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Title of session
Building Capacity in Liberia’s WASH SectorChristine Ochieng
30 May 2013
Liberia
Monrovia
Area: 111,369 sqkm / 43,000 sqmPopulation: 4.12 IMF EstimatesGDP per capita: $374
Evolution of the Liberian WASH Sector
Phase 1
Direct humanitarian
support
2004 - 2007
Phase 2
Post Conflict Support
2007 - 2011
Phase 3 Development / Rehabilitation
Support
2012
Civil crisis from 1979
14 years of war
1989 - 2003
Sector Actors and Key Plans
Ministries:Public Works (lead)Health and Social WelfareEducationLands Mines & EnergyInternal AffairsCorporation:Liberia Water and Sewer
5
Liberian training institutions and providers
Civil society(NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, networks)
Private sector
Government of Liberia, Ministries, Agencies,
Commissions, Corporations
County and district authorities
Enabling environment
Institutional (organisational)
Human
(Individual)
Media
Technical capacitiesWater supply services
Water quality analysis
Hydrogeology & hydrology
Excreta disposal
Hygiene promotion
Solid waste management
Functional capacitiesEngagement in multi-
stakeholder & cross-sectoral dialogue
Analysis & visioning
Formulation of policy, strategy & plans
Budgeting & financial management
Project management and implementation
Monitoring & evaluation
Stakeholders
Liberia WASH sector capacity development overview
Urban
County cities/ towns
Rural
Supply
Demand
Short term - medium term - longer term
Donors, UN
Capacity Development Analytical Framework (UNDP 2007)
Overview of Findings (Demand)Enabling Environment• Active coordination structures• Need to clarify WASH responsibilities in towns/cities outside Monrovia • Regulatory framework not yet in place
Institutional Capacities• Lack of vehicles, computers, offices and major infrastructure gaps • Poor pay, delays in payments to some county level staff• Weak M& E systems
Human Capacities• Staff working with limited resources in challenging situations• Significant skills gap between senior public officials and others below• Inadequate numbers of staff at national and subnational level
Illustrating the findingsNational Water Resources Sanitation Board
Min of Public Works Bureau of Comm.
Services
Min of Health and Social WelfareE&OH Division
Min of EducSchool Health Prog.
- WASH Coordtor (15)- Pump Mechanic (15)- Social Worker (15)
- County Health Sup. (15)- Env. Health Tech (40)-County Health Coor (15) County Education
Officer (15)
- WASH Supervisor- Social WorkerAllocate in 136 districts
- Env. Health Technicians (529)
District Education Officer (136)
WSS Commission
County W
ASH Team
District
WASH
Team
- Water Engineer (15)- Port Health Off (15)- Water Qual. Tech (10)
University of Liberia - EngineeringBroken drawing tables – students use a ruler and paper for technical drawings
Upcoming library – there has been none up until now
Challenges in Supply of Capacity
• Higher education institutions were damaged in the war
• Too few instructional staff with correct qualifications
• Poor educational standard for students entering Engineering
• Imbalance between those in bachelors and technical vocational institutions
Unpacking the CD Plan 2012 - 2017
Highlights
• The Plan includes a range of items capital, operational
• Is a component of the Sector Investment Plan (SIP)
• SIP and CD Plan cover entire cost of sector strategic plans
• 5 year horizon, costs $ 74m
Implementing the planEdu-cation and Train-
ing costs16%
All othe
r costs84% in-
clude
staff, equipment,
pol-icy
devt. etc
Responding to the CD Plan
• What models can we follow?
• What role will local and international training institutions play in this implementation?
• What can WSP/UNESCO-IHE do together?
Propositions
• Develop technical training institutions at county level to be able to train and provide mentoring support to the high numbers of professionals and technicians needed to implement sector plans.
• Long term partnering with international institutions, which can provide assistance to develop appropriate courses and systems to the (new) technical institutions and help to bring in the funding needed to rebuild.
Purpose of 5th Symposium
Thank you for your attention.
Christine OchiengWater and Sanitation Program