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Article

25 Aug 2015

Author:
Ian Ross, Oxford Policy Management, in The Guardian

Improving accountability of water, sanitation & hygiene programmes vital in tackling challenge of water & sanitation for all

“We must squeeze every drop from water initiatives to pump up scant resources”, 24 Aug 2015

As water and sanitation experts gather in Stockholm for World Water Week, the sustainable development goals are likely to be on most agendas…[T]he annual meeting...will give practitioners and funders alike the chance to think about how best to adapt their programming to meet goal six: ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all…Ensuring that the words translate into meaningful actions, however, will rely on important practical changes – changes to how we design and deliver water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) programmes, as well as changes to the way we monitor performance and evaluate success. The concept of value for money (VFM)…is increasingly popular in development circles…Practitioners fear that a value for money agenda could lead to a focus on low-hanging fruit at the expense of equity or longer-term initiatives – nevertheless, I would argue that such analysis should be an essential part of any project manager’s toolkit…We need to rethink the way we measure the performance of Wash programmes – let’s start the conversation at World Water Week.

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