GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAMME 2013 2017

GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA - UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAMME 2013 -2017 Annual Review of 2017 and Planning for 2018 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) 17 November 2017, Ministry of Public Works Conference Room, Monrovia

AWP Activity Implementation Status Programme Areas (each Signed AWP) Outputs 3. 1: Community WASH # of Broad Activities Completion Status for Broad Activities Fully Achieved Between 50 -90% Completion Below 50% Completion Not Started 9 7 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 6 4 1 1 0 18 12 3 2 1 3. 2 WASH in Institutions 3. 3 WASH Sector Strengthening Total

ALIGNMENT WITH UNDAF OUTPUTS Population has increased utilisation of safe water and practice safe sanitation and hygiene in underserved areas. Output 3. 5. 1: 400, 000 additional persons have improved water and sanitation services, and knowledge of safe hygiene practices, in under-served areas UNICEF WORKPLAN RESULTS By 2017, children and their caregivers using safe water, and practicing safe sanitation and hygiene in targeted underserved areas increased by 1% (from 76% in 2016 to 77%).

WASH PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OUTCOME RESULT 3: By 2017, children and their caregivers using safe water, and practicing safe sanitation and hygiene in targeted underserved areas increased. OUTPUT RESULTS Children less than 5 years old and women have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services in rural and urban communities, including emergency affected communities. OUTPUT 3. 1: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities (UNDAF output 3. 5. 2). OUTPUT 3. 2: Key stakeholders at the national and sub-national level have the capacity to effectively collect, manage and analyze WASH data and develop, implement and monitor WASH plans. OUTPUT 3. 3:

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Output 3. 1 - Community WASH Target Achievement Milestones 1: q 370 water points v 301 improved water supply sources (171 constructed or hand dug wells, 17 boreholes and 30 manual rehabilitated, serving about boreholes and 83 rehabilitated) completed and 129, 150 persons (71, 032 in use by December 2017. females and 58, 118 males). Milestones 2: q 267 of 300 communities triggered (89%); 216 (80%) v. Basic sanitation facilities constructed and in of total triggered use by households in 300 rural communities by communities declared and December 2017. certified ODF.

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Indicators Achievement Indicator 3. 1. 1 v 100, 000 additional persons with access to improved water facilities. q Fully Met: An additional 129, 150 persons have access to improved water supply services bringing cumulative total of 261, 555 (104%) of CP target (250, 000 persons). Indicator 3. 1. 2 v 100, 000 additional persons with access to improved sanitation facilities q An additional 98, 240 persons had access to sanitation facilities bringing cumulative total of 223, 530 persons (89%) of CP target (250, 000 persons). q Not known as no assessment or Indicator 3. 1. 3 v 100, 000 additional persons washing KAP survey has been done. their hands with soap at 3 key times

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Output 3. 2: - WASH in Institutions Target Achievement Milestones 1: v. WASH facilities in 140 schools completed and q WASH facilities completed in 123 schools and are being handed over for use by December 2017 (Linked handed over for use. with Education output). Milestones 2: v. WASH facilities in 19 health care facilities completed and handed over by December 2017. q Completed WASH package in 10 out of 19 Health facilities in 4 counties. Milestones 3: q Win. S coordination mechanisms have been set up in the 5 counties. q A national M&E framework has been developed. q Several trainings have been held in coordination and M&E for Mo. E officials & PTAs in all 15 counties. v. Win. S coordination and M&E framework developed for implementation by December 2017 (Linked to output 3. 3).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Indicators Achievement Indicator 3. 2. 1 v 140 additional primary schools meeting the WASH child friendly school criteria q 123 additional schools (95 primary and 28 secondary) provided with comprehensive WASH package & met the WASH child friendly school criteria. Indicator 3. 2. 2 v 19 additional health facilities meeting WASH in health facility criteria. q Completed WASH package in 10 out of 19 Health facilities in 4 counties (Maryland, Grand Kru, Rivergee & Montserrado).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 1: Children less than 5 years old and women have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation & hygiene services in rural and urban communities, including emergency affected communities. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 1 3. 1. 1. - Construct, rehabilitate and/or upgrade 271 water points (including hand dug wells, nonfunctional hand pumps etc. ) and establish sustainable, gender inclusive O&M and management arrangements in urban and rural communities, including emergency affected communities. 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS v 370 water points constructed or rehabilitated, serving about 129, 150 persons (71, 032 females and 58, 118 males). v 171 new HDWs Constructed. v 170 HDWs/ hand pumps rehabilitated or upgraded. v 29 New boreholes drilled and fitted with hand pumps. Activity 2 3. 1. 2. - Promote Manual drilling through constructing v Not Achieved: - Request for 30 new manually drilled boreholes, providing training expression of interest (REI) put out to NGOs and private companies and providing drilling for manual drilling of 30 boreholes. kits (20 in rural communities and 10 in 5 urban communities).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 1: Children less than 5 years old and women have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation & hygiene services in rural and urban communities, including emergency affected communities. ) 2017 PLANNED RESULTS 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Activity 3 3. 1. 3. - Set up O&M arrangements through sustainability package for 15 (rural Communities) water facilities including support to district hand pump spare shops (with target of minimum 33% female participation in O&M and management arrangements). q 28 spare parts depots established and stocked with “seed” spares covering 218 rural communities in Gborpolu, GCM, GG, GK, ML & RG. 558 hand pump technicians (223 [40%] females and 335 [60%] males) and 2, 798 community WASH committees (1, 314 [47%] females and 1, 484 [53%]males) trained. Activity 4 3. 1. 4. - Conduct social marketing of household water treatment products in 3 rural districts (Tchien District –GG County, Harper District and Pleebo Sodoken Districts/ Maryland) and 10 urban communities (DGIS). q 386 cartons of WG or 9, 264 bottles sold in target communities. Number of persons using the Water. Guard for household water treatment will be determined through a survey.

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 1: Children less than 5 years old and women have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation & hygiene services in rural and urban communities, including emergency affected communities. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 5 3. 1. 5. - Implement CLTS in 300 rural communities in six counties (186 in current PCAs + 102 from 2014 – 15 backlog) with a 60% declaration rate. Activity 6 3. 1. 6. - Conduct hygiene promotion in 300 rural communities focusing on the importance of handwashing and use of handwashing facilities and soap (186 in current PCAs + 102 from 2014 – 15 backlog). 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS v 267 of 300 communities triggered (89%); 216 (80%) of total triggered communities declared and certified ODF. Meanwhile, 51 latest triggered communities in 20 districts in five counties (Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Maryland Grand Kru) slated for ODF which will provide an estimated additional 93, 450 people with access to basic sanitation v Hygiene promotion conducted in 267 triggered (89%) communities reaching an estimated 93, 450. Households in triggered communities installed handwashing facilities made out of local materials e. g bamboo. Activity 7 3. 1. 7. - Conduct / Implement URBAN v Completed construction of 10 new 6 -seater public latrines and rehabilitation of 10 existing ones in SANITATION interventions in 5 urban slum Clara Town, Freeport-Bilima, Jamaica Road and communities for an estimated 10, 000 persons. Doe community for an estimated 50, 000 persons. v Provided support to 5 CBOs for solid waste disposal and management of completed WASH facilities.

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 1: Children less than 5 years old and women have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation & hygiene services in rural and urban communities, including emergency affected communities. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Activity 8 3. 1. 8. - Support implementation of drinking water quality surveillance and monitoring in 6 counties and 10 urban communities. q Provided (financial and logistics) support to NPHIL for water quality monitoring in communities (6 counties) and institutions (schools and HCFs). Rehabilitation/extension of water quality laboratory at an advanced stage and expected to be completed by January 31, 2018. Activity 9 3. 1. 9. - Complete construction, rehabilitation and/or upgrading water supply infrastructure, including extending pipelines, kiosks/standpoints, household water connections and household wells/boreholes in one urban slum community – Clara town. q Water quality surveillance also done as part of water point mapping exercise with 405 water samples collected and tested. q Completed construction of 15 New water kiosks and rehabilitation of 16 existing ones in Clara town and extension communities (Freeport, Bilima, Jamaica Road, Doe community) and connected to an extended 5 km water supply pipeline and serving an estimated 58, 000 persons in 9, 600 households q contributed to reduction to a maximum of 200 m distance(from 500 m baseline) from households to water points and maximum queuing time of less than 10 mins at water points during peak periods.

Photos for an urban WASH intervention – Clara Town Before Intervention After Intervention

Photos for an urban WASH intervention – Clara Town Before Intervention After Intervention

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Output 3. 2: - WASH in Institutions Target Achievement Milestones 1: v. WASH facilities in 140 schools completed and q WASH facilities completed in 123 schools and are being handed over for use by December 2017 (Linked handed over for use. with Education output). Milestones 2: v. WASH facilities in 19 health care facilities completed and handed over by December 2017. q Completed WASH package in 10 out of 19 Health facilities in 4 counties. Milestones 3: q Win. S coordination mechanisms have been set up in the 5 counties. q A national M&E framework has been developed. q Several trainings have been held in coordination and M&E for Mo. E officials & PTAs in all 15 counties. v. Win. S coordination and M&E framework developed for implementation by December 2017 (Linked to output 3. 3).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Indicators Achievement Indicator 3. 2. 1 v 140 additional primary schools meeting the WASH child friendly school criteria q 123 additional schools (95 primary and 28 secondary) provided with comprehensive WASH package & met the WASH child friendly school criteria. Indicator 3. 2. 2 v 19 additional health facilities meeting WASH in health facility criteria. q Completed WASH package in 10 out of 19 Health facilities in 4 counties (Maryland, Grand Kru, Rivergee & Montserrado).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 1 3. 2. 1 - Construct, rehabilitate and or upgrade gender sensitive and user friendly water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in 20 schools and establish sustainable O&M arrangements (DGIS supported) 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q 3 schools were provided with WASH facilities in Grand Cape Mount County q Procurement process underway for providing WASH facilities in additional 17 schools. q WASH facilities constructed and rehabilitated in 120 schools with O&M 3. 2. 2 -Construct/rehabilitate and/or upgrade gender sensitive and user arrangements in Montserrado (20), friendly water, sanitation and hygiene Margibi (25), Bong (25), Grand Cape facilities in 120 schools and establish Mount (25) & Lofa (25), serving 41, 503 sustainable O&M arrangement in students (19, 628 girls & 21, 877 boys). Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, Grand q Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Cape Mount and Lofa counties. (USAID carried out for 120 locations supported) Activity 2

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 2 Cont’d 3. 2. 2 -Construct/rehabilitate and/or upgrade gender sensitive and user friendly water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in 120 schools and establish sustainable O&M arrangement in Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, Grand Cape Mount and Lofa counties. (USAID supported) 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q Water supply systems constructed & rehabilitated in 120 schools, including 26 mechanically drilled borehole, 12 manually drilled boreholes, 30 new handdug wells, 42 rehab wells & 136 rainwater collection systems. q 904 latrine cubicles completed (constructed/rehabilitated) at 120 schools benefitting a total of 41, 503 students – 100% achieved. q Group handwashing facilities completed at 120 schools (100% achieved).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 2 Cont’d 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q School Health Clubs (SHCs) established/ reactivated in 120 schools (100% achieved) 3. 2. 2 -Construct/rehabilitate & are active. and/or upgrade gender sensitive and user friendly water, sanitation q 3, 320 SHC members (1, 815 males & 1, 505 females) trained, comprising of students, and hygiene facilities in 120 teachers & PTA. schools and establish sustainable q Distributed sanitation materials & tools for O&M arrangement in O&M of WASH facilities to 120 schools. Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, q 166 GOL staff (DEOs, CEOs, WASH Grand Cape Mount and Lofa Coordinators, other county staff) from all counties. (USAID supported) 15 counties were trained in supervision, monitoring to ensure sustainability of WASH facilities (Additional 84 principals are scheduled to be trained by end of November).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q MOE supported in the production of a School Health Club (SHC) training manual. 3. 2. 2 -Construct/rehabilitate The manual was validated and is currently and/or upgrade gender sensitive awaiting the Minister’s signature before and user friendly water, sanitation printing and dissemination. and hygiene facilities in 120 schools and establish sustainable q 1 Workshop held for the development of a WASH child friendly school verification and O&M arrangement in certification tool Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, q Training has been conducted for 50 Grand Cape Mount and Lofa county/district persons from government counties. (USAID supported) and community on the use of the tool q Verification exercise by the teams is ongoing at the 120 schools in the 5 counties. q Certification is scheduled for December 2017. Activity 2 Cont’d

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 2 Cont’d 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q Win. S coordination has been included as part of regular WASH coordination in the 5 counties. 3. 2. 2 -Construct/rehabilitate and/or upgrade gender sensitive and user friendly water, sanitation q 20 WASH Coordination meetings reported and hygiene facilities in 120 schools and establish sustainable q Support for regular monitoring provided to Mo. E by UNICEF at national, county and O&M arrangement in district levels. Montserrado, Margibi, Bong, Grand Cape Mount and Lofa q More than 20 joint monitoring visits counties. (USAID supported) conducted with implementing partners, UNICEF and DEOs/CEOs. q One monitoring visit by Mo. E from national level conducted in June 2017, with another planned for December 2017.

Photos for Sanitation improvements at schools Pour Flush Toilets at urban schools Pit latrine with handwashing facility and rainwater collection system Group handwashing facility

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 2: Children and their caregivers have access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services in primary schools and health facilities 2017 PLANNED RESULTS 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q User friendly WASH water supply, sanitation, hygiene facilities) package constructed 3. 2. 3 - Construct, rehabilitate /rehabilitated & completed in 10 out of planned 19 and or upgrade gender health care facilities in 4 counties(Maryland, Grand sensitive and user friendly Kru, Rivergee & Montserrado). WASH systems in 3+9+7 q The remaining 9 health facilities in five counties ( health care facilities, including Grand Gedeh, Nimba, Bong, Margibi & provision of WASH supplies & Montserrado) are on going. q Hazardous waste management: Completed consumables construction /rehabilitation of 3 Mortuaries, 3 Laundries & 3 kitchen units. q Procured and delivered washing machines, driers and air conditioners for laundry and mortuary respectively for 3 HCFs (Bensonville Hospital, Nyehn Health Center & Koon Town Clinic). q Installation of water treatment plant completed at Bensonville Hospital while others are in progress. Activity 3

Improved WASH in Health Facilities Before Intervention After Intervention

Improved WASH in Health facility

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Output 3. 3: - WASH Sector Strengthening Target Achievement Milestones 1: q Water point mapping exercise was completed, data was cleaned, analysed and database updated. v Water point mapping completed for intervention counties and information updated as part of WASH information management systems by June 2017. Milestones 2: v. A robust WASH coordination and information management system set up by March 2017 q The database covers information on WASH in schools at county and district levels. q WASH secretariat is managing WASH coordination at national and county levels. q A WASH Atlas, which is an IM system managed by the WASH secretariat is up and running and can be accessed at the website:

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Indicators Achievement q Fully achieved in the WASH Atlas & Indicator 3. 3. 1 v 100% of water points in target data is updated by the WASH areas for which less than 6 month old Secretariat and can be accessed at data is available. http: //wash-liberia. org Indicator 3. 3. 2 v 100% of water points in target areas (that are less than one year old for which water quality data is available. q Partially achieved as provided in the WASH Atlas, which can be accessed at: http: //wash -liberia. org q Partially achieved through Mo. H Indicator 3. 3. 3 database for CLTS though some of v 100% of communities in target the data may not be less than six areas for which less than 6 months. old CLTS data is available.

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME Indicators Achievement q Fully achieved as in the WASH Atlas & data is updated by the v 100% of schools in programme WASH Secretariat and can be areas for which less than <1 years old accessed at http: //wash. School WASH data available. liberia. org Indicator 3. 3. 4 q Mo. E and UNICEF monthly/ biweekly Win. S updates. Indicator 3. 3. 5 v 3 WASH related technical documents (for planning) that have been finalised and disseminated. q Partially (33%) achieved. Only 1 document (WASH Compact) has been finalised.

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 3: Key stakeholders at the national and sub-national level have the capacity to effectively collect, manage and analyse WASH data & develop, implement and monitor WASH plans. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 1 3. 3. 1 - Provide knowledge and information management support to Go. L and partners. 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q A sustainability check has been conducted and the final report is under review (Fully Achieved). q A scoping study on Innovative financing approaches have been carried out and a final report is expected in December 2017. q Water point mapping in 6 DGIS counties has been finalised (Fully achieved). q Annual Review of the DGIS was not done as DGIS Programme Review as done earlier in the Year (Not Achieved and activity was dropped). q An independent evaluation of the CLTS project (2013 - 2016) has not be done. (Not Achieved) q Mid-term evaluation of DGIS funded programme has not been done (not Achieved and activity dropped).

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 3: Key stakeholders at the national and sub-national level have the capacity to effectively collect, manage and analyse WASH data & develop, implement and monitor WASH plans. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 2 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS 3. 3. 2 - Support Go. L partners to participate in regional/international fora (e. g. High Level Sanitation and Water for All meeting Washington/DC; Country led monitoring meeting - Hague; etc). q Fully Achieved: - Supported Mo. FD and MPW to attend to High Level Sanitation and Water for All meeting (Washington DC), and World Water Week (Stockholm); WASH Facilities Improvement Tools (WASH FIT (Dakar) and SWA UNC Seminar of water and Health. Activity 3 q Partially Achieved. • 3 -4 Supervision and monitoring conducted 3. 3. 3 - Provide support to Go. L and (Mo. E, Mo. H and MPW) and one is due to be NGO partners to enable county staff conducted in Nov/Dec by MPW. to organise county training, • 2 out of 4 national level joint monitoring (Mo. E undertake supervision, monitoring & & MPW) and review meetings achieved and review events of WASH one is due to be conducted in November 2017 interventions in 6 counties and by MPW Monrovia

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 3: Key stakeholders at the national and sub-national level have the capacity to effectively collect, manage and analyse WASH data & develop, implement and monitor WASH plans. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 4 3. 3. 4 - Support Government capacity to develop, implement and monitor WASH plans and effectively collect, manage and analyse WASH data to support the monitoring of programme and sector progress. 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q Partially achieved: - Supported (fuel, spares etc) for the maintenance of already procured motorbikes, vehicles to facilitate completion of key functional tasks, and internet for information dissemination is ongoing. Partially achieved. q Not Achieved: - Joint Sector Review has not been organised. q Partially Achieved: - Provided incentives to designated personnel in Mo. H with responsibility of WASH information management (CLTS and water quality monitoring). q Fully Achieved: - Provided incentives to six (6) designated personnel of the WASH Secretariat with responsibility of WASH information management (Water Point Mapping, General WASH information, County Led monitoring, WASH information tracking and dissemination etc). .

GOL-UNICEF WASH PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS Output 3. 3: Key stakeholders at the national and sub-national level have the capacity to effectively collect, manage and analyse WASH data & develop, implement and monitor WASH plans. 2017 PLANNED RESULTS Activity 5 3. 3. 5 - Support government to enhance the sustainability of WASH services in ODF communities using the PHAST methodology. 2017 ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS q PHAST tools designed, field tested, printed and Mo. H shared them with partners implementing sanitation. q A To. T for PHAST was conducted for 34 people. 11 females and 23 males were trained in PHAST methodology Activity 6 q WASH contingency plan not reviewed. 3. 3. 6 - Support Go. L (including communities) to develop and operationalize Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans which are gender focused, and community resilience for WASH. q Coordination of emergency preparedness meetings not done as there was no emergency. q Cholera taskforce set up (Mo. H) to update preparedness plan.

CHALLENGES (What were the inhibiting factors) v Very ambitious AWP with very many activities. v Prolonged rainy season which limited the timeframe to effectively implement planned activities in rural areas due to poor access/bad road network. v Success of the PPP/ Delegated management framework approach remains a challenge due to low financial capacity of CBEs/NGOs/contractors, which largely affected implementation of Win. HCF nationally. v Slow implementation rate, which is not evenly distributed and leaving it late until the last half/quarter of the year v Low absorption and utilization of AWP allocated funds. v Delayed liquidations leading to blockage of partners and affected access to funding for other activities for extended periods of time.

CHALLENGES (What were the inhibiting factors) v Limited funding for Win. HCF in Liberia despite high needs and IPC concerns for especially children. v Inadequate coordination of WASH stakeholders’ activities at county and district levels and Irregular WASH Coordination meetings held in counties v Limited human resources amongst partners for quality CLTS implementation v Slippage among ODF communities & limited post ODF monitoring arrangements v Inappropriate technologies and designs for difficult environments. v Inadequate budgetary allocations for WASH. v Limited space for construction of WASH facilities v Limited technical WASH knowledge in the Urban context.

OPPORTUNITIES (What were the facilitating factors) v Willingness of communities, institutions and other beneficiaries to support WASH projects as they perceive v Community and people’s awareness of the importance of WASH as cross sectoral sector, which contributes to better health, good learning environment and helps to reduce susceptibility to many common diseases. v Prior presence of implementing partners and agencies in programme areas, which led to community trust for the partners and agencies to deliver quality projects. v Lack of adequate, quality and quantity water supply and safe and dignify sanitation in most part of the communities. v Building on the Ebola response experiences. v Available donor funding and spillover of funds from the Ebola response. v UNICEF Regional office strategic support, an addition of Win. HCF as a key component of UNICEF WASH in Health programming. v High Mo. H and Mo. E support for WASH in HCFs and schools

OPPORTUNITIES (What were the facilitating factors) v Involvement of MIA in WASH activities & coordination meetings in counties. v Availability of CLTS and Hygiene Promotion, SHC guidelines at county level. v Promotion of the Public Health law among communities will help to improve the environment and make people more responsible for their WASH services. v Introduction of PHAST tools to help communities move up the sanitation ladder.

LESSONS LEARNED (Successful areas that need to be sustained or scaled up) v Involving and engaging direct project beneficiaries and communities speeds up implementation and promotes ownership besides creating income opportunities. v Timely planning, procurement of service providers and prepositioning supplies during the dry season helps continuation for implementation of projects during the rainy season, which reduces accessibility. v County capacity to monitor and coordinate WASH implementation helps maintain quality and implementation continuity during the rainy season and should be encouraged. v Multi-sector partnership implementation approach especially for the urban context maximizes on impact. v More ownership of the WASH project is required from respective Institution administrations for quality assurance sustainability. v To promote sustainability, it is imperative to establish postimplementation monitoring and maintenance arrangements prior to project completion & hand-over of facilities.

LESSONS LEARNED (Successful areas that need to be sustained or scaled up) v Engagement with community resource persons (or ‘natural leaders’), community-based structures and the use of indigenous local technology and local solutions remained the linchpin for success, as exemplified in CLTS programmes. v Procurement for implementing partners (PCA) needs to be done either in Q 4 of preceding year and/or concluded by Q 1 of the AWP year. v Community understanding the value of CLTS makes them feel proud of their environment & ODF communities have more improved living standard than OD, example from pit latrines to pour flush latrine and thatch roof to zinc roof. v Joint UNICEF/government monitoring visits enabled quick actions to be taken towards solving implementation related problems in counties. v Full involvement of local stakeholders, including DEO, PTA, and other county staff, throughout the project, contribute to the successful implementation of the project and sustainability.

FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANNED AMOUNT (USD) FUNDED AMOUNT (USD) UTLIZED AMOUNT (USD) 10, 288, 242 10, 621, 203 9, 657, 775 (91%)

Priorities for 2018 v Alignment of WASH work with SDGs. v Expand/Scale up of sanitation and hygiene promotion services and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in communities to achieve district ODF v Sanitation and urban WASH mapping. v Strengthening baseline/data collection, documentation, evidence generation through studies, knowledge & information management. v Follow up on WASH financing recommendations, mobilise resources and expand financing options for the sector. v Advocacy for WASH cross sectoral linkages v Create an enabling environment for WASH through coordination, capacity building, addressing climate change, DRR and building resilient communities.

Priorities for 2018 v Strengthen monitoring (focusing on post ODF communities for sustainability) v Sanitation marketing and maintained sanitation and hygiene database developed. v CLTS national review and Training of CLTS Verification team

PARTNERS LWSC, MCC. UN Agencies – ILO, UN-Habitat, UNFPA, WHO. Liberia WASH Consortium Living Water International CODES ECREP ERS FAAL LICH Oxfam PSI RIDA SURIDO World Hope International ZOA DONORS DGIS (Netherlands) German Government Russia Government USAID UN/MPTF UNHSTF World Bank

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