South Sudan - Vision

1. South Sudan - Vision Long term vision MEDIWR is determined to achieve universal access to water and sanitation, through an oriented action towards the most in need, hence, will prioritize the delivery of basic services to the poorest rural areas with lowest access to WASH services, as well as to the poor urban dwellers, especially the ones in informal settlements Achieve the eradication of the Guinea Worm via the provision of safe drinking water by 2016. Achieve Open Defecation Free status in 600 villages and increasing the overall access to sanitation by 4% by 2016. Focus for 2014-2016 • - Increase political prioritization, financial & human resources to scale-up successful approaches in Sanitation (CLTS). Prioritize un-served population and vulnerable groups. • - Put systems in place to ensure sustainability. Water: 41% have access to improved water, but off-track for MDG Sanitation: 15% have access to improved sanitation 300 Villages triggered and 59 practice O.D.F Inequalities: 26% of urban population have access to improved sanitation compared to only 11% in Rural areas.

2. Challenges • Key bottlenecks • - weak coordination amongst the sector • - lack of harmonized policy for sanitation delivery • - limited capacities for effective programme delivery especially at sub-national levels • - inadequate funding for the sector • - weak monitoring and reporting systems. Tools used: CSO 2009 2013 BAT 2013 GLAAS

3. Progress on 2012 commitments Key achievement areas - Prioritizing action towards tackling essential bottlenecks - Establishing a WASH training facility - Defining investment plans for the WASH sector Areas of slow achievement - Provission of safe water has been politically prioritised - Achieving an overall Open Defecation Free (ODF)status Carry-over to 2014 - Operationalization of Water Information Management System and continue implementing CLTS across the country

4. 2014 Commitments Increased Prioritization Linking Monitoring and evidence planning Capacity Building (inc. HR) Eradication of Guinea worms and create an open free defecation status in 600 villages through Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) by 2016 Operationalize WASH Training Institute, development of curriculum and human resources by 2016 Operationalization of WIMS resulting into 100% coverage of national and state level by 2016 Equality Sustainability Equality Financing Policies and Plans Transparency Ensure minimum allocation for sanitation and Hygiene of 0.2% of national budget by 2016. Initiate mechanisms that ensure transparency and accountability of WASH sector finances by 2016 Advocate for enactment of Water bill and approval of Rural and Urban WASH investment, action and Implementation plans