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ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

Experiences with the Sustainability

Monitoring Framework WASH Alliance International – Angela van den Broek

Functionality

≠ Sustainability

WAI is Looking into the future

What is the SMF?

• Unpack complexity of sustainability

• Examine different angles

• Design sustainable service delivery

SMF and SI

WAI Sustainability framework

• Focus on outcomes

• Understanding of sustainability

• Programme and sector

(monitoring) capacity

Measuring what?

Sustainability index

• Set of questions

• Visualized scores

• Measuring trend

Measuring how?

Purpose of the SMF

• Part of monitoring framework

– Gives guidance on which aspect to focus on

• Frequency of measurement

• SI is relative measure

• To be used at programme, district or sector level

The Sustainability Index – 3-dimensional

FIETS principles - institutional perspectives - content areas

The Sustainability Index – examples

User: possibilities of getting a loan (S)

Governing: availability of Micro Finance Institutions (S)

User: availability of artisans (S)

Operating: presence of functional Village Health Committee (S)

Operating: availability of pit emptying service (S)

Governing: promotion of EcoSan options (S)

User: type of container used (H)

Governing: water quality testing by Government (W)

User: involvement of women in consultation type of water point (W)

Operating: meeting with water users (W)

The Sustainability Index – calculation

User level / operating level • Yes/no questions • >80% Yes Positive answer (score 1) <80% Yes & <40% don’t know Negative answer (score 0) >40% don’t know NS Governing level • Yes/no questions (including observation of policy

documents etc.)

C = No scores

B = Negative answers

A = Positive answers

Social

Sustainability Index =𝑨

𝑨+𝑩

Reliability Score =𝑨+𝑩

𝑨+𝑩+𝑪

Measuring how?

The Sustainability Index – Results from Kenya

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Amref Kenya NIA WASH Alliance Kenya

Financial

Institutional

Environmental

Technical

Social

Overall

Partner 1 Partner 2 WASH Alliance Kenya

Current status of the SMF

2013: Pilot in Ghana and Uganda

2014: Adjustment of questionnaire

User-friendly data-analysis tool

2015: Pilot in Kenya

Development of online course

Current: Adjustment of data analysis tool

> 2017: SMF as part of monitoring framework

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ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

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