DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRSAND FORESTRY

• National Sanitation Programme
• Presentation to Portfolio Committee
• 19 March 2003
• by
• Ms Tamie Mpotulo
• CD National Sanitation Manager

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Outline of Presentation

• Programme needs
• Background Sanitation Goal
• Sanitation Backlog
• Problem Definition
• Acceleration Structure
• Acceleration Plan
• Programme challenges
• Overview of achievements
• Conclusion

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Background Sanitation Goal

• Target for Sanitation backlog eradication set
  for 2010
• This implies that basic sanitation services must
  be supplied to 17.8 mill people or 22 mil
  households.
• 1300 Clinics
• 16500 schools
• 428,018 Bucket systems

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Sanitation BacklogPer Region
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Household Sanitation Performance
NB The amount spent to date includes R36 470m
transferred to Water Service Authorities. The
latter transferred funds yet to be spend until
June 2003.
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Problem Definition

• Rate of delivery is too slow.
• Projection for 02/03 is 70 000 units vs target
  130 000.
• Programme nearly 50 behind target
• No uniform approach that is adapted by Regions
• Capacity constrains on Implementing Agents

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Sector Implementation Structure
Lines of Communication Support
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Acceleration Plan- Scope of Service

• National Sanitation Programme Management Unit
• Full- Time team providing strategic and
  programme management support to DDGOperations
• Realignment and integration of existing programme
• Scoping of overall tasks and define deliverables
  and outputs
• Prepare overall programme and time lines
• Set up a Management Information System

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Acceleration Plan - Structure
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Acceleration Plan Scope of Services

• Strategic and programme management support to
  Cluster Manager
• Plan, define and prioritise region fro sanitation
  implementation in Cluster areas
• Prepare Regional Business Plans that will focus
  on delivery targets, job creation ( SMME
  development),community involvement, Health
  Hygiene training
• Prepare tender documents for appointment of
  Regional professional Teams( RPT)
• Assist with appointment of RPTs and act as
  Employers Representative in management of RPTs

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Acceleration Plan- Scope of Services

• Regional Professional Team ( RPT)
• Team comprising of
• Engineers, social specialists, geotechnical
  specialist, project managers, materials managers,
  etc.
• Prepare implementation Business Plans detailing
  delivery targets, job creation ( SMME
  development), community involvement, health and
  hygiene training etc.
• Arrangement bulk purchase of materials
• Manage the implementation according to BP
• Prepare monthly reports

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Programme Challenges

• Inter-sectoral collaboration and integrated
  planning (implementation and reporting)
• Capacity Constraints
• Internal (DWAF)
• External (WSAs)
• Water /Sanitation prioritisation process
• Policy communication to stakeholders
• Acceptance of some of the VIP options
• Subsidy less than implementation costs

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Programme Achievements

• Increased sanitation awareness
• School National strategy in place
• Treasury has allocated R150 million
• Clinic strategy ready for implementation
• Bucket eradication guidelines in place
• Pilot implementation in NW region
• Farm dweller pilot projects approved

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Acceleration PlanProgramme Implementation

• Accelerate BP approvals
• Programme to improve Training and Capacity
  Building initiatives
• Sound business planning by DMs
• Ensuring policy compliance
• Project baselines planned in Business Plans
• Effective Project Management
• Establish Special Intervention Programme

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Conclusion

• 2002/03 performance is improving though slowly
• Need to establish WSA capacity to meet the
  programme targets
• To implement the proposed acceleration structure
  and plan by 2003/2004
• Accelerate BP approvals