Prepared by Abdul Hafiz Koroma national coorinator national WASH promotions committee for the Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium, 9 - 11 April 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

1. PRESENTATION BY :
ABDUL HAFIZ KOROMA
NATIONAL COORINATOR
NATIONAL WASH PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
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2. Area: 111,369 sqkm / 43,000 sqm
Population: 3.5 million (LISGIS)
GUINEA
SIERRA
LEONE
COTE D’IVOIRE
ATLANTIC Monrovia
OCEAN
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3. • Initial post-war emergency response in water sector provided critical
relief, but was ad-hoc, uncoordinated, not comprehensive
• Access to safe drinking water in rural Liberia was still only 51% (2010-
JMP)
• Objective was on-scale, targeted investment led by government
 More funds available after HIPC debt-relief in 2010
 Precondition: A baseline map of existing improved waterpoints
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4.  Lack of water • Over 10,000 waterpoints
infrastructure data was mapped
a critical constraint
• Detailed information for each
 MoPW led waterpoint point
mapping with support
from WSP & UNICEF
• Allows detailed needs analysis
 Implementers now have
accurate data for mobilization
of funds

5.  Detailed water quality testing carried out in
Monrovia
• Sample of wells selected from map
• Detailed biological and chemical
analysis
• Significant E. Coli contamination
found
• Training of local staff for future
testing

6. USING FLOW WE COULD CAPTURE THE
FOLLOWING KEY ATTRIBUTES OF THE
WATER POINTS
• Mapped a total of approx. 7400 waterpoints
• Information on:
o Type of waterpoint
o Functionality & Reasons for breakdown
o Construction date & agency
o Perceived quality & quantity
o Existence of local water committees
• Thus we have detailed information such as:
60 % (~4,400) technically functional very recent:
Mean construction year 2005-2006
11% (~800) functional but common, but not universal:
Committees problems 57% of points
Most popular safe waterpoint-type:
29% (~ 2150) broken down Handpump (95%)
Most popular handpump: Afridev (83%)

7. The Akvo FLOW platform
Handheld Data Web-based Visual map-based
Collection dashboard reporting tools
• Measure what • Create custom • Google
works surveys Maps/Google
• Custom adaptive • Manage and clean Earth
surveys data • Data available
• Multiple languages • Analyse data immediately
• Captures all
assets:
GPS, images, barco
des, data

8.  INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
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NEED FOR UPDAING
THE CURRENT DATA BASE
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11.  TOOL IS CURRENTLY JOINTLY BEI
LOCAL NGO’S HAVE
 ALL DYNAMIC
PILOTING
  A NEW
CAPACITY DEVELOPED BY AKVO FOR
MONITORING:
DEVELOPD INON USE
FLOW APP THE
CONTINOUS
MONITORING
THEIR NGO’S HAS
 ALL PHONE
WSP, UNICEF AND THE LIBERIAN
MONITORING IN
OF FLOW AND FLOW
TEMPLATE
REGISTERED ON
WITH DIGITIZED GOVERNMENT.
EARLY MAY!
DASH BOARDS
BEEN ENDORSED
STANDARD ALL
LINE PLUS  FIELD PILOTS IN MAY
FOR
THEIR PROJECTS
QUESTIONAIRES
MONITORING ALL
 MONTHLY
WASH ACTIVITIES
UPDATES
Handheld Data Web-based Visual map-based
Collection dashboard
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12.  A QUARTERLY
REPORT ON ACCESS
AND COVERAGE
NOW PRODUCED
THROUGH A SIMPLE
TEMPLATE
 FILLED IN BY NGO’S
AND GOVERNMENT
PARTNERS
CAPTURING NEW
CONSTRUCTIONS
AND
REHABILITATION
WORKS
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13. CAPACITY TO NEW
ADAPTING
TECHNOLOGIES
REMAINS AN ISSUE
AND SYSTEMS IS
AT SUBNATIONAL
LEVEL ……. BUT
ON TRACK
RATHER SLOW .
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14.  INCOPORATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES AND
NGO’S HAS PROVEN VERY USEFUL UNLIKE PREVIOUS
SYSTEMS
 LACK OF INCENTIVES FOR SUB NATIONAL STAFF HAD
LED TO SYSTEMS FAILURES IN THE PAST
 BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY IN THE USE OF NEW TOOLS
CAN BE A DRIVER OF SUSTAINABILITY
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