TRIPARTITE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Proposed Interventions for Ashaiman Pilot Project WASH Services Delivery in Ashaiman

INTRODUCTION  Project to be executed by TREND Group  Who are the TREND Group? NGO since 1995 based in Accra Focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Implementing Agency for the AfDB in the Project Will work closely with Private local stakeholders and private Consultants in Project Implementation 2

BRIEF HISTORY OF PROJECT  Process to seek support started in 2006  Dialogue with AfDB intensified in July 2008  Long process resulted in agreement in Jan 2010 for Implementation of Project  Support from AfDB and NGOs in Netherlands is provided some 1.47 Million Ghana Cedis  Orientation and National Launching carried out in February

WHY WAS ASHAIMAN CHOSEN  It is densely population Town  But also because they were recommended by MLGRD  It is an urban centre with challenging sanitation situation  There is a high commitment on the part of ASHMA towards dealing with the situation 4

WHAT WILL THE PROJECT BRING  Focus on sanitation Facilities will include Public toilets and washing areas and the whole chain  Project is about ensuring a cleaner environment and behaviour change that will lead to:  Improved public health and quality of life of the people of Ashaiman  Emphasis on building capacity of ASHMA to manage facilities (emphasis on financial sustainability)  The ASHMA will work closely with private sector and community groups/NGOs (Tripartite Partnership) to facilitate implementation of project and sustainable management of facilities. 5

ASHMA ROLE WILL BE CRUCIAL  Project facilities will be owned by Districts, ASHMA will also be responsible for managing of facilities  Effort will be on Supporting districts to plan and implement sanitation projects  Support in building capacity for ASHMA to manage its sanitation infrastructure sustainably  Encouraging Municipality, private sector and Communities to work together  A steering committee will be put in place to facilitate district ownership and TPP concept 6

KEY ROLE OF COMMUNITY/NGOs AND PRIVATE SECTOR  Community groups and opinion leaders will play a role in decisions related to project  Assemblymen, opinion leaders, leaders of market women etc will be key players  In particular community will play a key role in determining how facilities will be managed  And in ensuring that the facilities benefit all including the poorest and the vulnerable  A consultative forum (learning alliance ) will be formed to facilitate community involvement 7

DESIGNED AS A PILOT PROJECT  As aspects of project implementation will be keenly observed  TREND will work with project partners to document and analyse Project experiences  Lessons learned will help prepare materials that will benefit other ASHMA  Learning aspect explains why the Project is called a pilot 8

CONCLUSION  Project is a result of long and competitive process.  Ashaiman was chosen because of its perceived readiness and ambition to improve its prevailing sanitation conditions.  The Project is designed as a pilot. It will adopt a TPP approach which requires active involvement of all stakeholders (Govt/Private/ Community groups)  In particular the role of the ASHMA will be crucial in facilitating implementation and in ensuring sustainable management  TREND Group’s role is to support the ASHMA and all project partners to ensure the success of the Project 9

Goals / Objectives of Workshop GOAL to formally engender the sense of ownership at the District and community level and to agree on a general framework for successful start-up and implementation of the pilot project

Goals / Objectives of Workshop SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES a)To formally launch the pilot project within Ashaiman Municipal Assembly b)To provide relevant orientation for MA staff and key opinion leaders within the beneficiary area in order to kick start general awareness raising and information dissemination related to the projects implementation c) To agree on a general framework for encouraging municipal ownership of the implementation process and to encourage participation of all key stakeholders (including community, private sector and civil society/NGOs) d)To agree on the generic workplan and key milestones for project implementation and the steps for taking the project implementation forward

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