Water Services Trust Fund Financial Support for Improved Access to Water and Sanitation

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Water Services Trust FundFinancial Support for
Improved Access to Water and Sanitation

• What is a (WSTF funded) Project?

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Defining Project

• A project can be defined in terms of
• Target area (type) and population
• The demand for intervention
• Feasibility (in terms of technology, social
  constraints, etc.)
• Cost (KSh 5-15 million) per project
• Project duration (6 months at most)
• Involvement of stakeholders (project actors)
• Constraints

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What are the target areas of WSTF-funded
projects? 1. Informal urban settlements

• Informal settlements are often referred to as
  urban slums
• Residents often depend on a small number of
  house/yard connections, springs and wells. In
  other areas residents use water kiosks or rely on
  the services of water resellers
• Households residing on the same plot share pit
  latrines and in slums (such as Kibera in Nairobi)
  residents resort to flying toilets

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Target Areas Informal and illegal settlements in
Athi River (left) and Webuye (right)
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2. Target areas Planned urban areas with
planned low income housing

• Planned low income housing areas or estates with
  high population densities, dilapidated water
  supply and sanitation systems (e.g. Council and
  Government housing areas)

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3. Target Areas Informal housing in planned
residential areas

• Informal housing in planned urban areas where
  plot owners have title deeds
• Sometimes plots with informal housing constitute
  small pockets which are surrounded by well
  constructed homes or commercial properties
• Flats in Kitale gtgt

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Target Areas Informal low income housing in
planned residential areas Mandisini estate in
Bungoma and..... Dodoma, Tanzania
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4. Target Areas Urban IDP settlements

• In some towns such as Kitale, there are a number
  of well established IDP settlements
• These settlements are characterised by high
  population densities and informal housing (houses
  and huts constructed with branches, plastics and
  other available materials)
• Income levels in these settlements are usually
  very low and the WSS situation is often poor

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5. Target areas Urban sub-centres

• An urban sub-centre can be described as a
  relatively small urban centre, which is often
  situated at some distance from the nearest main
  town
• Bukembe near Bungoma gtgt

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6. Target areas Large rural centres with urban
characteristics

• A large rural centre can be described as a large
  settlement located in a rural setting
• Population size and population density render
  rural water supply solutions (hand pumps, etc.)
  unsuitable

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Group Work

• Step 1
• Can you prepare a list of low income areas found
  within your service area
• Step 2
• Using this list can you prioritise three (3)
  areas
• Step 3
• Can you choose one (1) area for which you will
  prepare a proposal during this workshop

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Group Work

• Step 4
• Could you prepare a short presentation on the
  area and the reasons why you have identified this
  area as being a suitable project area
• Step 5
• Be prepared to defend your choice and to offer
  clarifications to the other participants

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Thank you!