Government of Nepal

Ministry of Finance

AID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR NEPAL

The programme has been extended from January 2015 to November 2015. All activities were planned in the the month of January 2015. The contractual arrangement with Local Capacity Builder (LCB) was made in the month of February 2015 and the planned activities just started at the field level from March 2015. Every activities will be completed by September 2015 and reporting will be completed by the end of November 2015 before the end of the programme (November 2015).

Advisory and capacity development services to government, non-government actors at national and sub-national level for: 

• Improving enabling environment for functionality of water supply services
• Improving performance of WSS actors for effective service delivery
• Improving governance, gender equity, social inclusion, knowledge management and synergy (cross cutting)
• EXTENDED (2015)
• Update of existing functionality strategy based on updated functionality status as  per functionality mapping concept  (FRWS Workshop, Nov 2014) and get it endorsed from DWASHCC
• A plan of action showing all partially functional and non-functional schemes getting converted into well functional within specified time period (2015 - 2017) and get it endorsed from DWASHCC
• Organize half-day workshop in the district by inviting DWASHCC members and other stakeholders
• Organize a field visit for Joint Monitoring Team to observe improvement of schemes (41 schemes)
• Organize a district level public hearing on FRWS in order to reflect the voice of the public in the planning cycle of district Nov 2015
• Compile questionnaire for collecting functionality status & scheme ranking  database (116 schemes in 21 VDCs of 4 programme districts)
• 2-days orientation training program on GPS to WS technicians/LRPs
• GPS data collection of  intake, reservoir tank, public/community tap, served/unserved settlements of 106 schemes
• PCS/Maintenance & Repair Unit is made visible in the premises of WSSDO with separate room, name plate of unit-in-charge, furnished with required furniture, shelves, desktop computer, laser printer, etc.
• A board with citizen charter displaying various post construction support services to be provided to schemes
• Information about all schemes is compiled & installed at the desktop of PCS Unit
• TOT for PCS/ Maintenance & Repair Unit on (i) Technical aspect -Repair & maintenance (ii) Management aspect - Scheme management & Financial management of schemes (accounting system/ tariff set up, O&M fund management, (iii) WSP etc.
• Orientation training to PCS/Maintenance & Repair Unit to develop process of planning based on feedback from self-assessment forms, functionality mapping and ranking
• Support to PCS/Maintenance & Repair Unit to organize a VMW training by inviting VMWs various schemes
• Orientation training to 3 representatives (Chairman, Secretary, VMW/Active member) from 106 schemes on self-assessment process & services of PCS Unit
• Support for  assessing markets, quality of materials available in the market and monitoring the services of VMWs.
• Support to private sector development
• Design PSA messages (5-7) for the general public regarding the quality of material and quality of construction prior to scheme construction
• Design hoarding boards (at least 2 numbers) in appropriate size and display all 5-7 PSA messages in the board in local language understandable to general public
• A simplified version of self-assessment guideline for scheme operation prepared
• Local Resource Persons (LRPs) looking after 5 VDCs (3 LRPs responsible for 9 schemes of 5 VDCs) are trained on Self-assessment guideline and other TOT along with 3-4 staffs of PCS/Maintenance & Repair Unit
• Each LRP together with government officials (wherever possible) carry out self-assessment exercise in the selected schemes within the VDC of his/her responsibility and teach WUSC members & VMW how to carry out self-assessment of schemes and other aspects of scheme management to make them fully functional.
• Organize an observation visit to FEDWASUN members & some staffs of PCS/Maintenance & Repair Unit together to visit fully functioning schemes within district and have interaction with WUSC members.
• Organise 3 days TOT on Social Accountability (Community Score Card, Public Hearing & Social Auditing) training (one day practical in one of the schemes identified by district FEDWASUN) for 4 members of FEDWASUN (Resource Person is provided by SNV Nepal)
• Apply SA tool to another scheme of the district by trained members of FEDWASUN

• One national and four district action plans prepared to revive failing water supply schemes
• Guidelines and decision making support tools prepared in four districts
• Key actors/clients trained, prepared and monitored to effectively carry out major repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction
• National, district and local allocation, disbursement and utilisation of financial resources for major repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction increased
• Performance of clients in providing sustainable water supply services improved
• Mechanism established to monitor performance of clients in providing water supply services in the context of minimum standards and guidelines
• Inventory of existence and problems related to Water Users Groups, Village Maintenance Workers, O&M funds and tools prepared
• WUGs, VMWs, system for O&M funds and tools at existing schemes in place and capable to deal with regular scheme operation and maintenance
• WUGs and VMWs make use of external support and advice (in the context of post-construction support mechanism)
• Post-construction support mechanism established
• System for ongoing monitoring of functional status of existing water supply schemes established
• EXTENDED (2015)
• Functionality status mapping technique updated and functionality status mapping of four programe districts completed (database showing functionality status - fully functional, partially functional & non-functional prepared)
• District functionality plan along with functionality strategy and annual schme improvement plan (a plan of action converting partially functional and non-functional schemes into fully functional) prepared in four programme districts based on functionality stautus data of whole districts
• Post Construction Support (PCS) Unit established and made visible in four programme districts.
• PCS training modules developed for PCS staffs and Local Resource Persons (LRPs) engaged in scheme improvement work.
• Market analysis carried out exploring the business opportunities in PCS sevices.
• Business model explored for private sector engagement in providing PCS services
• Social Accountability (SA) Tool developed and practised at community level
• Guidelines for self-assessment of schemes developed and each scheme throughout the district oriented in using self-assessment of schemes form, prepared the report, endorsed from VWASHCC and sent report to PCS Unit seeking for PCS services.
• Capacity of disitrict FEDWASUN strengthened
• Opeators' (WUSC's) performance/capacity building plans developed and implemented.
• Success/failure cases/practices documented.

• Preconditions improved for effective repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction of failing water supply schemes in five districts
• Quality of services improved to make existing, rejuvenated and planned water supply schemes work to their design capacity for their design period and serving all water users with quantity, quality, continuity and convenience
• Capacity and preconditions of operators improved to deal with short and long term operation and maintenance of the scheme
• Institutional set up and mechanism developed and adopted that effectively support and regulate ongoing implementation, operations and maintenance of water supply schemes and services
• EXTENDED (2015)
• Rational and transparent investment of resources
• Better services to operators
• Improved quality of construction by using Public Service Advertisements (PSA)
• Improved scheme management and service delivery

Increased access of safe drinking water to 15,000 rural population in four programme districts (Dolpa, Jumla, Kalikot and Dailekh)