1. Monitoring Sanitation Progress
Setting the Scene
Mark Radin, Water and Sanitation Program Consultant
Dakar, May 2015

2. Where we started- Indicator 8 in 2011
“Is there a sanitation monitoring and evaluation (M+E) system?”
Good Progress
Some Progress
Insufficient Progress
No Information

3. 2011 Overview
In 2011 the criteria for Indicator 8 was, is there a monitoring and evaluation system in place
Most countries had a basic system in place, but did not score themselves as good progress
The Good Progress Countries were: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal

4. Where we are today- Indicator 8 2015
“To develop and implement sanitation information, monitoring systems and tools to track progress at local and national levels”
Good Progress
In Progress
Little Progress
No Information

5. 2015 Overview
I want to show you what we want to do in Kenya to accelerate the trend
Walk them through the current trend line, and then what happens if you accelerate by 1 2 or 3 percent more
If we were to accelerate the trend by an additional 3% then we could achieve universal access in Kenya by vision 2030

6. Rural and Urban Scores

7. ? Why M&E is Important Good Progress on Indicator 8 in 2011
Scored Good Progress on Indicator
Greater Mean Score in 2015? ?
Scored Some Progress on Indicator
Lower Mean Score in 2015?
Good Progress on Indicator 8 in 2011
Some Progress on Indicator 8 in 2011
Mean Score in 2015*
.80
0.65
Good Progress on Indicator 8 in 2013
Some Progress on Indicator 8 in 2013
Mean Score in 2015*
.84
0.67
High M&E scores in 2011 are correlated with higher total scores in 2015
This is more important than having a specific budget line for sanitation
*Significant at the 99% level

8. Guiding Questions for M&E Systems
M&E Questions
Benin
Rwanda
Kenya
Who is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the sanitation sector?
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Local Government
Who is responsible for collecting household level data?
Hygiene Agent
Community Health Club
Community Health Volunteer
Is the person or group responsible for data collection government staff or a volunteer?
Staff
Volunteer
Is this person or group based at the village level? No
Yes
Is this person or group also responsible for implementing sanitation programming?
Is the data reviewed regularly by a higher authority?
Is the reporting system paper based or digital?
Paper
Both
Does the system collect data on financing or on equity?

9. THANK YOU