WASH Enabling Environment Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Outline Learning Objectives Purpose Context Principles SDG Goal, Targets and Indicators WASH EE Support Process

Learning Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to Explain the importance of supporting national monitoring systems and evaluating efforts to strengthen WASH EE Describe the guiding principles for supporting monitoring and learning Identify actions and Support Process Steps to strengthen the WASH EE’s Monitoring and Learning Function

Purpose

Context: WASH EE Framework

Context: WASH EE Theory of Change

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Principles

Principles

SDG Goal, Targets and Indicators Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all 6.2. By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

WASH EE Support Process 10

Case Study: Ghana Sanitation-ME-Poster-.pdf Goal: Investigate how global sanitation is monitored, the weaknesses of available data, and the present challenges of monitoring sanitation behavior in rapidly urbanizing settings using an example from Ghana Objectives: Compare existing global models for sanitation M&E, and describe their applicability in the sector Map sanitation actors and data flow in a peri-urban location of Ghana in order to identify the obstacles in data collection, sharing and usability of results

Support Process Step 1: Agree Who needs to agree? What do they need to agree about?

Support Process Step 2: Assess What relevant monitoring, evaluation and learning exercises exist? When would you use them? Would monitoring in the humanitarian context be the same as the development context?

Support Process Step 2: Assess Data Collection Efforts Sanitation Data Collection Process in Ghana: Actors and Flow

Support Process Step 3: Plan Should we strengthen user- or provider-based information, or both? What information is most important? Urban or rural settings? Water or sanitation? How do we address universality, equity concerns? What actions are needed to address effectiveness, cost- effectiveness, service quality? How much attention goes to tracking preparedness and actions for humanitarian assistance in a crisis?

Support Process Step 4: Invest What do you need to consider for investing in monitoring, evaluation and learning systems? –What will be in the budget? –Where will you seek financing?

Support Process Step 5: Implement What questions could UNICEF ask to determine whether the country is effectively monitoring its WASH efforts? Do we evaluate UNICEF’s actions in support of WASH EE? If so, does the country or HQ undertake this?

Support Process Step 6: Monitor and Evaluate Countries Monitoring systems regularly measure service levels, use and functionality, reflecting international (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme) as well as national coverage definitions An annual Joint Sector Review monitors rural and urban WASH service delivery performance and activities completed, with participation from stakeholders, to enable setting of new targets and undertakings Cambodia Laos Myanmar Papua New Guinea Vietnam Weak / Gaps Moderate Progress Good Progress

For more information, please contact David Tsetse, Ph.D. WASH Specialist, Planning Monitoring and Capacity Building Programme Division Tel: © United Nations Children’s Fund June 2016 Cover photo © UNICEF