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Water Services Trust Fund Reaching the urban poor

Water Services Trust Fund Reaching the urban poor. Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF) is a poverty – oriented basket fund Projects devloped in rural areas. Preparation for urban areas ongoing

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Water Services Trust Fund Reaching the urban poor

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  1. Water Services Trust Fund Reaching the urban poor • Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF) is a poverty – oriented basket fund • Projects devloped in rural areas. Preparation for urban areas ongoing • As of July 2007, WSTF has financed a total of 107 projects at a total cost of Ksh 888 million. When completed and fully functional these projects are expected to serve approximately 940,000 people • Management staff... • INfo on Board composition ...

  2. Water Services Trust Fund Arrangement for pro-poor rural and urban investments Big Investments realized directly by WSBs WSTF Water Services Boards • Capacity Building • Monitoring and Evaluation • through Pool of Consultants, NGOs Financing Contract € WSP / Community Implementing body rural urban • CPC • Community Project Cycle: • - point sources • small systems • Funds: € 20 Mio • SIDA, DANIDA • UPC • URBAN POOR CONCEPT: • - Water kiosks • Basic sanitation (public & private) • Funds: € KfW 5,5 Mio; EU 10,375 Mio • (Cofinanced by KfW and GTZ)

  3. Water Services Trust Fund Characteristics of Urban Poor Concept • + Use of formal and professional institutions = Water Service Providers • + WSPs under increasing regulatory framework: Regulated prices, quality, incentives and fulfillment of human rights • SUSTAINABILITY and HUMAN RIGHTS + Implementation mechanism: Nationwide call for proposals + all WSP submit proposals and compete; best proposals evaluated with range of criteria • AID-EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY (Paris Declaration) + Development of national concepts and standards that are binding for all Donors and NGOs in line with National Strategies ALIGNMENT + Use of appropiate technology and clear poverty-orientation  FAST-TRACKING OF ACCESS AND UPSCALING

  4. Reaching the urban poor • Preparation of large-scale implementation tools through pilot projects with GTZ: Pilot Water Service Providers: Naivasha WSSC, Oloolaiser WSC, Mavoko EPZA • Results: • - Total No. Of Water Kiosks: 16 • Estim. Beneficiaries (additional access to safe water): 17119 • Budget: 7 Mio KES – 77,000 Euro • + using WSTF concept: Nzoia WSC with 6 Kiosks and 6000 beneficiaries • 2 Pilot public sanitation facilities in Naivasha (1) and Oloolaiser (1) • Community mobilization • Formation project task teams (with key-stakeholders, leaded by WSP)

  5. Reaching the urban poor • Data collection tools developed • Project Application forms developed • Financing contracts developed and signed • Capacity Building at WSPs: Formation of peri-urban units, Management system etc.

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