Consultation on National Sanitation Action Plan Introduction to Group Work Irfan Saeed Alrai (WSP)

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Consultation on National Sanitation Action
PlanIntroduction to Group WorkIrfan Saeed
Alrai (WSP) Mustafa Talpur (WaterAid)
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National Sanitation Action Plan (N-SAP)

• Guiding Principles
• Open defecation is unacceptable
• Total Sanitation Concept is adapted
• Improved Sanitation is to be provided to All
• Focus should be on productive infrastructure only
• No one is exposed to the risks of unconfined
  Human Excreta Solid Wastes
• Progress is be accelerated to achieve health
  benefits
• Efforts are to be coordinated within a framework
  of mutual accountability
• Governance is improved
• Collective outcomes are be rewarded
• Incentives are necessary to produce the
  performance information
• IEC is to be supported for collective behavior
  change

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Who can assess the Progress?

• Political Leaders
• Local Governments
• Sector Professionals
• Civil society organizations
• Community groups
• External support agencies
• Service providers
• Other stakeholders to carry out situation
  analysis for planning, implementation, monitoring
  evaluation at different levels (National/
  Provincial/ District/ City/ local government etc)

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Sector Components for N-SAP

• Commitment Leadership
• Enabling Policies
• Effective Accountable Institutions
• Effective Processes
• Sanitation Sector Financing
• Sector Coordination
• Monitoring sustaining change

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Commitment Leadership
• Reflections in the Country Planning Vision
  documents
• Commitment on part of the National leaders
• Strengthening of voice mechanism
• Drivers for promoting Sanitation as a movement

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Enabling Policies
• National Policy Guidelines
• Provincial strategies (Urban/ Rural/ City Wide/
  Special for disasters/ emergencies)
• Provincial Sanitation Action Plans (Urban/
  Rural/City Wide)
• Tehsil/ Local Sanitation Action Plans
• Alignment with other sector plans
• Emphasis on hygiene behavior change
• Services to the Rural poor
• Services to the Urban poor's/ Slums/ informal
  settlements
• Recognition of participatory approaches
• Recognition of Cradle to Grave cycle of
  sanitation
• Conservation/ Protection of Environment/ water
  bodies

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Effective Accountable Institutions
• Coherent sector wide framework
• Clear institutional home at all levels
• Devolution to the appropriate level of local
  government (Political, administrative, financial)
• Organizational Capacities Skills
• Institutionalized service standards
• Accountability Mechanisms / Grievance redressal
  mechanism
• Institutional space for participatory community
  managed systems
• Participation of the private sector
• Role and support of external support agencies

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Effective Processes
• Inclusive Development
• Community Led
• School Led
• Component sharing
• Sanitation Marketing
• Technology Innovations/ Designs
• Research Development
• Awareness Creation
• Coordination of Sanitation Programs/ projects
• Programs for motivation, technical advise
  subsidy
• Other sanitation options
• Scaling up

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Sanitation Sector Financing
• Budgetary outlays for sanitation ( of govts
  annual budget)
• Balance between outlays in hardware and software
• Explicit Focus on target outcomes
• Leveraging of non-governmental resources
• Levy of tariffs and user charges
• Rewards for outcomes
• Fiscal/ non-monetary incentives for institutions
  to achieve sustainable outcomes
• Targeted incentives for Poorest of the poor

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Sector Coordination
• Effective coordination within the sector
• Sector Focus Groups
• Partnerships (KM, WESNets, ..)
• WASH Clusters
• Donors Harmonization
• Media partnerships
• Preparation of disaster-preparedness and
  emergency response plans

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Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP

• Monitoring sustaining change
• Monitoring of progress/ performance indicators
• Transparency (3rd party monitoring,..)
• Mechanisms of monitoring and sustaining change in
  behavior and practices of communities
• Institutional responsibilities (Health/
  Education/ Environment/
• OM management
• Upholding of dignity of communities
• Safety of sanitation workers
• Reporting Lines/ Plans

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What /Who/When
S.No Sector Components Sector Sub Components What Actions Who Leads When (Timelines)
1 Commitment Leadership vv ???????? ??? ???
2 Enabling Policies vv ???????? ??? ???
3 Effective Accountable Institutions vv ???????? ??? ???
4 Effective Processes vv ???????? ??? ???
5 Sanitation Sector Financing vv ???????? ??? ???
6 Sector Coordination vv ???????? ??? ???
7 Monitoring sustaining change vv ???????? ??? ???
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Let us Work on Excel Sheet
Pakistan Conference on Sanitation (PACOSAN) GROUP
WORK May 29, 2009
S. Sector Components for N-SAP Sector Sub-Components for N-SAP Specific Actions Who Leads Timelines Timelines Timelines Timelines Timelines Timelines
2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 gt 2012 gt
1. Commitment Leadership Commitment Leadership Reflections in the Country Planning Vision documents Commitment on part of the National leaders Strengthening of voice mechanism Drivers for promoting Sanitation as a movement
2. Enabling Policies Enabling Policies National Policy Guidelines Provincial strategies (Urban/ Rural/ City Wide/ Special for disasters/ emergencies) Provincial Sanitation Action Plans (Urban/ Rural/City Wide) Tehsil/ Local Sanitation Action Plans Alignment with other sector plans Emphasis on hygiene behavior change Services to the Rural poor Services to the Urban poor's/ Slums/ informal settlements Recognition of participatory approaches Recognition of Cradle to Grave cycle of sanitation Conservation/ Protection of Environment/ water bodies
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