and developments in sectoral working groups and other forums. In the reporting period, the news page of CMP website has been updated regulary. News about various events were prepared and published on the website. In an attempt to call the attention of concerned bodies to these updates, efforts were made to share the links of those updates. Some more updates have been made on the website to provide information on CMP implementation. Moreover, the CMP facebook and the youtube account are also updated regularly to provide information about CMP to the larger audience. 4.2 RESULT 2 OF COMPONENT 1: CMP IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY AT THE FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS DEVELOPED Output 1: Capacity Building Instruments Reviewed and Developed The achievement of the output is to be measured by three indicators: i) Generic CMP capacity building strategy developed; ii) Generic woreda level capacity building package developed; and iii) number of impact assessments made on CMP related trainings (one in each project region). The project has developed generic CMP capacity building strategy and generic woreda level capacity building package in the previous implementation years. The capacity building strategy has been revised every year to capture new developments in the WaSH sector. Moreover, training impact assessments have been completed. Some of the main activities planned for the reporting period and their progress are presented below Updating of COWASH Capacity Building Strategy This year it was planned to update the capacity building strategy of the project. Accordingly, the capacity building strategy has been updated (70.0%) by the Human Resources Development Specialist (HRDS). Though the document was not fully finalized some capacity building activities have been performed based on the document Evaluation of the COWASH training approaches It was planned to evaluate existing COWASH training materials, tools, approaches, methods, numbers of trainees, etc. and make some suggestions. Accordingly, assessment on the training methodologies and materials has been done by an independent consultant (80.0%). COWASH s HRDS has conducted training of trainer s for COWASH FTAT and regional support units(rsus) to improve pedagogical skills in conducting trainings, facilitation and training design. WASHCO handbook in CMP will be developed to be used during WASHCO training and retained by WASHCOs for reference Output 2: Capable and Adequate Personnel in place for CMP Implementation at National and Regional Levels Number of people hired at federal and regional level (disaggregated by sex), number of trainings given by the federal COWASH team and number of people participated in trainings (disaggregated by sex) are the indicators set to measure the achievement of the output. A number of capacity building activities, which are decisive for the sustainability of the water supply schemes are planned to be conducted in the fiscal year. The main ones are trainings on 13

20 climate risk screening and WSP, pedagogical skills and knowledge, O&M, etc. The trainings planned and conducted in the reporting period are indicated hereunder ToT Training on Climate Resilient Water Safety Planning (CR-WSP) COWASH planned to provide ToT training on CR-WSP with the view to sustain the water supply services in the project regions. Accordingly, CR-WSP ToT was provided to regional selected and pertinent WASH sector experts drawn mainly from COWASH FTAT, RSU, Water bureau, Health bureau and Agriculture Bureau.. A total of 28 experts (4 Female) have received the ToT training held for 5 days in Bishoftu town. This accounts about 75.7% of the planned trainees. A one day field visit was made in Adaa Woreda and trainees have developed their own WSP plan based on the field visit. The training was provided by a team of experts constituted from MoWIE, Hydrology & Water Quality Directorate and WHO Country Office ToT Training on Climate and Environmental Risk Screening COWASH has also planned to undertake ToT training on climate and environmental risk screening to regional sector office staff and COWASH FTAT. Consequently, Climate and Environmental Risk Screening ToT was provided to regional WASH sector experts drawn mainly from COWASH FTAT, RSU, Water bureau, and Agriculture bureau. A total of 30 experts (5 Female), which is 111.1% of the plan, have received the training conducted for 5 days at Bahir Dar town. The trainees have spent two and half days on the field in a kebele in Farta woreda of Amhara region and discussed their observations and experiences about the site visited. The training was given by experts drawn from Oversees Development Institute (ODI) and Addis Ababa University ToT Training on Pedagogical and Facilitation Skills and Knowledge Training Another important ToT training planned to be conducted in the reporting period was Pedagogical skill training. This was designed to improve the training, facilitation and presentation skills of the regional and federal level experts participating in trainings. It was managed to provide the training to 28 (2 females) regional and COWASH FTAT experts for 4 days at Hawassa town. The training was given by the COWASH Human Resources Development Specialist (HRDS) ToT Training on GIS and Data Management Last fiscal year COWASH had trained a number of regional, zonal and woreda level experts on GIS and data management. This fiscal year it was planned to train 34 staff of region, zones and woredas in BSG, Oromia and SNNPR. Accordingly, 19 woreda, zone and regional staff of BSG region (56.0% of planned) were trained on GIS and data management for four days at Assosa town. The training was given by the COWASH GIS expert in collaboration with MoWIE staff. The trainees are expected to prepare their woreda GIS maps and manage the project data in a sustainable manner. Overall, 105 (10 females) COWASH FTAT, regional, zonal and woreda level staff have been trained on different issues for 4 to 5 days. This accounts about 70.0% of the trainees planned to be trained in the reporting period. 4.3 RESULT 3 OF COMPONENT 1: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE WaSH NATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORTED In the One WaSH National Program development, COWASH is accountable for the provision of technical assistance and financial support as per the mutually agreed terms of references. 14

21 COWASH is not, however, responsible in the development and implementation of One WaSH National Program Output 1: COWASH Support Provided in Preparing One WaSH National Program Number of short-term consultancy days provided by COWASH for the development and implementation of One WaSH National Program, and amount of finance provided for the development and implementation of One WaSH National Program are the indicators set to measure the achievement of this output. The major activities planned for the reporting period are: i) support the OWNP Phase II Program Document Preparation; and ii) participate in the One WASH National Program Task Force meetings for the Phase I review. However, COWASH couldn t contribute much in the reporting period as the activities planned have not been started by the NWCO. Anyhow, besides sponsoring the reporter and proceedings of MSF 7, COWASH tried to incorporate OWNP Phase II Program Document preparation to be part of the MSF 7 undertakings and technical assistance will be provided to NWCO in preparing the Terms of Reference for the document preparation. Though review of OWNP Phase I and preparation of the second phase has not been started, COWASH assisted in making this activity part of MSF 7 undertakings and technical assistance will be given to NWCO to establish a task force Output 2: COWASH Support Provided in Implementation of One WaSH National Program Number of people trained in CMP implementation in non-cowash regions by federal COWASH and number of federal level advisers assigned in the One WaSH National Program management are the two indicators set for measuring the achievement of the output. The indicators were set with the view that OWNP will be implemented and CMP will be scaledup in the rest of the regions of the country. However, reporting as per these indicators has not been started as the CMP approach is not yet implemented in the non-cowash regions. Other activities which assist the implementation of the OWNP were planned by the project. In the period under reporting, COWASH planned to participate in JTR 9, assist in undertaking MSF, providing technical assistance to the OWNP M&E system development team, and participating in different task forces and technical committees. Accordingly, all of the planned activities have been undertaken as planned. The detailed activities performed are indicated hereunder: - COWASH FTAT participated in JTR 9 and preparation of report on the review. The findings of the review were presented at the MSF 7. - COWASH has actively participated in the preparation and undertaking of MSF 7. The CTA of COWASH has contributed a lot in selecting topics of presentations, shaping the presentations, preparing programme of the forum, facilitating and chairing presentations and preparing undertakings of the forum. - COWASH FTAT is working closely with the M&E development team and providing technical assistance in workshops organized and providing enriching comments on reports produced by the team. The project staff provided detailed comments on Diagnostic Analysis, Inception report and WASH M&E MIS assessment reports produced by the team. - COWASH has also contributed a lot in the development of the WASH sector through participating in a number of task forces meetings and events such as Urban-WASH 15

22 Sub-Group meetings, Rural-WASH Sub-Group meetings, WASH-SG meeting. COWASH could not participate in some other task force meetings due to overlapping schedules. 16

23 5 COMPONENT 2: ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY IN REGIONS TO SCALE-UP IMPLEMENTATION OF CMP The original document of COWASH had three components-component 1, Component 2 and Component 3. Component 2 dealt with strengthening of the regional capacity and systems for implementation of Window Two financing mechanism in new Regions where applicable and feasible while Component 3 aimed at scaling-up of community-led WaSH and implementation of Window Two financing mechanism in Amhara Region. The two components (Component 2 and 3) are merged into one Component in the revised project document. This new component aims at building the capacity of target Regions, Zones and Woredas to plan, manage, monitor and implement WaSH interventions through the CMP approach; deliver financial and procurement services for CMP interventions at all levels; and to increase the sustainable community and institutional access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the target areas. Much has not been done in the regions in the reporting period due to the following reasons: i) rainy season in most parts of the project regions; ii) delay in 2008 EFY plan preparation and approval; and iii) competing activities in the woredas. The major achievements of the regions during the first half of 2008 EFY are indicated hereunder. 5.1 RESULT 1 OF COMPONENT 2: TARGET REGIONS, ZONES AND WOREDAS CAPABLE TO PLAN, MANAGE, MONITOR AND IMPLEMENT RURAL WaSH INTERVENTIONS USING CMP APPROACH The major achievements of the regions in the reporting period in planning, managing, monitoring and implementing WaSH interventions through CMP approach are presented in the following output levels Output 1: Regional Support Units (RSU) Established and Functional Number of Regional Support Unit (RSU) staff hired (disaggregated by region and sex), number of annual COWASH work plans produced and number of COWASH quarterly and annual reports produced as per the annual plan are set to measure the achievement of this output of Component 2. All project regions have hired adequate staff in previous years of implementation of the project. In the reporting period, two posts have been refilled. These are Oromia Financial Specialist and SNNPR Capacity Building and M&E Specialist posts. All project regions are expected to prepare and approve their annual plans of the project. Accordingly, regions have prepared the 2008 EFY plans of the project, with the participation of woreda, zonal and regional stakeholders, and approved by the respective Regional WASH Steering Committees. The preparation and approval of the regional plans were extended to the 2 nd quarter due to delay in the announcement of shares of annual budget of the woredas and zones and busy schedule of steering committee members. Regions are also expected to prepare and submit four performance reports (3 quarterly and one annual) to Embassy of Finland. In the reporting period, RSUs of the four COWASH regions have prepared and submitted the 2007 EFY annual (physical and financial) reports and the 2008 EFY first quarter performance reports (100.0%). The first quarter performance reports of the regions were not formal as their plans have not been approved and there were no many activities performed in the first quarter. 17

24 Besides, unlike the previous fiscal years, Regional WaSH Steering Committee (RWSC) on COWASH meetings were conducted timely. The RWSCs have endorsed the 2008 EFY annual plans and made decisions on a range of issues of the project which speed up the implementation of the project in their respective region Output 2: Regions, Zones and Woredas Capacitated to Implement Rural WaSH through CMP Number of trainings types held by region, zone and woreda (disaggregated by type of training), number of people (disaggregated by sex and type of training) participated in trainings given by regions, zones and woredas and number of water pints and institutional latrines built as per plan (proxy indicator) are the indicators set to measure the achievement of the output. The scaling-up of the CMP approach requires extensive human capacity building activities at the regional, zonal and woreda levels. A number of trainings, including refreshments and rolled over from the previous fiscal year, are planned to be conducted in the regions. Accordingly, some trainings have been conducted in the reporting period. However, the performance was very low mainly due to delay in the approval of annual plans and shortage of budget. The performances of the regions in human capacity building in the first half of the fiscal year are presented hereunder Trainings Conducted in SNNPR in the First Half of 2008 EFY In SNNPR, a total of 26 trainings (new and refresher) are planned for 2008 EFY. Among these, 15 were planned to be undertaken in the first six months of the fiscal year. Accordingly, project woredas have managed to undertake 8 of the planned trainings (53.3%). More than 46% of the planned trainings in the reporting period could be started due to shortage of budget and delay in the approval of the 2008 EFY annual plan. In aggregate, 2,042 people (woreda staff, members of KWT & WASHCO, artisans, members of Women Associations, etc) have been trained on different issues for 3 to 30 days by woreda experts trained at the regional level. Among the people trained in the reporting period, 864 (42.3%) were female and 78 (4 females) were artisans engaged in the construction of water supply schemes and institutional latrines. The types of trainings conducted in the reporting period include, i) KWT CMP management, ii) artisans training (new and refreshment), iii) WASHCO CMP management and O&MM training, iv) pump attendants and caretakers training, v) CLTSH training for kebele and woreda level experts, and vi) KWT gender awareness and mainstreaming training. These trainings were conducted with an outlay of Birr 1.78 million capacity building funds leftover from the previous fiscal year (Table 5). 18

25 Table 5: Trainings held in SNNPR in First Half of 2008 EFY S/N Type of Training Trainer This Quarter Planned No. of Trainees Cumulative Annual Number Trained This Quarter Cumulative M F T M F T No. of Days Trained Total Cost of Training (in Birr) 1 WWT & ZWT CMP management & Social Accountability Training (Refresher) RSU & COWASH FTAT CMP application preparation, appraisal and M&E Training for Woreda CMP appraisal team( Refresher). 3 WASHCO CMP management & Implementation ToT Training (Refresher) 4 CR-WSP ToT for Zonal & Woreda staff (selected woreda) 5 Woreda & Zone water office staff Training on RWS O&MM based on the new manual 6 Environmental Assessment & Climate Risk Screening Training RSU & COWASH FTAT RSU & COWASH FTAT RSU & COWASH FTAT RSU & COWASH FTAT RSU & COWASH FTAT Woreda & Zone staff Training on the use of Water Quality Test Kits WRB Regional, zonal and woreda CMP focal persons Training in communication skills, photographing and videoing RSU & COWASH FTAT Zonal and Woreda Health Office technical Staff Training in ODF Verification BoH & RSU Zonal & Woreda health office experts Training in the improved household sanitation technology and sanitation marketing BoH & RSU Woreda & Zone finance office accountants Financial Managemetn Training in CMP management using the public Finance and Procurement Management System ( if manual approved by MoFEC) KWT training in CMP promotion, application preparation, appraisal & M&E & social accountability at the woreda level (new) BoFED & RSU WoW , Training of new artisans in hand dug well & spring construction WoW , Refreshment training for previously trained (old) artisans WoW , WASHCO training in CMP implementation & social accountability WoW - - 1, , Training of WASHCO members of new WPs in O&M management, environmental S&H and gender mainstreaming (new) Training for EXISTING (OLD) WASHCO members of WPs in O&M management and environmental S&H and Gender Mainstreaming (refresher) Training of Kebele Climate Resiliant WSP Team (CR-WSPT) in selected kebele in CR-WSP/GLWOS WoW , ,170 WoW - - 2, WoW Training of newpump attendants and caretakers of WPs (new) WoW , Training for EXISTING pump attendants and caretakers of WPs (refresher) WoW - - 1, Training for selecetd scheme specific CR-WSP team WoW Training of Woreda and Kebele Level Experts in CLTSH Wo H , Training on gender awareness and mainstreaming to Kebele WaSH Team (KWT) members Total WWAO , ,706 8, , ,042 1,780, Trainings Conducted in Tigray Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY In Tigray region, 14 types of trainings are planned to be executed in the fiscal year (Table 6). Among these, twelve of them (85.0%) were planned to be started in the reporting period. However, only five of these trainings (41.7%) have been started in the reporting period due to delay in the approval of the annual work plan. The five trainings conducted are i) WASHCO CMP management, ii) KWT CMP Promotion and Appraisal, iii) CLTSH for Kebele level experts, iv) KWT gender awareness and mainstreaming training, and v) Climate and environmental risk screening training. A total of 570 (281 female) kebele level experts, and members of KWT and WASHCOs have been trained for 2 to 5 days by the woreda and regional trained staff. Capacity 19

26 building budget amounting to Birr 427, 459 has been spent for the five trainings conducted in the reporting period. Many of the trainings, including the ones rolled over from the reporting period, will be conducted in the upcoming quarter. Table 6: Trainings held in Tigray Region in First Half of 2008 EFY S/ N 1 WWT CMP Management Training 2 CMP Promotion, Application, Appraisal & M&E Training 3 WASHCO ToT in CMP Management 4 WWT CMP Management refrshemnet Training 5 Type of Training CMP Promotion, Application, Appraisal & M&E Refreshment Training COWASH FTAT & RSU COWASH FTAT & RSU COWASH FTAT & RSU COWASH FTAT & RSU COWASH FTAT & RSU Number Trained M F T M F T WASHCO Refreshment TOT in CMP Management RSU Financial training for Finanace Personel RSU Refreshment TOT in O&M of water schems RSU Pump Attendants & Caretakers Training BoW & RSU CLTSH ToT Training BoH CLTSH Training for kebelle level experts Wo H CLTSH Training for Woreda level experts Wo H KWT CMP Promotion & Appraisal Training WoW , WASHCO CMP Management Training WoW ,575 WASHCO CMP Management Refreshment 15 Training WoW Artisans Training WoW Artisans refreshment Training WoW WASHCO Training in scheme management WoW Kebelle level trigering training Wo H Instutional WASHCO training for latrine building WoW GLOWS/WSP ToT Training BoW KWT gender awareness & mainstreaming Training WoWA , WASHCO GLOWS/WSP Training WoW Climare Risk Screening Training WoW , O & M Training for WaSHCO members WoW Total Trainer Annual No. of Trainees Planned 2nd Quarter Cumulative 2nd Quarter Cumlative No. of Days Trained Estimated cost of training (in Birr) 4,823 2,121 2, ,459 Note: WoWA- Woreda Women Affairs Office; WoW Woreda Water Office; BoH Regional Health Bureau Trainings Conducted in Amhara Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY In Amhara, 19 types of trainings are planned to be conducted in 2008 EFY. Of this, eleven (58.0%) were planned to be started in the reporting period. Nevertheless, only 8 of them (72.7%) were started in the first six months of the fiscal year. Many of the planned trainings could not be started because of the delay in the approval of the annual plan and the fund transfer. A total of 7,194 kebele, woreda and zonal level people (78.6% of those planned) have attended the trainings provided for 2 to 45 days. Females constituted some 35.1% of the trainees. Among the trainees, 1,973 (510 female) and 4,816 (1,903 females) were members of KWTs and WASHCOs, respectively. Ninety nine artisans (60 females) were trained in the reporting period for 45 days by the woreda water office staff. The estimated costs of the trainings could not be presented as the region has not been reporting training costs in the woredas and zones. 20

27 Table 7: Trainings held in Amhara Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY S/N Type of Training Trainer M F T M F T 1 WWT CMP Management Training ZoW & ZoH CMP Promotion, Application, Appraisal and M&E Training ZoW & ZoH WASHCO CMP Management ToT Training ZoW & ZoH Financial Training for Finance Personnel BoFED ToT training in O&MM of Water Schemes ZoW 120 Planned No. of Trainees Annual 2 nd Quarter Cumula tive 6 Pump Attendants & Caretakers Training WoW 1, CLTSH ToT Training ZoH This Quarter Number Trained Cumulative No. of Days Trained Total Cost of Training (in Birr) 8 CLTSH Training for Kebele Level Experts W OH KWT CMP Promotion & appraisal Training WoW & W oh 2,000 2,000 2,000 1, ,973 1, , WASHCO CMP Management Training WoW & W oh 5,980 5,980 5,980 2,913 1,903 4,816 2,913 1,903 4, Artisans training WoW WASHCO Training in Scheme Management WoW & W oh 5, Institutional WASHCO training in Latrine Construction WoW ToT in CR-WSP BoW WASHCO CR-WSP team training on CR- WSP WoW Schools Sanitation Clubs training Wo H Woreda staff environmental assessment and climate risk screening training Woreda education office experts training on School Sanitation Programme ToT in Environmental Climate Risk Assessment Total WoW Wo H WoW ,167 9,158 9,158 4,672 2,522 7,194 4,672 2,522 7, Trainings Conducted in Oromia Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY A total of 26 types of trainings are planned to be given in Oromia region in the fiscal year. All of them were planned to be started in the reporting period. However, only 4 types of trainings (15.4%) were conducted in the last six months by the Regional Support Unit (RSU) staff. The types of trainings conducted were: i) CMP appraisal & M&E, ii) WASHCO CMP management ToT training and iii) Financial management training on the management of GoF fund and iv) KWT CMP management training. More than 209 regional, zonal and woreda level staff (18 females) have been trained on these trainings for 3 days with an outlay of Birr 498,380 allocated from GoF capacity building fund. 21

28 Table 8: Trainings held in Oromia Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY S/ N Type of Training Trainer Annual No. of Trainees Planned 2nd Quarter Cumulative Number Trained 2nd Quarter Cumlative M F T M F T No. of Days Trained Estimated cost of training (in Birr) 1 WWT & ZWT CMP Management Training RSU CMP Promotion, Application, Appraisal & M&E Training RSU ,823 3 WASHCO CMP Management ToT Training RSU ,765 4 CR-WSP/GLOWS ToT Training BoWME Environmental Assessment and Climate Risk Screening Training BoWME Woreda and Zonal experts Water Quality testing Training BoWME Regional, Zonal and Woreda Staff training on M&E, Data Management and Reporting ToT on Sentisization of Influential Leaders on Sanitation & Hygiene RSU BoH CLTSH ToT Training BoH Radio Spot/Advocacy using local media BoH Woreda and Zonal experts on school led TSH BoE GoF fund management Training for Woreda and Zonal Finance personnel KWT CMP Promotion & Appraisal & Social Accountability Training WASHCO CMP Management & Social Accountability Training BoFED ,792 WoWME WoWME 2,556 1,273 2, Artisans Training WoWME Artisans Refreshment Training WoWME WASHCO Training in Scheme Management WoWME 2,651 1,576 2, Trainin on Sensitization of Influential persons on Sanitation and Hygiene Wo H 1, , Kebele and Sheme Specific CR-WSP Team training WoWME Pump attendants and care takers training WoWME Scheme specific CR-WSP Training Wo h Triggering of Kebles Wo H Follow-up and Post triggering of kebeles Wo H CR-WSP/GLOWS ToT Training BoWME Radio Spot/Advocacy using local media Wo H School WASH clubs training WoE Total 9,991 5,36 1 9, , Trainings Conducted in BSG Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY The number of trainings planned in BSG exceeds the other regions. The implementing sectors planned to train some 10,000 people in 41 trainings in the fiscal year. Twenty eight of the trainings (68.3%) were planned to be started in the reporting month. Accordingly, 10 of them (35.7%) have been conducted in the first half of the fiscal year. A total of 1,145 people (WASHCO & KWT members, pump attendants and care takers, artisans, etc.) have received the trainings conducted with an estimated cost of Birr 0.8 million allocated from GoF contribution. This performance accounts 34.3% of those planned to be trained in the first half of the fiscal year. More than 34.0% of the people trained are females. The major trainings conducted in the reporting period were:1) pump attendants and care takers training, 2)CLTSH for kebele level experts, 3) O&MM training for woreda staff, 4) KWT and WASHCO CMP management trainings, 5) Artisan trainings (for new and old artisans), 6) School WASH clubs on School WASH, 7) KWT gender awareness and mainstreaming training. The trainings have been conducted for 3 to 3o days (Table 9). 22

29 Table 9: Trainings held in BSG Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY No. of Trainees Planned Number Trained No. of Estimated cost S/N Type of Training Trainer 2nd Quarter Cumlative Days of training (in This Quarter Cumulative Annual M F T M F T Trained Birr) 1 WWT CMP Management Training (Refreshment) BoW CMP Promotion, Application, Appraisal & M&E Training (Refreshment) BoW ToT in CR-WSP for Zonal Woreda experts BoW WASHCO CMP Management ToT (Refreshment) BoW Training on RWS O&MM BoW Financial Training for Finance Personnel BoFED Training on gender in WASH and Water Supply Protection WYCAB Training for Women Association members on WASH and integration WYCAB Training on Gender Mainstreaming in WASH WYCAB ToT in O&MM of Water Schemes (Refreshment) BoW Pump attendants & care takers Training(new) WoW Pump attendants & care takers Training(old) WoW , Training of CR-WSP Team. WoW WASHCO training on concrete slab production WoW CLTSH Training for Kebele Level Experts WoH , CLTSHTraining for Regional, Woreda& zonal experts BoH Training on Improved Household sanitation technology & marketing BoH Media/communication officers training on sanitation and hygiene promotion BoH Training on school WASH BoE School Improvement (SIP) domains training BoE RWS O&MM training for Woredas ZoW , CLTSH training for woredas staff at zonal level ZoH Water quality test training for woredas at zonal leve ZoH KWT CMP Promotion & Appraisal Training WoW , WASHCO CMP Management Training New WoW , WASHco training for rehabilitation of water points WOW , Artisans Training(New) WoW , Artisans Refreshment Training WoW , Training of WASHCO members on O&MM, environment & gender (new) WoW (Refreshment) WoW Training of Kebele CR-WSP Team on GLOWS/WSP WoW Training of School WASH clubs on WASH WoE , GLOWS/WSP ToT Training FTAT KWT Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming Training WWYCA , Training on Environmental Impact Assessment & Climate Risk Screening BoW Water Quality test kit training BoW CMP focal persons training on communication skills, photographing and videoing BoW Public audit ToT Training FTAT Bio-Sand Filter & Solar pump ToT training FTAT Basic computer skill training BoW SS system & Manual drilling ToT training FTAT Total 3,131 3,335 4, , , ,348 23

30 Workshops and Meetings held in the Regions Review and planning workshops and other meetings have been planned so as to increase and cement the awareness on CMP at all levels in the project regions. The achievements of the regions in the first half of the fiscal year are indicated hereunder. All regions have successfully completed the 2007 EFY annual performance review and 2008 EFY planning workshop. In these workshops, regions have reviewed COWASH/CMP performance of 2007 EFY and prepared (physical and financial) plans of 2008 EFY in the presence of over 781 (76 females) woreda, zonal and regional level stakeholders of the project. These workshops are serving as experience sharing platforms for woredas and zones. Some other workshops have also been conducted in the reporting period. Some woredas of Amhara and SNNP regions have carried out Whole System in the Room (WSR) workshop for 1 to 4 days. A total of 769 (41.0% females) woreda and kebele level people took part in the workshop held at woreda and kebele levels. The people participated in the workshop accounts some 15.8% of the annual plan. However, the progress in linking to the private sector and quarterly review meetings have not been conducted as planned due to different reasons. Quarterly review workshop was held only in one zone of BSG region. 24

31 Table 10: Workshops and Review Meetings held in the Regions in the First Half of 2008 EFY S/ N Type of Training Organizer Annual No. of Participants Planned 2 nd Quarter Cumula tive Number Attended 2 nd Quarter Cumulative M F T M F T No. of Workshop Days Total Cost of Workhop/Mee ting (in Birr) A. Amhara Region 1 Annual Review (EFY 2007) and Planning Workshop (EFY 2008) RWDB Awareness Raising Workshop to Private Sector on the Availability of Market Opportunities Zonal Quarterly Review Meeting with Woredas Whole System in the Room (WSR) workshop ZWD ZWD W oh B. Oromia Region Annual Review (EFY 2007) and Planning Workshop (EFY 2008) Performance Review meeting on Sanitation and Hygiene Zonal Quarterly Review Meeting with Woredas BoW ,020 BoH ZWT C. Tigray Region 1 Annual Review (EFY 2007) and Planning Workshop (EFY 2008) BoW Whole System in the Room (WSR) workshop W oh D. SNNP Region 1 Annual Review (EFY 2007) and Planning Workshop (EFY 2008) BoW Awareness Raising Workshop to Private Sector on the Availability of Market Opportunities COWASH Zonal Quarterly Review Meeting with Woredas Whole System in the Room (WSR) workshop Briefing to Woreda Cabinet on 2008 EFY COWASH plan ZoW ZoW W oh ,647 W oh ,180 E. BSG Region Awareness raising workshop on WASH/CMP at the zonal level Awareness Raising Workshop to Private Sector on the Availability of Market Opportunities Zonal Quarterly Review Meeting with Woredas Bi-Annual Performance Review Meeting with Zones & Woredas Zonal Sector Offices ,136 ZoW ZoW ,136 B oh

32 Procurements made in the Regions COWASH also aims to building the physical capacity of the implementing institutions so as to implement the CMP approach in a meaningful and sustainable manner. Much of the procurement has been made in the previous fiscal years and only a few procurements are planned in this budget year. Anyhow, few procurements were made with the funds leftover from 2007 EFY. The different procurements made in the reporting period in the regions, zones and woredas are presented below Procurements done in Oromia Region This fiscal year, sixteen types of items, many of them rolled over from the previous fiscal year, are planned to be procured in Oromia region. All of these items were planned to be procured in the reporting period. However, only 2 of the items were procured in the reporting period mainly due to delay in the capacity building fund transfer from Finland. The two items procured are vehicle and scanner for Oromia Water, Mines and Energy Bureau. Capacity building funds amounting to Birr 1.94 million was spent for the procurement of the field vehicle and office equipment (Table 11). Table 11: Materials procured in Oromia region during First Half of 2008 EFY S/N Material or Equipment Annual 2 nd Quarter Cumulative 2 nd Quarter Cumulative 1 Desktop Computer with UPS No Laptop Computer No Printer No Photocopy Machine No LCD Projector No Scanner No ,800 7 File cabinet No Small diameter mold No Chain block No Artisan tools Set Vehicle No ,935, Spring Construction Equipment Set Water Quality Test Kit with reag No Dewatering Pump No Hand held GPS No Furniture Set Total Unit Quantity Planned Quantity Procured Total Cost (in Birr) 1,942,800 Beneficiary Office(s) Water, Mines and Energy Bureau Water, Mines and Energy Bureau Procurements done in Amhara Region Only 8 types of items are planned to be procured in Amhara region in 2008 EFY. This is mainly due to the fact that procurements had been completed in the previous fiscal years. The regional performance report shows that only part of the items planned (3 file cabinets) were procured in the reporting period. All the planned items are expected to be procured in the upcoming quarter of the fiscal year. 26

33 Table 12: Materials procured in Amhara region during the First Half of 2008 EFY S/N Material or Equipment Unit Annual Quantity Planned 2 nd Quarter Cumulative 2 nd Quarter Quantity Procured Cumulative Total Cost (in Birr) Beneficiary Office(s) 1 Laptop Computer No File Cabinet No Woreda Water Offices 3 Motorbike No Chlorine Drum 40 5 Spring construction tools Set 14 6 Water quality test reagent No Electric generator No. 4 8 Handheld GPS No. 40 Total Procurements done in Tigray Region Only few procurement of office equipments and construction materials are planned in this fiscal year as much of the procurement had been completed in the previous fiscal years. All of the procurements were planned to be undertaken in the reporting period. Nonetheless, almost all of the planned items were not procured as planned. The region procured two field vehicles with an estimated cost of Birr 3.96 million. Preparations are underway to procure the items in the upcoming quarter of the fiscal year. Table 13: Materials procured in Tigray region during the First Half of 2008 EFY Quantity Planned Quantity Procured S/N Material or Equipment Unit Annual 2 nd cummu Quarter lative 2 nd Quarter cummul ative Total cost (in Birr) Beneficiary Office(s) of the material procured 1 Desktop Computer with UPS No Laptop Computer No Printer No LCD Projector No Motorbike No Digital Camera No Water quality test kit No Vehicle No ,956,000 Total 3,956, Procurements done in SNNP Region Ten types of office equipments and materials are planned to be procured in 2008 EFY. A few procurements are planned in the region as many of the beneficiary sector offices had procured all materials required for implementation of the project activities. All of the procurements were planned to be undertaken in the reporting period. Nonetheless, only the procurement of RSU field car was undertaken in the reporting period. The fundamental reason for the low performance in procurement was the delay in the approval of the annual plan. 27

34 Table 14: Materials procured in SNNP region during the First Half of 2008 EFY Quantity Planned Quantity Procured S/N Material or Equipment Unit Annual 2 nd cummu Quarter lative 2 nd Quarter cummul ative Total cost (in Birr) Beneficiary Office(s) of the material procured 1 Desktop Computer with UPS No Laptop Computer No Printer No LCD Projector No Photocopy Machine No Motorbike No File Cabinet No Water quality test kit Set Spring construction tools No Field Vehicle No Total Procurements done in BSG Region Quite a lot of office equipments, construction materials and transportation facilities (40 types of items) are planned in 2008 EFY. Many of the planned items were rolled over from the previous fiscal year. All of the items were planned to be procured in the first six months of the fiscal year so as to accelerate the construction process in the third quarter. As a result of the concerted efforts exerted at all levels, more than 29 items (72.5% of planned) have been procured in the reporting period with an outlay of Birr 9.61 million allocated from the GoF contribution. Among the different items procured are 15 motorbikes, 5 field vehicles, 4 water quality test kits, 6 large diameter molds, 4 small diameter molds, 5 chain blocks, 17 sets of artisan hand tools and Wireless phone for RSU staff. The motorbikes, vehicles and water quality test kits were procured with a total cost of Birr 1.73 million, Birr 5.99 million and 1.34 million, respectively. The items procured especially the transportation facilities are believed to mitigate the transportation problems of the project woredas and zones thereby speeding up the slow process of project implementation in the region. 28

35 Table 15: Materials procured in BSG region during the First Half of 2008 EFY S/N Annual 2 nd cummu 2 nd cumm ulativ Quarter lative Quarter e Total cost (in Birr) 1 Desktop Computer with UPS No ,480 Assosa Zone Finance Office 2 External Hard Disk No ,750 RSU&BOWR RSu&BOWR(1quarter); 4 Flash 3 Flash disk No disk for AgaloMetti Water and 4 Motorbike No ,725,000 Finance Four Woredas Office ,340 1 for Assosa Zone Health and 2 for 5 Laptop Computer No. Assosa Zone Finance ,375 Bambassi Woreda& RSU during 6 Laptop bag No first quarter and 1 for Assosa ZOW 7 Printer No For Assosa ZOF 8 Photocopy Machine No Not procured until this period 9 Fax machine No ,800 For Assosa ZOF and ZOH 10 E-VDO No ,950 RSU& Coordinator during 1 quarter 11 LCD Projector No ,700 For AgaloMeti WOW 12 Scanner No ,300 Assosa ZOW 13 Digital Camera without video No ,650 RSU&BOWR, Assosa ZOH 14 Digital Camera with video No Giant Stapler No Assosa ZOW 16 Small stapler No Assosa ZOW 17 Remote sensor for LCD No WiFI procurement and installat No Binding Machine 20 Material or Equipment White board and rolled sheet for LCD No. No ,575 RSU, Assosa ZOW,ZOWA,ZOH Safety shoes No Vehicle tyre No File cabinet No ,296 Assosa ZOW,ZOF& AgaloMetti WOW 24 Chair and table No ,348 Assosa ZOH &ZOF 25 Water quality test kit with reage No ,340, Four Kits purchased for 4 Woredas 26 Office furniture LS Stabilizer & UPS No ,955 RSU,AgaloWoreda sector offices and Assosa ZOWA including UPS 28 Hand held GPS No ,573 RSU and Assosa ZOH 29 Large diameter mould No ,200 Bambassi WOW 30 Small diameter mould No ,520 Bambassi WOW 31 Chain blocks No ,000 Bambassi WOW 32 Artisan tools Set ,669 Bambassi WOW 33 Equipment for spring development set ,100 Bambassi WOW 34 Hand glove for experts No Submersible pump & Generator Generator for running 36 computer when power off Unit No No. Quantity Planned Quantity Procured Vehicle rolled from 2007EFY No ,991,697 RSU&Woredas 38 Warless phone No ,198 RSU 39 Paper perforator No RSU Beneficiary Office(s) of the material procured 40 Barrel and Mouth No ,285 8 barrels & one Mouse for AgaloMetti WoW Total 9,610,182 In all, the procurement of planned construction materials and office equipments in the regions was delayed due to delay in the approval of 2008 EFY annual plans by Regional WaSH Steering Committee (RWSC) in the respective regions of the project. The low procurement performance shows that much effort needs to be exerted in the third quarter to procure many of the planned materials before the end of COWASH Phase II. 29

36 5.2 RESULT 2 OF COMPONENT 2: FINANCIAL AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES DELIVERED FOR CMP INTERVENTION AT ALL LEVELS IN THE SELECTED REGIONS Output 1: Flow of Funds for CMPs Functional Some indicators are set to measure the achievement of the output, viz., 1) number of fund transfer requests done to the financier; 2) number of BoFED audit reports produced (disaggregated by regions); 3) amount of funds transferred to WASHCOs and 4) amount of funds settled by WASHCOs. A number of activities are planned in the regions to achieve this output. According to the funding agreements made between the beneficiary regional Finance Bureaus and Embassy of Finland, a COWASH region is expected to submit four fund transfer requests to the Embassy of Finland per year. Each project region was expected to submit two fund transfer requests in the first six months of the fiscal year. Consequently, all regions except Oromia have submitted fund transfer requests to Embassy of Finland. Oromia could not request fund transfer due to delay in the preparation of audit report of 2006 EFY fund utilization of the project. All of the regions didn t request funds for the first quarter as they had some leftover funds from 2007 EFY to cover the expenses in the quarter. The delay in the approval of the 2008 EFY annual plan has delayed the timely submission of the fund requests. Project regions are expected to audit the project fund utilization every year and prepare audit reports. The auditing of the 2007 EFY fund utilization was expected to be conducted in all regions in the reporting period. However, no region has submitted audit report of 2007 EFY to the Embassy of Finland. The auditing of 2007 EFY fund utilization is underway in the regions and many of them will submit their audit reports in the upcoming quarter. The data on investment fund transfer and utilization by WASHCOs is difficult to report within the fiscal year where activities are on-going. Complete information on investment fund transferred to, via MFIs, and amount settled by WASHCOs in each region will be reported in the annual report of the project Output 2: Linkages Created with Private Sector in the Supply of Materials, Equipment, Tools and Services Number of new artisans trained by COWASH for WaSH facility construction in the woredas (disaggregated by sex) and number of awareness raising workshops organized for the private sector are set to measure the achievement of the output. Usually, some activities are included in the annual plans of regions and woredas to create linkage with the private sector at the regional, zonal and woreda levels. The major ones are: training of artisans; organizing awareness raising workshops to the private sector (pump, spare parts and construction materials suppliers) on the availability of market opportunities; carrying out market surveys in the Woredas; and informing communities on the prices of construction materials, equipment, tools and services based on market surveys made in the woredas. However, while some artisan trainings have been undertaken in some woredas, regional reports reveal that no workshop has been conducted at all levels of the project regions. This activity has not been implemented effectively in almost all of the project regions. 30

37 5.3 RESULT 3 OF COMPONENT 2: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN THE TARGET WOREDAS INCREASED Output 1: Access to Improved Water Sources for Communities and Institutions Increased Three indicators are set to measure the achievement of the output. These are, a) number of new CMP applications submitted to WWT (disaggregated by communal and institutional); b) number of new CMP applications approved by WWT (disaggregated by communal and institutional); and c) number of new water schemes constructed (disaggregated by communal and institutional). In 2008 EFY, a total of 2,088 new WPs constructions (including those rolled over from 2007 EFY) are planned to be undertaken in the five project regions. Of these, 1,715 are for communities and the remaining 373 are for institutions (227 for schools and 146 for health facilities). Hence, at least 2,088 applications are expected to be submitted by communities and institutions and approved by WWTs in the fiscal year. Table 16: Number of New Water Points Planned to be Constructed in 2008 EFY Number of Planned WPs Project Region Institutional Community School Health Facility Total Amhara ,148 Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSGR Total 1, ,088 As the reporting period is characterized by a rainy season in the majority of the project woredas, there were no many applications submitted and construction activities carried out during the first half of the fiscal year. The delay in the preparation and approval of the 2008 EFY has also delayed the promotions and construction of facilities in the project kebeles. Anyhow, the performance of regions in generating demand for water supply and constructions completed in the reporting period are described below Water supply schemes constructed in Amhara Region As indicated in Table 16 above, 40 Amhara woredas planned to construct 1,148 WPs 923 by communities and 224 by institutions (141 schools and 84 health facilities). As the country is now starting the 2 nd growth and transformation plan (GTP II), the construction of these water points are believed to contribute for the attainment of GTP II/WASH targets of the project woredas. Consequently, promotions have been made in the reporting period in the CMP kebeles of Amhara woredas with the trained woreda staff. As a result of the promotions made, more applications (2,234) than planned (1,148) have been submitted to WWTs (Table 17). Of this applications, 2,097 (93.9%) were appraised on the desk by the trained woreda appraisal team. Field level appraisal has been made on 1,900 (90.6%) of the desk appraised applications. 31

38 Some 1,428 (75.2%) of the field appraised were approved by WWTs and majority of the approved projects are under construction at the end of the reporting period. Table 17: Number of applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in Amhara Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) No. of Planned WPs No. of WPs Applications made No. of WPs Applications Desk Appraised No. of WPs Application Field Appraised No. of WPs Applications Approved by WWT No. of WPs Not Started Construction No. of WPs under construction <50% >50% Total No. of WPs Abandoned (could not be constructed) A. Community Water Points - HDW with RP HDW 599 1,610 1,480 1,329 1, SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal 923 2,105 1,973 1,790 1, B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total 1,148 2,233 2,097 1,900 1, Unlike the previous fiscal years, only few construction of water supply schemes completed in the reporting period. In the last six months, Amhara woredas completed 9 community water points rolled over from 2007 EFY. More than 2,886 rural people are benefitting from these water points constructed with the support of COWASH through the CMP approach. Table 18: Number of new water points constructed in Amhara Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) Number of WPs planned to be constructed 2 nd 2 nd Quarter Cumulative Annual Number of WPs Construction Completed Quarter Cumulative Actual No of People Using the Completed WPs No of People having access to the Completed WPs within 1.5KM radius of the WPs A. Community Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW ,683 1,683 DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal ,886 2,886 B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total 9 9 1,

39 Water supply schemes constructed in Tigray Region In Tigray region, a total of 228 WPs (194 by communities and 34 by institutions-23 schools and 11 health facilities) are planned to be constructed, through the CMP approach, in the 7 woredas of the region. The construction of these water points will contribute highly to attainment of the GTP II/WASH targets of the woredas. Demand creation promotions have been conducted in the kebeles in the first half of the fiscal year. As a result of the promotions made, 207 applications (189 for communities and 15 for schools and 3 for health facilities), accounting 90.8% of the plan, were submitted to WWTs of the project woredas. Among these, 182 (87.9%) were desk appraised and 118 of those desk appraised (64.8%) were appraised at the field level by the woreda appraisal team. Nonetheless, only 39 (33.1%) of the projects appraised at the field level have been approved in the reporting period. This shows that there are will be very few construction of water supply schemes in the 3 rd quarter of the fiscal year. There aren t on-going constructions reported in the region. Table 19: Number of WPs applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in Tigray Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) No. of Planned WPs No. of WPs Applications made No. of WPs Applications Desk Appraised No. of WPs Application Field Appraised No. of WPs Applications Approved by WWT No. of WPs Not Started Construction No. of WPs under construction <50% >50% Total No. of WPs Abandoned (could not be constructed) A. Community Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal Total The regional performance report reveals that there has not been water supply scheme construction in Tigray woredas in the reporting period. 33

40 Table 20: Number of new WPs constructed in Tigray Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) Number of WPs planned to be constructed 2 nd Quarter Cumulative Annual 2 nd Number of WPs Construction Completed Quarter Cumulative Actual No of People Using the Completed WPs No of People having access to the Completed WPs within 1.5KM radius of the WPs A. Community Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total Water supply schemes constructed in SNNP Region In SNNP region, a total of 247 WPs 227 by communities and 20 by institutions (12 schools and 8 health facilities)- are planned to be constructed, through the CMP approach, in the 8 project woredas of the region. The plan includes the point water supply schemes started in the preceding fiscal year. The water points are planned to be accomplished with the objective of attaining the water supply access coverage targets of the project woredas. Accordingly, promotions have been carried out in the project kebeles before the 2008 EFY annual plan have been approved. Seventy six applications (74 from communities, 1 each from school and health facility) have been submitted to WWTs of the project woredas. Of these applications, 64 (86.5%) of the submitted were appraised on the desk by the woreda appraisal team. All of the desk appraised projects have been appraised at the field level by the same team of woreda experts. Nonetheless, some of them are waiting for approval of the WWTs. Some 41 (64.1%) of the field appraised projects have been approved by WWTs and made ready for construction in the upcoming quarter of the fiscal year. There were 5 water supply schemes (4 community and 1 school) under construction at the end of the reporting period. 34

41 Table 21: Number of WPs applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in SNNP Region in First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) No. of Planned WPs No. of WPs Applications made No. of WPs Applications Desk Appraised No. of WPs Application Field Appraised No. of WPs Applications Approved by WWT No. of WPs Not Started Construction No. of WPs under construction <50% >50% Total No. of WPs Abandoned (could not be constructed) A. Community Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD - RPS from DW - Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD - - RPS from DW - - Subtotal Total Even though the approval of the 2008 EFY plan had been delayed until end of the 2 nd quarter, some constructions started late in the preceding fiscal year have been undertaken in some SNNPR project woredas. It was reported that 23 water points (19 communities and 4 schools) were completed in the reporting period. The community water points completed are benefitting more than 7,724 rural people whereas the 4 school water points are benefiting over 2,781 students and teachers. 35

42 Table 22: Number of new WPs constructed in SNNP Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) Number of WPs planned to be constructed 2 nd Quarter Cumulative Annual 2 nd Number of WPs Construction Completed Quarter Cumulative Actual No of People Using the Completed WPs No of People having access to the Completed WPs within 1.5KM radius of the WPs A. Community Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD ,919 6,177 SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal ,724 6,785 B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD ,180 SW ,169 DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal ,781 - B.2 Health Institutions Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total Water supply schemes constructed in Oromia Region The 12 project woredas of Oromia region have planned to construct 334 water points (291 by communities, 21 by schools and 22 by health facilities) in the fiscal year. The number of applications shows that there have been very few promotions in the kebeles. Only 20 applications (6.0% of the plan) have been submitted to WWTs in the first half of the fiscal year. None of these applications have been appraised at the desk and field level. Construction of water supply schemes will be delayed as there has not been any project ready for construction in the 3 rd quarter of the fiscal year. Table 23: Number of applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in Oromia Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY No. of WPs No. of WPs No. of WPs No. of WPs under No. of WPs No. of No. of WPs No. of WPs Type of Water Applications Application Applications construction Abandoned Planned Applications Not Started Point(WP) Desk Field Approved by (could not WPs made Construction Appraised Appraised WWT <50% >50% Total be constructed) A. Community Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total

43 As indicated in Table 24 below, 9 community springs rolled over from 2007 EFY have been completed in the reporting period. These springs developed are benefiting more than 2,265 rural people of the project woredas. Table 24: Number of new WPs constructed in Oromia Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) Number of WPs planned to be constructed 2 nd Quarter Cumulative Annual 2 nd Number of WPs Construction Completed Quarter Cumulative Actual No of People Using the Completed WPs No of People having access to the Completed WPs within 1.5KM radius of the WPs A. Community Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD ,265 2,265 SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal ,265 2,265 B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total Water supply schemes constructed in BSG Region COWASH started implementing CMP approach in 4 woredas of BSG region in 2007 EFY. There was no construction completed last fiscal year. In 2008 EFY, the four project woredas planned to construct a total of 130 water points 79 for communities and 51 for institutions (30 for schools and 21 for health facilities in the woredas). Thus, woreda appraisal teams have created demand for water supply in the project kebeles. Following the series of promotions made in the kebeles, a total of 111 applications (60 community, 30 schools and 21 health facilities) were submitted to WWTs for approval. Majority of the applications (98.2%) has been appraised on the desk, and all of these desk appraised projects were appraised at the field level and submitted to WWTs for approval. Accordingly, 82 (75.2%) of the field appraised projects were approved by WWTs and contractual agreement between WASHCOs and WWTs have been signed. Many WASHCOs are concluding service agreements with artisans to start construction of their water points. 37

44 Table 25: Number of applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in BSG Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY No. of WPs No. of WPs No. of WPs No. of WPs under No. of WPs No. of No. of WPs No. of WPs Type of Water Applications Application Applications construction Abandoned Planned Applications Not Started Point(WP) Desk Field Approved by (could not WPs made Construction Appraised Appraised WWT <50% >50% Total be constructed) A. Community Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH RPS from SPD RPS from DW Subtotal # 1 - B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal # - - B.2 Health Institutions Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal # - - Total As shown in Table 26 below, there were 16 community water points (13 hand dug wells and 3 on spot springs) completed in the reporting period in BSG region with the support of COWASH through the CMP approach. These water points were rolled over from 2007 EFY in Bambasi woreda. Over 5,300 rural people of Bambasi woreda started benefitting from the water points constructed through the CMP approach. In addition, some water points are on=going in the woredas and will be providing service in the upcoming quarter. Table 26: Number of new WPs constructed in BSG Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Water Point(WP) Number of WPs planned to be constructed 2 nd Quarter Cumulative Annual 2 nd Number of WPs Construction Completed Quarter Cumulative Actual No of People Using the Completed WPs No of People having access to the Completed WPs within 1.5KM radius of the WPs A. Community Water Points HDW with RP HDW ,985 3,985 SPD ,315 1,315 SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal ,300 5,300 B. Institutional Water Points B.1 School Water Points HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal B.2 Health Institutions Water Points - HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH SPD-RPS DW-RPS Subtotal Total

45 Summary of Water Supply Schemes Constructed in the first six months of 2008 EFY: Reports of the project regions show that the construction of 57 water points, which were started in 2007 EFY, have been completed in the reporting period. Majority of the water points completed are communal (53) while the remaining 4 are school water points (Table 27). The communal water points are benefitting an estimated number of 16,860 rural people of the project woredas while the school water points are serving over 2,781 students and teachers. Cumulative Number of Water Supply Schemes Constructed to Date: Between 2004 EFY and end of Dec. 31, 2015, on aggregate 8,218 water points have been completed in the five regions with the support of COWASH through the CMP approach. Among these water points, majority of them are community water points (7,765), 378 school water points and 75 health facility water points. In terms of geographic location, 6,466 were constructed in Amhara, 396 in Tigray, 542 in SNNPR, 798 in Oromia and 16 in BSG region. The community water points are benefitting some 1,844,129 rural people in the 71 COWASH woredas of the five project regions. More than 163,750 students, teachers and school administrative staff are benefitting from the 378 school water supply schemes. The 75 health facility water supply schemes are providing service to more than 14,329 health staff and some clients of the institutions (Table 27). 39

46 Table 27: Number of new (community, school and health institution) water points constructed until end of First Half of 2008 EFY (Dec. 31, 2015) Number of Water Points Constructed in COWASH Woredas Region HDW with RP A. Community HDW SPD SW DW RWH EFY 2008 EFY Q1+Q2 R P S fro m SP R P S fro m D W Total Population Served Popn. having Access within 1.5km HDW R P S HDW SPD SW DW RWH with RP from SP R P S fro m D W Population Total Served Popn. having Access within 1.5km HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH Cumulative R P S fro m SP R P S fro m DW Total Populatio n Served Popn. Having Access within 1.5Km of Amhara 18 4,524 1, ,095 1,398,943 1,388, ,886 2, ,528 1, ,104 1,401,829 1,391,829 Tigray , , , ,589 SNNPR , , ,724 6, , ,814 Oromia , , ,265 2, , ,481 BSG ,985 3, ,985 3,985 Subtotal 18 5,099 2, ,712 1,827,269 1,783, ,860 15, ,116 2, ,765 1,844,129 1,799,698 B. School Amhara , ,383 Tigray , ,386 SNNPR , , ,352 Oromia , ,629 BSG Subtotal , , ,750 c. Health Institution Amhara , ,342 Tigray SNNPR Oromia , ,349 BSG Subtotal , ,329 Total Water Points (Community + School + Health Institution) Amhara 18 4,864 1, , ,466 Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Grandtota 18 5,493 2, , ,511 2, ,218 Note: HDW with RP - Hand dug well with Rope Pump; SW - Shallow Well HDW - Hand dug well with Afridev pump; DW - Deep well SPD - Spring On Spot; RWH - Roof water harvesting 40

47 5.3.2 Output 2: Access to Sanitation for Household and Institutions Increased and Hygiene Behavior Improved Percentage of ODF kebeles in the COWASH intervention woredas (disaggregated by project regions), number of new institutional latrines constructed (disaggregated by institutions) are the indicators of measuring the achievement of the output. The regional plans show that the attention to sanitation and hygiene has been improving over the fiscal years. In 2008 EFY, 131 institutional latrines (73 for schools and 58 for health institutions) are planned to be constructed in the five regions of the project. Among these plans, 30 are planned in Amhara, 14 in Tigray, 15 in SNNPR, 12 in Oromia and 60 in BSG regions. Nearly half of the applications planned (50.4%) have been received from schools and health institutions in total and some 62 of these applications have been appraised at the field level. It was reported that 45 of the field appraised projects (72.6%) were approved by WWTs for funding. Nonetheless, only 6 of the approved projects were under construction at the end of the reporting period. ODF data cannot be reported before the end of the fiscal year as the ODF process continues until end of the fiscal year in many of the kebeles. Hence, the ODF status of woredas will be reported at the end of the fiscal year upon receipt of information from the regions. Table 28: Number of Latrines applications submitted, appraisals made and applications approved in the First Half of 2008 EFY Type of Institution/Region No. of Planned Latrines No. of Latrines Applications made No. of Latrines Applications Desk Appraised No. of Latrines Application Field Appraised No. of Latrines Applications Approved by WWT No. of Latrines under construction < 50% > 5% A. Schools Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Subtotal B. Health Institutions Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Subtotal Total Some latrine constructions rolled over from the preceding fiscal year have been completed in the reporting period. Regional reports show that only 10 institutional latrines (9 for schools and 1 for health facility) were completed in the first six months. The latrines completed are 7 in SNNPR and 3 in Oromia region. The school and health facility latrines built through the CMP approach are benefitting more than 7,532 students and teachers (3,288 females) and 772 health staff and clients of the facilities (464 females), respectively. Six school latrines were under construction at the end of the reporting period. 41

48 Table 29: Number of Institutional Latrines Constructed in the First Half of 2008 EFY Region A. School No. of Latrines Planned to be Constructed Annual 2 nd Quarter Cumulative 2 nd Quarter No. of Latrines Construction Completed Estimated No. of People using the Completed Latrines Cumulative Male Female Total Amhara Tigray SNNPR ,167 2,594 5,761 Oromia , ,771 BSG Subtotal ,244 3,288 7,532 B. Health Institution Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Subtotal Total ,552 3,752 8,304 On aggregate, 147 institutional latrines (84 for schools and 63 for health facilities) have been built in the COWASH woredas through the CMP approach since the launching of COWASH project in 2204 EFY. A total of more than 91,971 students and teachers and 2,919 health extension workers and some clients of the institutions are using these latrines (Table 30). Table 30: Number of Institutional Latrines Constructed until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Region A. School No. of Latrines Population Served No. of Population Served No. of Population Served M F T Latrines M F T Latrines M F T Amhara 58 32,931 33,973 66, ,931 33,973 66,904 Tigray* 5 1,485 1,215 2, ,485 1,215 2,700 SNNPR 4 1,883 1,607 3, , ,050 1,632 6,682 Oromia 8 5,785 8,129 13, , , ,862 8,823 15,685 BSG Subtotal 75 42,084 44,924 87, , , ,328 45,643 91,971 B. Health Institution EFY Amhara , ,230 Tigray SNNPR Oromia ,553 BSG Subtotal ,192 2, ,263 1,656 2,919 Total (School + Health Institution) Number of Latrines Constructed in COWASH Woredas 2008 EFY Q1 +Q2 Cumulative Amhara ,570 34,564 68, ,570 34,564 68,134 Tigray 15 1,536 1,300 2, ,536 1,300 2,836 SNNPR 4 1,883 1,607 3, , ,050 1,632 6,682 Oromia 13 6,050 8,645 14, ,385 1,158 2, ,435 9,803 17,238 BSG Grandtotal ,039 46,116 89, ,552 1,183 2, ,591 47,299 94,890 Note: The school latrine construction in Tigray was not based on the standard (of 3 blocks) for a school. The regional performance report shows that the 20 school latrines completed in 2007 EFY are 1 block each for 3 schools, 2 blocks each for 13 schools and 3 blocks each for 4 schools. 42

49 5.3.3 Output 3: Sustainability of Communal and Institutional Water Schemes in the Targeted Woredas Strengthened Three indicators are set to measure the achievement of the output. These are: i) number of CMP schemes with trained pump attendants and caretakers (disaggregated by sex); ii) number of water points rehabilitated (disaggregated by communal and institutional); and iii) percentage of WASHCOs with more than 50% women members. A number of activities are expected to be accomplished every year for the attainment of this output. However, many of these activities have not been performed in the reporting period as the annual plans of the regions were delayed and rainy season in much of the project woredas. Data on the percentage of WASHCOs with 50% or more female members and water points with trained pump attendants and caretakers are reported at the end of the fiscal year. Table 31: Number of Water Points Planned to be Rehabilitated in 2008 EFY Project Region Number of WPs Planned to be Rehabilitated Community Institutional Total Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Total All project regions planned to rehabilitate non-functional water supply schemes. A total of 196 water points (119 community and 77 institutional) are planned to be rehabilitated in 2008 EFY (Table 31). However, no region has rehabilitated water supply scheme in the first half of the fiscal year. Overall, 449 water points (438 for community and 11 for schools) were rehabilitated in COWASH woredas until end of the reporting period. Among this, 385 were rehabilitated in Amhara, 23 in Tigray, 32 in SNNPR and 9 in Oromia regions (Table 32). Over 109,458 rural people and 3,628 students and teachers are benefitting from the rehabilitated community and school water supply schemes, respectively. 43

50 Table 32: Number of Water Points Rehabilitated until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Region HDW with RP A. Community HDW SPD SW DW RWH Total Population Served HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH Total Populatio n Served HDW with RP HDW SPD SW DW RWH Total Population Served Amhara , ,161 Tigray , ,250 SNNPR , ,195 Oromia BSG Subtotal , ,458 B. School Amhara , ,394 Tigray SNNPR Oromia , ,234 BSG Subtotal , ,628 c. Health Institution EFY Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Subtotal Total Rehabilitated (Community + School + Health Institution) Amhara Tigray SNNPR Oromia BSG Grandtotal Note: HDW with RP - Hand dug well with Rope Pump; SW - Shallow Well HDW - Hand dug well with Afridev pump; DW - Deep well SPD - Spring On Spot; RWH - Roof water harvesting Number of Water Points Rehabilitated in COWASH Woredas 2008 EFY Q1 +Q2 Cumulative ( EFY Q2) 44

51 5.3.4 Output 4: Potable Water Quality Ensured in Targeted Woredas Number of water quality tests (post construction) made on CMP water schemes (new and rehabilitations); number of chlorination made (post construction) on CMP water schemes (new and rehabilitations) and number of CMP water schemes with Water Safety Plans are the indicators set to measure the achievement of the output. Numerous activities have been planned to attain this output. Though the project has been attempting to build the capacity of the implementers and beneficiaries, the performance in this regard is not encouraging and performances have not been reported in many of the project woredas. This is mainly due to the lack of system in O&MM and lack of human and materials capacity in many of the woredas. COWASH has been trying its best in establishing systems and building the capacity of the woredas, WASHCOs and kebele administrative structure to mitigate the problem of O&MM, water safety and environmental protection. The project has procured Water Quality Test Kits for many of the woredas in Amhara and SNNPR, O&MM manuals and Strategic Framework are being finalized, and scheme management training provided to WASHCOs and woreda staff. Moreover, climate-risk screening is made part of the field appraisal and Water Safety Planning (WSP) has been introduced in some the project woredas. Available data on water quality tests and chlorination are reported at the end of every fiscal year. 45

52 6 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE In this chapter, the financial utilization performance, in the reporting period, of all the components of the project (Component 1 and 2) are described. Each component is discussed separately and summarized financial data by region is presented accordingly. 6.1 COMPONENT 1, FEDERAL LEVEL This chapter presents the financial utilization performance of Component 1 (C-1). The COWASH expenditures started to build-up already during 2003 Ethiopian Fiscal Year (June 2011). The financial plan and usage of C-1 until the end of the reporting period (Dec. 2015) are presented as follows. The total budget of Component 1 from the beginning of the COWASH (June 2011) to the end of Dec was EUR 3,294,657. During the same period, the C-1 expenditures have been EUR 3,318,751. This represents 101 % utilization rate. The quarter 2 budget of 2008 EFY was EUR 193,946 and the utilization in the same quarter was EUR 243,489. Accordingly, the 2008 EFY 2 nd quarter utilization rate was 126 %. Overall, about EUR 497,742 of the amount allocated for the first six months of 2008 EFY (EUR 476,041) has been utilized in the first half of the budget year. This accounts 104.6% of the 6-month budget allocated. The overuse was caused from implementation of activities more than planned. Figure 1 below illustrates the cumulative COWASH Component 1 budget and use from the Beginning of COWASH to the end of December Figure 1. Illustration of the C-1 Budget Allocation and Utilization based on the 5-year budget period ( ). The Table 33 below provides more detailed information on the COWASH Component 1 budget use. As can be seen from the table the total 5-year budget usage at the end of December

53 is 89 %. The time spent from the 5-year project period is 90 %. Therefore, the total 5-year budget usage is in line with the allocation. The Phase II budget was revised as some budget lines were re-allocated without changing the total budget approved. The budget usage compared to revised Phase II budget is as follows: Fee component: 71 % Reimbursable component: 71 % Sector support component: 84 % Total Phase II budget use 73 % The time usage of Phase II is 71 %. According to this analysis the budget usage is in line except the sector support budget which was used earlier than the other budget components. Table 33: COWASH Component 1 budget follow-up As a conclusion, the total Component 1 budget will be used 100 % by the end of Phase II (June 30, 2016). Due to the shortage of Sector support budget, COWASH sector support during the last 6 months of the project has already been fixed and will be very limited. If savings can be made in reimbursable and fee budget components, more sector support can then be provided, but this is very unlikely. 47

54 6.2 COMPONENT 2 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE The financial performances of project regions (Component 2) in the reporting period, disaggregated by project regions, are presented hereunder Tigray Region The funding arrangement in Tigray is governed by the funding agreement signed between the Bureau of Planning and Finance of Tigray National Regional State and Embassy of Finland. All the investment and some operational costs are covered by the Tigray National Regional State while the (human and physical) capacity building fund is contributed from the Finnish Government (GoF). The investment funds and capacity building funds are being channeled in different ways. All the investment funds from the regional government are being channeled to the communities through Debit Credit and Saving Institution (DECSI) with a commission of 5% while the capacity building fund from the Finnish Government (GoF contribution) has been channeled through the government financial structure as per the agreement. An estimated amount of Birr million (Birr million from GoE and Birr million from GoF) is allocated for 2008 EFY. Out of this, about 62.3 %, 16.7 %, 8.4 %, and 12.6 % is budgeted for investment, physical capacity building, human capacity building and operational cost (including RSU costs), respectively. Of this annual budget, Birr 42.0 million (893%) was allocated for the first half of the fiscal year. Much of the annual budget is allocated for the first six months with the aim of transferring funds to woredas to start construction activities early in the third quarter fot he fiscal year. Some Birr 5.63 million (Birr 5.2 million from GoF and Birr 0.48 million from GoE) has been utilized in the first half of the fiscal year (Table 34). This shows that only 13.4% of the funds allocated for the first six months has been utilized for planned activities. Several reasons attributed to the low fund utilization rate. Some of these are: delay in the approval of the 2008 EFY, budgeting of funds in the 2 nd quarter for activities planned in the upcoming quarters, bureaucracy in procurement of materials, etc. Table 34: Fund allocated and Utilized in Tigray region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Category Planned for Utilized this Planned for Utilized this Planned for this Utilized this Utilizat Planned(Annual) Cumulative Planned Cumulative Utilized this Quarter Quarter Utilization(%) Utilizati this Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter ion (14+17) (15+18) on (%) (%) Cumula This (15/1 (18/1 GoF GoE Total (1+2) GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF + GoE GoF + GoE tive Quarter 4)*10 GoF GoF GoE GoE 7)*10 (9/6)* (11/ INVESTM ENT COST 0 29,289,750 29,289,750-29,289, ,289, , , ,289, , ,289, , PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST 7,843, ,843,000 7,843,000-7,843,000 3,987, ,987, ,178,000 3,987, ,178,000 3,987, HUM AN CAPACITY BUILDING COST 3,958, ,958,111 2,126,018 2,126, , , ,126, , ,126, , OPERATIONAL COST 2,751,152 3,171,975 5,923,127 1,525,795 1,192, ,717, , , ,044, ,545, , , , , , TOTAL 14,552,263 32,461,725 47,013,988 11,494,813 30,481,943 41,976,756 5,155, ,857 5,634, ,139,629 5,156, ,987,286 4,677, ,152, , Total in Euro (1 Euro = 23 Birr) 661, ,475, ,136, , ,385, ,908, , , , ,597, , , , ,370, , Note: All the investment fund for the fiscal year is allocated for the 2 nd quarter so as to transfer the investment fund to the woredas at once 48

55 Table 35 shows the total funds received from sources (GoE and GoF) and transferred to and utilized by sector offices to date in Tigray region. Table 35: Funds received, transferred and utilized in Tigray until end of Dec. 31, 2015 GoF GoE Budget Source Received from Source to date Transferred to Beneficiaries to date Utilized by Beneficiaries to date Balance from Received to date Balance from Transferred to date Received (%) Usage from Transferred (%) 31,315, ,734, ,407, ,908, ,326, ,081, ,081, ,906, ,174, ,174, Total 69,397, ,815, ,313, ,083, ,501, As shown in Table 35 above, up until end of the reporting period, Tigray region Bureau of Finance and Plan (BoFP) received a total of Euro 1,315, (equivalent to about Birr 31,315,991.48) from the Finland Government (GoF) and Birr million from the regional government for the implementation of COWASH activities in the region. Out of this amount received, Birr million (90.5%) has been transferred to beneficiary sector offices until Dec. 31, So far, 88.4% of the amount received by BoFP or 91.8% of the transferred to beneficiaries have been utilized for the project activities undertaken at all levels in the region SNNP REGION The funding arrangement in SNNPR is governed by the funding agreement signed between the Bureau of Finance and Economic Development (BoFED) of Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State and Embassy of Finland (EoF). All the investment, some operational costs and all the physical capacity building of the new woredas and zones and are covered by the SNNPR while the (human and physical) capacity building fund for the old woredas, zones and regional sector offices and all the human capacity building funds for the new woredas and zones is contributed from the Finland Government. The investment and capacity building funds are being channeled in different ways. All the investment funds from the regional government are being channeled to the communities through Omo Microfinance Institute (OMFI) with a commission of 3% while the capacity building fund from the regional state and Finnish Government has been channeled through the government financial structure as per the funding agreement. The project has allocated an estimated amount of Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE) is allocated for 2008 EFY planned activities. Of this amount, SNNPR allocated an estimated amount of Birr million (Birr 7.65 million from GoF and Birr 7.25 million from GoE), which is about 54.0% of the annual budget, for the first half of 2008 EFY. The regional performance report shows that some 44.3% of the budget allocated for the reporting period has been utilized. As shown in Table 36 below, about 35.8% of the GoF and 53.9% of the GoE funds allocated for the reporting period have been utilized. The delay in the approval of the 2008 EFY budget is the main cause for the low fund utilization in the reporting period. 49

56 Table 36: Fund allocated and Utilized in SNNPR in the First Half of 2008 EFY Category INVESTM E NT COST Planned for Utilized 1st Planned(Annual) Cumulative Planned Cumulative Utilized 1st Quarter Quarter Utilization(%) (14 +17) (15+18 ) GoF GoE Total (1+2 ) GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF + GoE GoF + GoE Cumulati ve ( 9 / 6 ) * st Quarter (11/ 10 ) * 10 0 Planned for 1st Quarter Utilized 1stQuarter Planned for1st Quarter - 13,888,551 13,888,551-6,577,066 6,577,066 3,808,860 3,808,860 6,577,066 1,680, # DIV/0! 6,577,066 1,680, Utilized 1stQuarter Utilizatio n (%) (15/ 16 ) GoF GoF *10 0 GoE GoE Utilization (%) ( 18 / 17) *10 0 PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST 1,012,000 15,000 1,027,000 1,062,000 15,000 1,077, , ,540 1,027, ,012, , HUM AN CAPACITY BUILDING COST 8,756,848-8,756,848 5,246,541-5,246,541 1,686,429 1,686,429 4,472, , ,472, , # DIV/0! OPERATIO NAL COST 2,578,252 1,323,600 3,901,852 1,340, ,358 2,001, ,190 96, ,029 1,141, , , , ,763 59, TOTAL 12,347,100 15,227,151 27,574,251 7,648,886 7,253,424 14,902,310 2,744,159 3,905,699 6,649,858 13,217,669 2,685, ,262, , ,954,829 1,740, Total in Euro (1 Euro = 22 Birr) 561, ,143 1,253, , , , , , , , , ,675 42, ,129 79, Total funds received from sources (GoE and GoF) and transferred to and utilized by sector offices to date in SNNPR are indicated in the following table. Table 37: Funds received, transferred and utilized in SNNPR until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Budget Source GoF GoE Received from Source to date Transferred to Beneficiaries to date Utilized by Beneficiaries to date Balance from Received to date Balance from Transferred to date Received (%) Usage from Transferred (%) 25,743, ,559, ,978, ,764, , ,231, ,820, ,717, ,513, ,103, Total 73,974, ,380, ,696, ,278, ,684, Until end of the reporting period, SNNPR BoFED received a total of Euro 1,074,410 (equivalent to about Birr 25,743,058.86) from the Finnish Government and Birr million from the regional government, project zones and woredas. Of this amount, approximately Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE) or 92.4 % of the amount received was transferred to beneficiary offices. Consequently, 71.2% of the received or 77.1% of the transferred to beneficiaries has been utilized until 31 st Dec Oromia Region The funding arrangement in Oromia is governed by the funding agreement signed between the Bureau of Finance and Economic Development of Oromia National Regional State and Embassy of Finland. All the investment and some operational costs are covered by Oromia region while all the (human and physical) capacity building fund is contributed from the Finnish Government. Funds are being channeled in two ways: all the investment funds from the regional government are being channeled to the communities through Oromo Credit and Saving Share Company (OCSSCo) with a commission of 4% while the capacity building funds from the Finnish Government has been channeled through the government financial structure in line with the funding agreement. 50

57 An estimated amount of Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE) is allocated for implementation of planned activities in 2008 EFY. About 43.1%, 13.05, 34.0% and 9.9% of the annual budget is allocated for investment, physical capacity building, human capacity building and operational costs. About 59.7% of the annual budget (Birr million) was allocated for the first six months of the fiscal year. According to the regional performance report, some Birr 3.95 million (Birr 3.34 million from GoF and Birr 0.61 million from GoE), or about 18.0% of the 6-month budget, has been utilized in the reporting period (Table 38). The major reason for the low fund utilization rate is reported to be the delay in the preparation and endorsement of 2008 EFY annual plan. The fund utilization rate of the region is very low mainly due to delay in the preparation and endorsement of annual action plan is the major reason for poor budget utilization. Table 38: Fund allocated and Utilized in Oromia Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Category Planned for Utilized 2nd Planned(Annual) Cumulative Planned Cumulative Utilized 2nd Quarter Quarter Utilization(%) (14 +17) (15+18 ) GoF GoE Total (1+2 ) GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF + GoE GoF + GoE Cumulative ( 9 / 6 ) *10 0 This Quarter (11/ 10 ) *1 00 Planned for 2nd Quarter Utilized 2nd Quarter Planned for 2nd Quarter Utilized 2nd Quarter Utilization (%) ( 15/ 16 ) *1 GoF GoF 00 GoE GoE Utilization (%) ( 18 / 17) *10 0 INVESTM ENT COST PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST HUM AN CAPACITY BUILDING COST OPERATIONAL COST 15,874,742 15,874,742 8,138,656 8,138, , ,762 8,138, , ,138, , ,768,078 4,768,078 4,768,078-4,768,078 1,944,725 1,944,725 4,711,530 1,944, ,711,530 1,944, ,520,938 12,520,938 7,190,534-7,190,534 1,023,862-1,023,862 7,109, , ,109, , ,568,174 2,075,037 3,643, , ,122 1,878, ,762 22, ,152 1,287, , , , , , TOTAL 18,857, ,949, ,806, ,875,300 9,100,778 21,976,078 3,341, ,152 3,950,501 21,247,386 3,650, ,146,608 3,040, ,100, , Total in Euro (1Euro = 23 Birr) 819, ,425 1,600, , , , ,276 26, , , , , , ,686 26, Total fund received by Oromia BoFED and utilized to date in Oromia region, by fund source, is indicated in Table 39 below. The region has received Euro 1,427,778 (equivalent to Birr 34,183,057) GoF contribution from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland and Birr million from the regional government (GoE). Accordingly, about 80.1 % of the amount received from the two sources (all of the GoF contribution and 66.1 % of the GoE) has been transferred to beneficiary sector offices as per their annual plans approved by the Regional WaSH Steering Committee (RWSC). Of the total amount of funds transferred to beneficiary sector offices, 81.3 % (74.5 % of the GoF and 88.5 % of the GoE) has been utilized, by beneficiary sector offices including RSU, until end of Dec. 31,

58 Table 39: Funds received, transferred and utilized in Oromia Region until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Budget Source Received from Source to date Transferred to Beneficiaries to date Utilized by Beneficiaries to date Balance from Transferred to date Balance from Received to date Received (%) Usage from Transferred (%) GoF 34,183, ,183, ,470, ,713, ,713, GoE 48,561, ,068, ,386, ,682, ,174, Total 82,744, ,252, ,856, ,395, ,887, Amhara region As per the funding agreement signed between the Bureau of Finance and Economic Development of Amhara National Regional State, all capacity building and some operational costs (including RSU costs) are covered from GoF contribution while all investment costs and some operational costs are covered from GoE fund allocations. All the investment funds from GoE is being channeled to the communities through Amhara Credit and Saving Institution (ACSI) with a commission of 3% while the capacity building funds and operational costs from the Finnish Government has been channeled through the government financial structure as per the funding agreement signed by the two parties. A total of about Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE) is budgeted, including BoFED Treasury & contingency, for 2008 EFY. Of this amount, approximately Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE), or 59.1 % of the total allocated for the fiscal year, was allocated for the first half of the fiscal year. The regional financial performance report shows that only 4.7 % of the budget allocated (13.1% of the GoF and 0.0% of the GoE) for the reporting period has been utilized. The main reason for the low fund utilization is the delay in the approval of the 2008 EFY. Table 40: Fund allocated and Utilized in Amhara Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Category Planned for 2 nd Utilized 2 nd Planned(Annual) Cumulative Planned Cumulative Utilized Quarter Quarter Utilization(%) (14 +17) (15+18 ) GoF GoE Total (1+2 ) GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF + GoE GoF + GoE Cumulative ( 9 / 6 ) *10 0 This Quarter (11/ 10 ) *10 0 Planned for Utilized 2 nd Quarter Planned for Utilized 2 nd Quarter Utilization 2 nd Quarter 2 nd Quarter (%) ( 15/ 16 ) * 10 0 GoF GoF GoE GoE Utilization (%) ( 18 / 17) *10 0 INVESTM ENT COST 471,145 68,838,559 69,309, ,145 40,877,745 41,348,890-41,348, ,145-40,877,745 PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST 9,434,000 9,434, , , , ,000 - HUM AN CAPACITY BUILDING COST 22,969,761 22,969,761 18,684,823 18,684,823 1,756,562 1,756,562 18,684,823 1,756, ,684,823 1,756, OPERATIONAL COST 7,983,421 6,359,655 14,343,076 3,498,657 4,689,480 8,188,137 1,574,167 1,574,167 7,170, , ,481, , ,689,480 BoFED Treasury & Contingency 4,009,632 4,009,632 1,971,164 1,971,164-1,971, ,971,164 - TOTAL 44,867,959 75,198, ,066,173 25,339,788 45,567,225 70,907,013 3,330,730-3,330,730 69,889,735 2,661, ,322,510 2,661, ,567, Total in Euro (1Euro=22 Birr) 2,039, ,418, ,457, ,151, ,071, ,223, , , ,176, , ,105, , ,071,

59 BoFED of Amhara region has received about Birr million (Euro 9,173, or about Birr million from Government of Finland including Birr 4,291, RWSEP savings and Birr million from Amhara Regional Bureaus) for the implementation of COWASH activities. More than 99.8% of the amount received has been transferred to beneficiary sector offices until end of the reporting period. About 81.5% of the transferred (91.1% of the GoF and 72.2% of the GoE transferred) has been utilized until end of the reporting period (Table 41) Table 41: Funds received, transferred and utilized in Amhara Region until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Budget Source Transferred to Received from Beneficiaries Source to date to date Utilized by Beneficiaries to date Balance from Received Balance from Transferred Received (%) Usage from Transferred (%) GoF (including RWSEP saving) 226,580, ,536, ,070, ,510, ,466, GoE 285,401, ,401, ,192, ,209, ,209, Total 511,982, ,938, ,262, ,719, ,675, Note: Exchange rate gain received and utilized to date: Total exchange rate gains received (in Birr) to date: Birr 21,688,537 Total amount of exchange rate utilized (in Birr) to date: the region was using the exchange rate gain from the previous year by re planning to the next budget year Benishangul Gumuz region All the investment funds from the two fund sources (GoF and GoE/Benishangul Gumuz National Regional State) is being channeled to the communities through Benishangul Gumuz Credit and Saving Institution (BECSI) with a commission of 5% while the capacity building fund from the Finnish Government and operational cost from both sources have been channeled through the government financial structure. The project fund is administered as per the funding agreement signed between the Benishangul Gumuz Bureau of Finance and Economic Development (BoFED) and Embassy of Finland. A total of about Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr million from GoE) is allocated for 2008 EFY. About Birr million (61.1% of the annual budget) was allocated for the first half of 2008 EFY. Consequently, an estimated amount of Birr million has been utilized for activities planned to be implemented in the reporting period. This accounts about 43.2 % of the 6-month budget or 26.4 % of the budget allocated for the fiscal year. Much of the funds utilized has been paid for the procurement of 15 motorbikes and 5 vehicles rolled over from 2007 EFY. 53

60 Table 42: Fund allocated and Utilized in BSG Region in the First Half of 2008 EFY Category INVESTMEN T COST PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING COST OPERATION AL COST Planned for Utilized this Planned(Annual) Cumulative Planned Cumulative Utilized this Quarter Quarter Utilization(%) (14+17) (15+18) GoF GoE Total (1+2) GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF GoE GoF+GoE GoF + GoE GoF + GoE Cumula tive (9/6)* 100 This Quarter (11/10) *100 Planned for Utilized this this Quarter Quarter Utilize Planned for d this this Quarter Quart Utilization (%) (15/16) GoF GoF *100 GoE GoE 7,568,400 14,669,550 22,237,950 2,349,900 6,919,500 9,269, ,135, ,215, ,919, ,762,356 19,500 10,781,856 10,717,354 19,500 10,736,854 9,221, ,221, ,372,450 9,161, ,372,450 9,161, #DIV/0! 6,232, ,456 6,599,456 4,756, ,916 4,997, , , ,339, , ,185, , , ,957,244 1,743,494 5,700,738 1,989, ,968 2,706,637 1,859, ,859, ,608,267 1,440, ,163,211 1,440, , Utilizatio n (%) (18/17) *100 TOTAL 28,520,000 16,800,000 45,320,000 19,813,275 7,896,884 27,710,159 11,965, ,965, ,455,556 11,486, ,936,884 11,486, ,518, So far, BSG region has received Birr million (Birr million equivalent to Euro 983,150 from GoF and only Birr 0.15 million from GoE). The GoE fund received is part of Birr 4.00 million allocated for 2007 EFY from BSG regional government. Of this amount, about Birr million (Birr million from GoF and Birr 0.15 million from GoE) has been transferred to beneficiary sector offices. As reported from the region, about 68.6 % of the received or 70.3 % of the transferred has been utilized until end of the reporting period (31 st Dec.2015). Table 43: Funds received, transferred and utilized in BSG Region until end of Dec. 31, 2015 Budget Source Received from Source to date Transferred to Beneficiaries to date Utilized by Beneficiaries to date Balance from Received Balance from Transferred Receive d(%) Usage from Transferred (%) GoF 23,540, ,959, ,106, ,433, ,852, GoE 150, , , Total 23,690, ,109,432 16,256, ,433, ,852,

61 7 PROJECT COORDINATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS The scaling-up of the CMP approach at the national level requires having meetings and discussions with different WASH stakeholders thereby sharing the success of the CMP approach and raising awareness and generating funds for investments. Cognizant of this fact, COWASH has been participating in a number of meetings and discussions held in the fiscal year at the national level to promote and share experience on the CMP approach and to attract more funds for CMP. The major meetings and/or discussions that COWASH has participated are presented hereunder. Water Sector Working Group (WSWG) The WSWG Secretarial together with UNICEF is in a process to recruit an international expert to the Secretariat. WASH technical Committee meeting (now called WASH-Sub-Group) was convened on July 8, 2015, Nov. 25, 2015 and Oct. 30, 2015 and COWASH participated this meeting. During this meetings, activity plan of 2008 EFY was developed, annual work plan for UWASH-TC, RWASH-TC, EWASH-TC, action plans of Rural and Urban WASH Technical Committes under WASH-SG and progress of Integrated Urban Sanitation & Hygiene Strategy preparation were presented and discussed. In addition, the 2015 JMP report s major findings in Ethiopia were presented and the Water Sector Capacity Building 5-year plan was further discussed. CTA also participated in the WATSAM project closing seminar, which is EU funded urban water utility capacity building project in Arba Minch. Self Supply Working Group (SSWG) Self-Supply Sub Working Group (SSSWG) meeting was held in July 3, 2015 and COWASH s Junior Professional Expert (JE) participated in the meeting. It was informed that the name Self-Supply Sub-Working group is changed to Self-Supply Task Force, SNNPR water bureau procured 10,000 rope pumps, standardization of rope pump proposal will be distributed to the standardization agency, the implementation approaches of Self Supply between partners vary; IDE is demanding Birr 700 contribution wheras JICA requests Birr 1,500 from the beneficiary household. MoWIE Annual Review Meeting COWASH FTAT took part in the 2007 EFY annual performance and GTP 1 performance review held at Adama town. Besides the performance in 2007 EFY, GTP 2 plans were discussed during the meeting. 55

62 8 CHALLENGES Like the previous fiscal year, different kinds of challenges have been faced during the reporting period. The major ones that require the attention of National WaSH Steering Committee (NWSC) and Regional WaSH Steering Committee (RWSC) are indicated as follows. Challenges Delay in the approval of Generic CMP Implementation Manual by MoFEC: CMP Implementation Manual using Public Finance and Procurement Management System (PFPMS) was developed and presented to MoFEC for approval. However, the Ministry has not yet given any official response and a number of planned activities are still pending.. Delay in preparation and approval of regional annual plans: The 2008 EFY annual plans of COWASH in the regions were expected to be prepared before the end of 2007 EFY. However, the preparation and approval of the plans were delayed in the regions. The delay in the preparation and approval of annual plans hampers implementation and budget utilization of woredas. Delay in sending quarterly reports: Quarterly performance reports are expected from regions to prepare project performance reports at the federal level and disseminate to stakeholders and for requesting fund transfers timely. However, the 2007 EFY annual report and the first quarter performance report of the regions were delayed and this takes much time to prepare the performance report of the project at the federal level. Quality of the regional reports has been contributing for the delay in the preparation of the project level report. Measures taken Embassy of Finland and COWASH CTA have been communicating and reminding the concerned officials in MoFEC. The COWASH evaluation and Phase III document preparation team has also made discussion with the concerned officials. COWASH provided technical assistance to all the regions in the preparation of their annual plans. Planning templates and unit costs were prepared by COWASH FTAT and sent to regions timely and reminders have been sent to start the process timely. Quarterly report preparation outlines and reporting templates have been sent timely. Moreover, COWASH FTAT has been assisting RSUs in preparing regional reports and providing feedbacks on the reports sent to COWASH FTAT. 56

63 9 FINNWASH-BG PROJECT WOREDAS, 2008 EFY SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT (08/07/ /12/2015) March