1. ‘Monitoring CLTS across Africa:
experiences from Plan’s Pan-Africa
Programme’ strategy
Amsalu Negussie , Addis Ababa Hilton
9th April/13
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service
Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13

2. • Background –Why Pan-African? &
Objectives of the Project
• The monitoring systems put in
place,
• The process and progress
• The lessons leant ,merits &
challenges of CLTS monitoring in
the Pan Africa context
Presentation outline
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13

3. CC / DRM conference - Addis Ababa
-Pan African CLTS countries
• The 5 years Project – being
implemented in 8 African Countries
• E&S Africa- Ethiopia, Kenya,
Uganda, Malawi, Zambia,
• West Africa-Ghana, Niger and
Sierra Leone.
• Each CO manage its own
interventions
• But common activities coordinated
and managed at Pan African level in
collaboration with International
Partners ( IDS & IRC)
Background

4. • It is assumed -most sanitation issues
in Africa are common
• Community led projects can be
adoptable in the countries’ contexts
• Multi-countries initiatives could be
cost effective
• Joint networking , capacity building,
M&E documentation could be
efficient & affordable
• Learning and sharing from research
outputs can easily be organized
Why Pan-African
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13

5. • scaling-up successful
achievement is feasible
• Effective coordination and
international and regional
partnership can easily be
promoted.
Why Pan-African
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13

6. • To reduce infant and child morbidity
and mortality in 8 African countries with
empowered communities through the
use of CLTS/ SLTS and UCLTS
• To improve and scale-up the
community led approach by sharing
experiences in Africa & internationally.
Objectives of the Project
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13

7. Monitoring systems put in place. Why?
Objectives achieved
•To reduce infant and child
morbidity and mortality
•empowered communities
through the use of CLTS/
SLTS and UCLTS
•Scale-up the community
led approach by sharing
experiences in Africa &
internationally
Target -outputs
•805 rural Communities -
36 Per-urban-742
Schools being triggered
& become ODF
•2,140,000 persons with
new access to improved
sanitation in 8 African
Countries

8. What does the project intend to monitor
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13
1.Deliverable and outputs of the project targets:
• Number of triggered and ODF communities
• Number ODF schools and Per-urban communities
• Change in behaviour ( hand washing....)
1.Objectives achieved (Sustainability of the
system)
• Health impact on children & communities
• Self-reliant and empowered communities and able
local system developed
• Going to scale at districts, national and multicounty
levels
• Knowledge on community led approach acquired
and skilled/committed staff availed in Africa

9. How the inbuilt monitoring system was
designed?
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13
Planning
• Participatory project formulation from community to Pan-African
Level
• Log -frame with objectives, indicators and means of verification
• Start-up workshops from Pan –African to project levels to agree
on planning and monitoring
Implementation
• Formats are developed at project and country level to record the
daily, weekly and monthly achievement
Reporting
• Weekly report at project level mostly to the district HO
• Monthly quarterly report at country and regional level
• 6 months and annual report at Pan-African Level
• Midterm review and evaluations

10. How the inbuilt monitoring system was
designed? ..Cont
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13
Reflection
• Weekly and monthly meeting and reflection at country
level
• Quarterly meetings and reflection at country and regional
levels
• Annual Reflection at Pan African level
Action Learning &Sharing
• Action Research on identified topics on CO context
• Workshops and sharing leaning events by (IDS &IRC)
Documentation
• Trigger –Annual
• Workshop and event proceedings

11. The process and progress
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13
Intuitional set-up and structure
• 5 COs have got CLTS Unit with fulltime staff
The right manpower
• Recruit the trained manpower
• Intensive training at all level including natural leaders
Feedback process for findings of monitoring
• Assessment with weekly monthly & quarterly meetings
to address issues at all level
Strong link with local Government Monitoring
System
• Using the Gov. Health Ex. System ( Eth, Ug, Kenya...)
The experience to inform local and national policy
for scale ( Malawi, Eth, Ken, Zam..)
Reflection process- on networking , leaning and
sharing

12. Lessons learnt the merits & challenges of
CLTS monitoring in the Pan Africa Context
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13
Merits( good to assess outputs and given targets)
• Establishing common monitoring formats to assess
outputs
• Good opportunity to compare the performance of COs
with different contexts
• Share strength and weakness among the countries for
learning
Challenges ( Mainly monitoring impact &
sustainability)
• More difficult to monitor objectives that ensure
sustainability in a multi-country project
• Monitoring the impact of CLTS without water supply is
more complex, particularly in multi-country context
• Monitoring outcomes of CLTS is impossible as CLTS is

13. Thank you
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Symposium- AA Hilton- 9-11 April-13