1. SEH: Getting off to a Good Start Merri Weinger, USAID SEH Kick-Off Meeting, November 3, 2010

2. This presentation will: Briefly review our vision for SEH in key program areas Briefly review our vision for SEH in key program areas Discuss priority countries and making overtures to Missions Discuss priority countries and making overtures to Missions Highlight expectations for Year One Highlight expectations for Year One

3. SEH: So who came up with that name? Healthy Households and Communities as end-products of EH Initiative Healthy Households and Communities as end-products of EH Initiative What is a Healthy Household? What is a Healthy Household? Supportive Environments Supportive Environments Policy Policy Infrastructure/Institutions Infrastructure/Institutions Financing Financing Community organization/participation Community organization/participation

4. WASH and IAQ Integration not essential- but encourage cross-fertilization and learning Integration not essential- but encourage cross-fertilization and learning Cross-cutting elements include: Cross-cutting elements include: Hardware Hardware Behavior change strategy Behavior change strategy Private sector entrepreneurs Private sector entrepreneurs Creative financing Creative financing

5. Scale and Sustainability Working at scale as cross-cutting theme Working at scale as cross-cutting theme Define scale Define scale Aim for Sustainable Service Delivery Aim for Sustainable Service Delivery

6. Sub-Objective 1: Increasing Availability and Use of Proven Interventions Scaling up sanitation activities in at least 10 countries Scaling up sanitation activities in at least 10 countries In partnership with other donors, private sector, civil society In partnership with other donors, private sector, civil society Including demand creation and availability and use of quality sanitation products Including demand creation and availability and use of quality sanitation products With sustainable models for financing sanitation product and service delivery With sustainable models for financing sanitation product and service delivery With strong evidence base and documentation With strong evidence base and documentation Support for USAID’s Sanitation Working Group Support for USAID’s Sanitation Working Group

7. Scaling up Proven Technologies for Water Supply Cost-effective approaches for communities outside piped networks Cost-effective approaches for communities outside piped networks Implement water supply development activities (e.g. rainwater harvesting, protecting wells, etc.) Implement water supply development activities (e.g. rainwater harvesting, protecting wells, etc.) Multiple Use Water Systems Multiple Use Water Systems Build capacity of small scale WASH providers in private sector Build capacity of small scale WASH providers in private sector Effective interaction with other country activities Effective interaction with other country activities

8. Scaling up Proven Technologies for Promotion of Improved Water Quality Focus on models for getting right product into consumer’s hands, e.g. filters Focus on models for getting right product into consumer’s hands, e.g. filters Expansion of distribution channels for underserved populations Expansion of distribution channels for underserved populations

9. Scaling up Handwashing Support for PPPHW and efforts to take handwashing to scale in at least one country Support for PPPHW and efforts to take handwashing to scale in at least one country Handwashing with soap/handwashing stations as core component of sanitation initiatives Handwashing with soap/handwashing stations as core component of sanitation initiatives

10. Indoor Air Quality: More Than Cookstoves Develop framework for impact for IAQ including Develop framework for impact for IAQ including Access to appropriate cookstoves Access to appropriate cookstoves Behavior change approaches Behavior change approaches Enabling environment Enabling environment

12. Sub-objective 2: WASH & HIV/AIDS Integration Increase visibility of sanitation in Basic Care Package Increase visibility of sanitation in Basic Care Package Go beyond home-based care Go beyond home-based care Focus on Technical Working Groups- OVC, F&N Focus on Technical Working Groups- OVC, F&N Increase advocacy with OGAC/USG partners Increase advocacy with OGAC/USG partners Global Community of Practice Global Community of Practice

13. Other Priorities WASH/IAQ & Education WASH/IAQ & Education WASH & Nutrition WASH & Nutrition WASH & IAQ and MCH WASH & IAQ and MCH Especially sanitation Especially sanitation In collaboration with MCHIP In collaboration with MCHIP

14. Sub-objective 3: Partnerships Maximize potential of SEH team and resource partners Maximize potential of SEH team and resource partners Partner with other key donors Partner with other key donors Foster public-private partnerships Foster public-private partnerships

15. Innovation Innovation = Technology AND new ways of doing business

16. Capacity Building Creating/collecting tools for capacity building Creating/collecting tools for capacity building Sanitation- CLTS/Sanitation Marketing Sanitation- CLTS/Sanitation Marketing Building capacity of the private sector Building capacity of the private sector IAQ IAQ Identify Identify What are the necessary skills? What are the necessary skills? Methodologies for skill-building, including training Methodologies for skill-building, including training Where are the gaps? Where are the gaps?

17. Gender Gender as visible cross-cutting element of project Gender as visible cross-cutting element of project Include gender-specific objectives/ indicators/outcomes Include gender-specific objectives/ indicators/outcomes

18. Knowledge Management Build on existing KM investments Build on existing KM investments Environmental Health Web-Site Environmental Health Web-Site HIP HIP USAID Water Team web-site USAID Water Team web-site Develop innovative and expanded approach to sharing, exchanging knowledge Develop innovative and expanded approach to sharing, exchanging knowledge Using creative learning approaches Using creative learning approaches

19. Priority Countries Reach agreement on most successful ways to approach countries Reach agreement on most successful ways to approach countries USAID USAID USAID + SEH USAID + SEH SEH SEH Ideally by March, 2011 Ideally by March, 2011

20. Possible Priority Countries Uganda Uganda Bangladesh Bangladesh DRC DRC Haiti Haiti Malawi Malawi Indonesia Indonesia Benin Benin

21. Possible Priority Countries Madagascar Madagascar WASH in Schools in Zambia WASH in Schools in Zambia WSP/Gates countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Indonesia) WSP/Gates countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Indonesia) Nepal (?) Nepal (?) Mali (?) Mali (?) Nigeria (?) Nigeria (?)

22. Possible Priority Countries: TA to Bilaterals Ghana Ghana Afghanistan Afghanistan Sudan Sudan Liberia Liberia Senegal Senegal Tajikistan Tajikistan Timor Timor Pakistan Pakistan

23. SEH: Year One Expectations SEH activities launched in at least 3 countries SEH activities launched in at least 3 countries Confirm key partnerships with other donors/implementing partners Confirm key partnerships with other donors/implementing partners Identify at least 1 sanitation-at-scale country Identify at least 1 sanitation-at-scale country Key integration activities launched Key integration activities launched Establish agreed Advisory Groups (e.g., IAQ, innovation, etc.) Establish agreed Advisory Groups (e.g., IAQ, innovation, etc.)

24. Support from USAID Environmental Health Team Rochelle Rainey: WASH specialist, with special focus on water quality Rochelle Rainey: WASH specialist, with special focus on water quality Jay Graham: WASH specialist, with special focus on sanitation and IAQ Jay Graham: WASH specialist, with special focus on sanitation and IAQ Tony Kolb: Urban Advisor and WASH specialist Tony Kolb: Urban Advisor and WASH specialist