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Practical Sustainability Applications: The Implementing Partner Perspective

Practical Sustainability Applications: The Implementing Partner Perspective. Peter Lochery , CARE International Peter Macy , CDM Jonathan Wiles , Living Water International. Objective Implementing partners share solutions that other participants can immediately apply in their programming.

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Practical Sustainability Applications: The Implementing Partner Perspective

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  1. Practical Sustainability Applications:The Implementing Partner Perspective Peter Lochery, CARE International Peter Macy, CDM Jonathan Wiles, Living Water International ObjectiveImplementing partners share solutions that other participants can immediately apply in their programming.

  2. Water Team Director Peter lochery CARE International

  3. CARE & WASH Sustainability Expanding the definition in practice Peter Lochery & Brooks Keene Water Team Director & Policy Adviser CARE

  4. Positive impact on outcomes Long-lasting Within ecological boundaries Scalable Dimensions of Sustainability

  5. El Salvador – Non-profit community water company Formed by community members, self-sustained, governed by a board, eight staff Entity separate from municipality Community contributed $200,000 of initial $1.3 million capital cost Over first five years company was able to maintain 24/7 service, collect tariff, pay for O&M, and expand system System grew from 900 house connections to 1,650 connections and 6,200 people served After five years total revenues exceeded expenditures by $218,000 5

  6. Randomized Controlled Trial of School WASH in Kenya Three years after initial pilot, only 2% of schools still providing soap Identified important institutional barriers to sustainability and behavior change Learning on sustainability linked up with national advocacy 6

  7. Working at Scale in Ethiopia Working in three woredas for over six years Focusing on governance and achieving high level of coverage 7

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  9. Thank You! 9

  10. Associate Peter Macy CDM

  11. Sustainable Rural Water & Sanitation Project in Post-Conflict Mozambique Peter Macy, P.E. CDM International

  12. The Problems Transition Challenges Lessons Learned

  13. The Problems Insufficient Watsan services for rural community Dysfunctional government implementing entity No private sector for parts and repair Post conflict/emergency dependency mentality Lack of village and government leadership Remote and often inaccessible sites Poor communication

  14. Transition Respectfully partnering with government staff without assuming their rightful responsibilities Ensuring office, communication, transportation, equipment resources Jointly making decisions trying to ensure that decisions were largely led by government staff Communicate with and build up the private sector Only work with those accepting self-help Spending sufficient time with community development

  15. Lessons Learned Lessons learned are planning and following basic tenets of sustainability ensuring: resources, ownership, cultural connection, knowledge and secondary back up (ROCKS)

  16. Lessons LearnedROCKS (Resources) Steady stream of cash for village water system maintenance & repair Steady stream of cash for vehicles, fuel, & spares Testing the “cash” resource during the course of project Trained villagers with a focus on women Trained government employees with backup staff Suitable private sector for parts and repair

  17. Lessons LearnedROCKS (Ownership) Defining Roles and Responsibilities The key players accepting ownership of their responsibility Holding key players accountable Ensuring key players have the authority to do their job Ensuring key players have the resources to do their job Testing “ownership” during the course of the project

  18. Lessons LearnedROCKS (Cultural Connection) RESPECT Understand what is understood (e.g., KAPB studies) Work with existing levels of understanding and beliefs Use appropriate technology As much as possible link with what is known Swim with the current

  19. Lessons LearnedROCKS (Knowledge) Determine what knowledge & capacity is required Gain broad approval of capacity building plan Execute the CB plan and adapt Mentoring/practice is the most sustainable form of CB

  20. Lessons LearnedROCKS (Secondary Systems) Not everything will go according to plan Have a “Plan B” and “Plan C” Connect w/other NGOs and faith-based organizations

  21. Thank You

  22. Senior Director of Communications Jonathon WIles Living Water International

  23. Shifting from Business as Usual First Steps in Organizational Transition

  24. “Back to the River” A short film about the delivery of water aid

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