Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) March 2009

1. Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) March 2009 WSUP Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor

2. Goals • Test a new approach to improving urban water & sanitation in 4 cities • Assist develop replicable model • Improved water and sanitation services to 410,000 people • Build LSP capacity • Manage environmental impacts • Measure outputs, outcomes & impacts

3. Learning • Does it work? • Does it achieve impact and lasting change? • Is it efficient, effective and scalable? • What are the key aspects of LSP capacity for delivery to the urban poor? • How can these be built and measured? • What factors needed to ensure urban poor becomes core LSP priority • Are there obvious gaps in financing mechanisms? • Is there a missing budget line and how could it be filled? • How to demonstrate financial viability of extending services to the poor

4. How WSUP works towards ... Impact, Sustainability, Scale WSUP – LSP/CBO Professional Support Agreement (PSA) provides design, resource mobilisation, implementation guidance “Stronger service providers……..better services for all”

5. Grant basics and approachNFP Professional Support Partner to LSP, CBO, PS

6. Innovations • LSPs + CBOs + links • Innovative “not for profit company” • Professional support partner as means of transferring knowledge to LSPs focused on low income consumers • Going for scale through existing players Added Value • Building replicable model • Building local capacity • Mobilising resources • Clarifying link with environment

7. Outcomes and lessons learned to date • Not replicating pilots • Levers • LSP partnership • Missing budget line • Matching • Steering Cttee • Water 16,000 • Sanitation 4,000 • Hygiene 23,000

8. Tana – Water point in Sabotsy Namehana WSUP Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor