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ICT4D in WASH M onitoring & Evaluation Field experience from Madagascar

Creating Value Through ICT4D Partnerships. ICT4D in WASH M onitoring & Evaluation Field experience from Madagascar. Rivo Noelson, MD MPH RANOn ’ALA Project Director March 28, 2012 ICT4D Conference Kigali, Rwanda. Project Background.

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ICT4D in WASH M onitoring & Evaluation Field experience from Madagascar

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  1. Creating Value Through ICT4D Partnerships ICT4D in WASH Monitoring & Evaluation Field experiencefrom Madagascar Rivo Noelson, MD MPH RANOn’ALA Project Director March 28, 2012 ICT4D Conference Kigali, Rwanda

  2. Project Background Rural Access to New Opportunitiesfor health and water resources management (7.5 M) 2010 - 2013 200 villages withoutproper water, sanitation 125,000 people with proper water, sanitation 1 hour and half flight 2 days drive, 3 dayswalkfrom the nearesttowns 25% mobile phone cover

  3. ICT Solution for households • For households • Messages to change behaviors • Access via mobile phone • Type 321 • Information for Households • Local radio station announcers

  4. ICT Solution for project managers • For program managers • Monthlydata fromfield • Eliminatingpapers, • Simple mobile phones, • Computer &internet connection, • DataWinners, HNI • Online, Do-it-yourself data collection system

  5. Datawinnersfor project managers Type of info to be collected Sample of questionnaire A screen shot of the SMS questionnaire https://www.datawinners.com A sample of report generated from the data C:\Documents and Settings\rnoelson\My Documents\APS II\Contract\Technical report\EMMR\Final version sent

  6. Steps in setting up for households

  7. Steps in setting up for project managers

  8. Key Challenges • Training & supervision of field staff / partners • Verylimited phone coverage • Compatibility withothersystems • Donor USAID, Measure Evaluation • Madagascar government, BDEA, MapInfo • CRS, WISP, Nethope, iFormBuilder, ESRI • Access by otherimplementingpartners

  9. Lessons Learned • Improvement in data collection rate • Compatibility withavailablephone • Other phone companies ??? • Supervision calendaratfield sites • Improve communication between the online system and human staff (reminder, failure in sending)

  10. Sustainability • Compatibility with CRS, USAID, M/car GOV • Cost • Use of the system by others • Access by beneficiaries and privatesector??

  11. Summary and Close • System at pilot level • Developed by CRS Madagascar & HNI • Compatible with country withpoor infrastructure • NGO or Government use the system separately • Develop partnerships between NGOs, Government and Private Sector

  12. Thank You!

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