Government of Nepal

Ministry of Finance

AID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR NEPAL

DGIS/IGG requested the existing Water Alliance International consortium (lead: Simavi) to join forces with SNV and PLAN Netherlands to develop a 5 year program to contribute to the Dutch SDG commitment related to sanitation and water. The new consortium dubbed as "The Netherlands SDG WASH Consortium" will implement activities in 7 countries (ET; UG; TZ; ZM; NP; BD; INDON); SNV focus its participation on Urban Sanitation. at will be active in all but ET and UG.

The direct project staff are Project Leader-1, and City WASH Advisor – 4, and thematic advisors - 3.  The staff work with the municipal governments strengthen capacity for municipal governance and provisions of sanitation and hygiene services.  Local implementing partners are hired as per need for implementation.

Outputs will include activities addressing:

• WASH governance, regulation, and enforcement
• Behaviour change communication and awareness
• Safe and affordable services
• Treatment, disposal and reuse
• Smart finance and investment

The planned outcomes of the project are as follows:

• Progress on institutionalising BCC
• Progress on affordable FS emptying and sewer services
• Progress on occupational health and safety of FS emptying services
• Progress towards professionalisation of FSM services
• Progress towards financially sustainable FS emptying service provision (cost-recovery and profit)
• Progress on multi-stakeholder sector development for urban sanitation
• Progress in the capacity of local authorities to steer and monitor urban sanitation
• Progress on capacities and strategies for smart enforcement of standards at premise level
• Progress on capacities and strategies for smart enforcement of standards at emptier level
• Progress in degree of influence of women in municipal or ward level decision making about sanitation
• Progress in degree of influence of socially excluded and/or low-income groups in municipal or ward level decision making about sanitation
• Progress in capacity of local authorities to promote financially sustainable sanitation services across the city

Impact: 

Planned impact targets are 150,000 people reached with sanitation and hygiene in four cities.