Compiled implementation Strategies 6th AWP proposed by SWHISA groups

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Compiled implementation Strategies 6th AWP
proposed by SWHISA groups
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• Research
• On farm trials will be continue on pilot schemes
  clustered based on edaphic and climatic and
  social production environment similarities
• With PIs consolidate technology recommendation
  domain to support technology dissemination
  process in pilot schemes and beyond through
  similarity analysis using GIS Support and
  encourage ARARI irrigation team case to assume
  key field mentoring responsibility in due course
• Complement the on farm trials with on station
  adaptive research to address further
  location-specific technical questions and
  diversify cropping pattern

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• Water Harvesting
• Construction of WHS will be managed by the WoARD
  with backup support of Zone.
• Create rural technicians through training
  equipping selected farmers in each kebele for
  construction maint. of geo membrane lined
  ponds, HDW, installation repair of pumps FDS.
  
• Provide technical support for scaling up of HHWHS
  upgrading tradit. SSIS in pilot woredas study
  design, trainings, supervision, M E.
• Complete all trainings in the 1st quarter.
  Trainings are designed to equip woreda zone
  experts to carryout simple study design
  construction, supervision, M E of WHS
  traditional SSIS and maintenance of modern
  schemes

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• Preparation distribution of guidelines/manuals
  with training will be carried out in the first
  quarter. Best practices of SWHISA others will
  be incorporated. The Bureaus will review the
  guidelines take as REGIONAL GUIDELINE to use
  for field work as training paper.
• Strengthen joint field works participatory
  approach of Pis
• M E will be carried out for all WHS SSIS by
  the woreda
• The study, design and supervision of traditional
  SSI schemes will be done by IADP with close
  support of IDDP, if not by the consultant as it
  is going to be implemented within one year
• Prepare implement two strategies
• 1.Strategy for WH SS traditional irrigation
  development
• 2. Strategy for operation and maintenance of SSIS

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• Watershed Devt.
• Work more closely with PSNP particularly woreda
  coordinators
• Implementing participatory monitoring system on
  watershed developments by the community, woreda,
  and zone offices
• Building the capacity of the community through
  experience sharing tours, farmers field days
  workshops, etc.
• Assist zone offices to periodically
  monitor/follow up watershed developments with
  woreda offices.

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• Enforce EIA procedures particularly in water
  resource developments through the application of
  guidelines, awareness raising workshops and
  trainings, etc.
• Work to apply IEE checklists at woredas and zone
  offices or
• Assist woreda offices in the implementation of
  EMMP for selected projects
• Work in collaboration with other SWHISA groups
  e.g.
• WHG in implementing HDWs/HHWHs, springs within
  the watershed and
• CDE in building the capacity of the community on
  watershed developments respectively
• Identifying and scaling up successful lessons

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• Performance indicators can be collected through
  field visit/observation, direct measurement/GPS,
  beneficiary interviews and reports.
• From this, expected results and effects would be
  obtained and analyzed accordingly

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• Irrigation Extension
• Capacity development of IADP at zone, woreda and
  kebele through (ToT trainings, experiences
  sharing, joint O M planning and
  implementation)
• Full implementation responsibility to W-IADP
  (training DAs/farmers, plan and implement demons,
  O M)
• To effect sustainable capacity development,
  basic knowledge/skill improvement should target
  HHs and participating family and DAs with joint
  monitoring and mentoring by IADP and SHWISA
• Besides the ongoing demonstrations, expand and
  support demonstrations to new potential HHWH and
  irrigation schemes
• Jointly complete and institutionalize on-going
  works (irrigation technology development at pilot
  schemes, finalize technology package
  development)
• Provide necessary support to scale up best
  practices in WH and irrigation
• Support model FTC demonstrations at woredas
• To expand effective WM technology adoption and
  institutionalization deliver irrigation extension
  service to DAs at scheme/kebele level and
  disseminate extension bulletins/leaflets
• Institutionalization/transfer of technical
  manuals, lesson learned and technology packages
  developed to the R-IADP for dissemination and
  adoption
• Support woredas develop and disseminate
  technology packages to farmers using local
  language (Amharic).

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• Community Development
• Focus on community and woreda level capacity
  building and institutionalizing of project
  activities
• scale up experiences and lessons learned from the
  pilot Kebeles/ schemes to other irrigation
  schemes within the woreda.
• Need to organize Farmer-to-Farmer experience
  sharing between pilot and non-pilot irrigation
  schemes within and across woredas.
• Ensuring the sustainability of irrigation schemes
  management through users direct management
• Assist WOARD to demonstrate majority membership
  and users active involvement at any stage of
  scheme management in WUAs/ICs
• Within the existing legal framework improve
  WUA/IC bylaws to encourage proper users
  participation and scheme sense of ownership

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• Coordination of SWHISA team in implementation has
  to be further strengthened
• During 5th year implementation we had better
  coordination with WMG and WHG
• PMC members and SWHISA team field supervision and
  follow-up
• A joint quarterly woreda level implementation
  performance Evaluation (including budget
  utilization) should be evaluated
• Recognize that low level of Woreda budget
  utilization doent necessarily mean that low
  capacity of IADP/EPLUA/CPA in activity
  implementation.
• For some selected project activities, it is
  advisable to keep and manage the budget at SWHISA
  level (Construction budgets)

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• Close follow up and support for official
  distribution and implementation of all field
  tested guidelines to project woredas after
  approved by regional PIs.
• handover all developed training materials and
  reports to PIs for wider distribution at the
  regional level.
• support to promote women participation in water
  harvesting, irrigation development, and watershed
  related activities will continue to remain a
  focus area of the work plan.
• Promote women participation in decision making
  (WUAs and watershed Committees)
• Strengthening and empowering watershed/ WUA
  management committees through SWHISA/PI joint
  follow-up

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• MIS
• Woreda Level
• Infrastructure
• Manageable and capacity targeted infrastructure
• wireless network
• router based without servers
• Systems
• Commitment tested to judge on move to woreda
  level establishment of data center (server and
  database software)
• Major commitment indicator A one year long
  assessment of the response to store management
  software at each woreda