© 2016 WASH
ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
Experiences with the Sustainability
Monitoring Framework WASH Alliance International – Angela van den Broek
Functionality
≠ Sustainability
WAI is Looking into the future
What is the SMF?
• Unpack complexity of sustainability
• Examine different angles
• Design sustainable service delivery
SMF and SI
WAI Sustainability framework
• Focus on outcomes
• Understanding of sustainability
• Programme and sector
(monitoring) capacity
Measuring what?
Sustainability index
• Set of questions
• Visualized scores
• Measuring trend
Measuring how?
Purpose of the SMF
• Part of monitoring framework
– Gives guidance on which aspect to focus on
• Frequency of measurement
• SI is relative measure
• To be used at programme, district or sector level
The Sustainability Index – 3-dimensional
FIETS principles - institutional perspectives - content areas
The Sustainability Index – examples
User: possibilities of getting a loan (S)
Governing: availability of Micro Finance Institutions (S)
User: availability of artisans (S)
Operating: presence of functional Village Health Committee (S)
Operating: availability of pit emptying service (S)
Governing: promotion of EcoSan options (S)
User: type of container used (H)
Governing: water quality testing by Government (W)
User: involvement of women in consultation type of water point (W)
Operating: meeting with water users (W)
The Sustainability Index – calculation
User level / operating level • Yes/no questions • >80% Yes Positive answer (score 1) <80% Yes & <40% don’t know Negative answer (score 0) >40% don’t know NS Governing level • Yes/no questions (including observation of policy
documents etc.)
C = No scores
B = Negative answers
A = Positive answers
Social
Sustainability Index =𝑨
𝑨+𝑩
Reliability Score =𝑨+𝑩
𝑨+𝑩+𝑪
Measuring how?
The Sustainability Index – Results from Kenya
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Amref Kenya NIA WASH Alliance Kenya
Financial
Institutional
Environmental
Technical
Social
Overall
Partner 1 Partner 2 WASH Alliance Kenya
Current status of the SMF
2013: Pilot in Ghana and Uganda
2014: Adjustment of questionnaire
User-friendly data-analysis tool
2015: Pilot in Kenya
Development of online course
Current: Adjustment of data analysis tool
> 2017: SMF as part of monitoring framework
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ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
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