Content Areas

Published on: 03/11/2011

The content of the programme includes a set of topics relevant to WASH governance and sustainable services provision. The content is designed to enable capacity builders, facilitators and trainers to meaningfully support the WASH sector in African countries.  The emphasis of the content is on supporting local government to fulfil its WASH governance role particularly in terms of:

• Contextualising WASH services including institutional roles and responsibilities
• Contextualising WASH challenges within a locality (district / municipal area)
• Understanding what is meant by WASH governance
• The policy framework for WASH services
• Planning WASH services at the local government level (district/ municipal)
• Financing WASH services
• Developing WASH infrastructure through the  WASH project cycle
• Selecting the most appropriate water services provider institutional arrangements
• Regulation and monitoring
• Factors to ensure sustainability, including transparency and accountability, appropriate technology, dealing with HIV/AIDS, equity and gender mainstreaming, advocacy and communication, capacity building and sector knowledge sharing.