Assessment of the initial situation Online Course Faecal Sludge Management Developed by UNESCO-IHE and SANDEC Assessment of the initial situation Dr. Martin Mulenga, Senior Researcher/Lecturer in Sanitary Engineering UNESCO-IHE m.mulenga@unesco-ihe.org www.fsm-e-learning.net

Upon completion of this unit, the participants will be able to: Learning objectives Upon completion of this unit, the participants will be able to: Understand what is important to know at the beginning of the FSM planning process and identify what information needs to be collected. Be aware of the different methods and tools for collecting relevant data and know how to apply them. Know how to identify the shortcomings and opportunities of an existing FSM system and be able to describe an enabling environment.

What is the assessment of the initial situation? It is the first step in the project cycle and programme planning Planning Approach for Sanitation The situation analysis The feasibility Action Planning Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation

Main goals Set the scene for the intervention Understand the context Identification of key stakeholders Identify threats and other Issues affecting targets Prioritise the issues to be addressed Provide enough information for FSM

Link of assessment of the initial situation to other FSM issues Source: Philippe Reymond (2014) (See p297 in FSM Book)

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION Secondary Sources Unstructured Interviewing Primary Sources Observation Questionnaires Documents Structured Government publications, Books, Census Data, Earlier researches done, Personal records

Situational Analysis Methodology Examples Secondary (literature) information about conditions in the city collected from a variety of sources Semi-structured interviews with key informants including government (at various levels), donor agencies, key professionals and community leaders Sanitation survey (profiling of settlements, enumerations of households) across the city designed and implemented by community members Focus groups specifically structured to address the sanitation goals. This include both information gathering and the review of findings.

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) SWOT analysis Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

What next? Watch the keynote video Read Chapter 14 of FSM book Watch video on participatory mapping (example)

Useful sources of information Profiling and mapping - http://sdinet.org/sdi-focus/profiling-and-mapping/