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Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) & Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund (RWSSI-TF)
A communal village water point in Nyirambuga village in Rulindo District, Rwanda. The lady in the foreground is the private
operator (PO), in the background her clients who pay for the jerry-cans. Bulk water that is supplied by WASAC. The concrete
structure behind the PO is where the water meter is housed under lock and key. Photo by A. Waterkeyn, 18/05/2016
2015 Annual Progress Report
Water and Sanitation Department (OWAS) October 2016
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Figure 1: Countries with RWSSI-funded Programs
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Table of Contents
LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 7
RWSSI FINANCING ............................................................................................................................................... 8
IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ................................................................................................................................ 13
ACHIEVEMENTS in 2015 ..................................................................................................................................... 19
CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 24
Annexes
Annex 1: Operations Carried Over From 2014 (million UA) .......................................................................... 25
Annex 2: 13 Country Operations Ended in 2015 .......................................................................................... 27
Annex 3: Funds Mobilized up to 31/12/15 for RWSSI in million UA .............................................................. 28
Annex 4: Approved and Disbursed Amounts as at 31/12/15 ........................................................................ 29
Annex 5: Financial Statement of the RWSSI as at 31/12/15 ......................................................................... 31
Annex 6: Summary Recommendations of the 9th RWSSI-TF Steering Committee Meeting ........................... 37
Annex 7: Outputs against Planned Achievements of RWSSI SP Logical Framework ...................................... 38
Annex 8: Report on the RWSSI Meeting May 26, 2015 on the sidelines of AfricaSAN................................... 40
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
ADF African Development Fund
AfDB African Development Bank Group
AU African Union
AWF African Water Facility
AWV African Water Vision
CAR Cumulative Achievement Report
CBEHPP Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Program
CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation
DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo
FAPA Fund for African Private Sector Assistance
GEF Global Environment Facility
HBC Hygiene Behavior Change
HRWS Human Right to Water and Sanitation
HWTS Household Water Treatment and Storage
IDEV Independent Evaluation Department
JMP Joint Monitoring Program
KAP Kigali Action Plan
LDCF Least Developed Country Fund (GEF)
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
OWAS Water and Sanitation Department
RCC RWSSI Coordination Committee
RMC Regional Member Country
RWSS Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
RWSSI Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative
RWSSI-TF Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund
SDC Swiss Development Cooperation
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SP Strategic Plan
SWPP Shallow-Well Protection Program
TF Trust Fund
TSF Transition Support Facility
TYS Ten-Year Strategy
UA Unit of Account
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene
WASHCom Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Committee
WSS Water Supply and Sanitation
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) was launched in 2003 as a framework for
resource mobilization, investment, and development of rural water supply, improved sanitation, and
hygiene behavior change (HBC) across Africa. Two years later, in 2005, at the first International
Conference on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) in Africa, the RWSSI Trust Fund (TF) was
established primarily to raise additional resources for financing RWSSI activities.
Reducing poverty by accelerating access to improved rural water supply and sanitation facilities from
a baseline of 47% and 44% respectively in 2000, to 100% by 2025 is the overarching objective of
RWSSI.
RWSSI's work in the past three years has been guided by the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan (SP) adopted
by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in April 2013. The plan is aligned
both to the African Water Vision (AWV) and the targets of the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs).
The RWSSI SP, therefore, seeks a 70% access to
safe, adequate, and affordable water supply and
62% for improved sanitation for all rural areas in
Africa by 2015 with the target of achieving a
100% access by 2025.
This progress report not only summarizes the
2015 achievements but also presents the
cumulative results in the RWSS sector in Africa
in view of gaining greater perspective on what
progress (or lack of) was made in accomplishing
the MDG targets and effectively delivering on
the RWSSI SP. With RWSSI developing a new
long-term plan to guide its future strategic
direction from 2016 onwards and the
international community transitioning to the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the
report also highlights critical lessons and
opportunities to improve future operations and
accelerate universal coverage.
Progress Made, but Universal Access Remains a Challenge
Overall, considerable progress was made by RWSSI and partners to expand access to safe, affordable,
and sustainable water supply and sanitation services to all people living in rural Africa in 2015. By the
end of 2015, the total cumulative number of people who gained access to water supply within the
RWSSI stood at 135 million while the total number of people who gained access to improved sanitation
stood at 90 million.
These figures represent a 60 percent access to water supply (i.e. 10 percent below the desired 70 percent
target), and a 30.8 percent access to sanitation (i.e. 31.2 percent below set targets).
Neither do the above numbers reflect growing concerns over ‘usage’ as compared to simple ‘coverage’
data. Also, it does not consider concerns over poor levels of sustainability of water provision (where
average downtime of water points across most of Africa is between 30-40%). Another concern is that
By the end of 2015, the total cumulative number of people who gained access to water supply within the RWSSI stood at 135 million while the total number of people who gained access
to improved sanitation stood at 90 million as a
result of the interventions of RWSSI and its Partners
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the above MDG figures do not reflect the very high regression rates for household sanitation (as much
as 80% regression for many programs as found in a recent impact evaluation (IEs) for CLTS. On top
of this is the fact that HBC hardly featured at all in the MDG targets or achievements.
These challenges will need to be carefully addressed in future RWSSI operations and in delivering on
RWSS goals and targets in the SDGs.
Scaling up Investments, Leveraging Resources for Greater Impact
Since inception in 2003, RWSSI has been active in 35 countries through the implementation of a total
of 53 programs. In 2015, the Board of the AfDB approved the critical multinational project to tackle
the Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This timely project contributed significantly
towards halting the deadly virus in West Africa. Two other key projects in Uganda and Sudan were
approved in 2015.
By December 31, 2015, RWSSI programs and projects had benefited from a total estimated financing
of about €5.93 billion (ref. Annex 3). Of this, € 1.53 billion (26%) was from AfDB, € 0.14 billion (2%)
from the RWSSI-TF, € 2.26 billion (38%) from other donors, € 1.73 billion (29%) from African
governments and € 0.27 billion (5%) from beneficiary communities (see Figure 3 below).
During the reporting period, the RWSSI-TF received € 6.02 million from Switzerland and € 14.0
million from France. Total payments from Burkina Faso, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the
Netherlands, and Switzerland amounted to € 176.21 million. The funds received into the Trust Fund
account have so far accrued interest of € 2.46 million.
The annual disbursement rate for the RWSSI-TF during 2015 was 22%, and this is close to the annual
disbursement of previous years.
Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation and Fragility in RWSSI Interventions
In recognition of emerging challenges facing rural communities in Africa, in 2015, RWSSI sought to
mainstream climate change, gender, the private sector and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in its
planned and future activities with a greater focus on fragile states. Projects approved in 2015
mainstream climate adaptation in their operations as a means of achieving sustainable rural water
supply (Uganda, Sudan).
The RWSSI programs planned for Sudan and Uganda incorporate substantial M&E activities as project
components. Five of the six interventions approved in 2015 were in states in fragility (Central African
Republic, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan) in keeping with RWSSI's SP.
Knowledge Management, Learning, Outreach, and Communications
Knowledge management and communication were a major pillar of the 2012-2015 RWSSI strategic
plan and remains a central priority going forward. As part of efforts to gain a deeper understanding
into the Bank's delivery of water supply and sanitation interventions in RMCs, RWSSI supported the
conduct of four impact evaluations (IEs) in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. These timely
evaluations enabled RWSSI to gain better insight into the impact of its programs and leverage lessons
to improve future operations.
In 2015, RWSSI continued to conduct external engagement, build new partnerships and expand
existing ones to improve collaboration and cooperation in the delivery of RWSS. In April 2015.
RWSSI participated in the World Water Forum in Korea. During the event, not only did RWSSI
organize a high-level event on emerging solutions to tackle the provision of rural water supply and
sanitation, but it also engaged with other global organizations and actors on ways to sustainably fund
the sector in Africa.
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In 2015, RWSSI also took an active part in the AfricaSan conference in Senegal during which it
together with the World Bank presented a
toolkit for professional rural services.
Several communication activities undertaken in
2015 led to greater visibility and awareness
raising on the work of RWSSI. Not only was a
communication plan reviewed and updated to
reflect current priorities of RWSSI, the micro-
site on the AfDB website was constantly
updated and the Dgroups discussion forum
continued to receive additional members. The
Dgroups has become an important channel for
engagement of rural WASH stakeholders in the
AfDB and across Africa. It is also a repository
of documents and other vital water supply and
sanitation resources. In essence, RWSSI has
been a key contributor to technical knowledge
generation and dissemination towards global
solutions to rural water and sanitation development.
Looking forward
2016 marks the pivot to the implementation of the SDGs and particularly Goal 6 focused on universal
access to water supply and sanitation.
Central to RWSSI activities will be the development of a more focused and targeted strategy to address
the ever-complex challenges of expanding coverage of water supply and sanitation in rural Africa.
Out of about 700 million living in rural areas in Africa, about 280 million people are still without
access to water supply representing close to 40 percent. In sanitation, the situation is even worse as out
of 700 million people living in rural areas, close to 500 million are without improved sanitation
representing close to 70 percent.
In line with the AfDB’s water sector policy under development and critical continental policy
instruments such as the AWV and the Ngor Declaration on Sanitation, the new RWSSI 2016-2025
strategy will seek tackle these challenges to ensure universal coverage by 2025.
Senegal’s Minister for Water and Sanitation, Mansour Faye
delivering a keynote at a RWSSI event at the World Water
Forum in South Korea
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INTRODUCTION
Background
RWSSI is a regional framework for resource mobilization, investment, and development of rural water
supplies, improved sanitation and HBC across Africa. RWSSI was first launched by the AfDB in 2003
as a focused regional response to the rural water supply and sanitation sub-sector to support African
governments meet the targets of the AWV-2025 and the MDGs.
The overarching objective of RWSSI is to reduce poverty by accelerating access to improved rural
water supply and sanitation facilities from a baseline of 47% and 44% respectively in 2000, to 100%
by 2025, in a sustainable manner. RWSSI had the strategic goal of achieving 70% access to safe,
adequate, and affordable water supply and 62% for improved sanitation for all rural areas in Africa by
2015 with the target of achieving a 100% access by 2025. In 2005, at the first International Conference
on RWSS in Africa, African governments and international development partners adopted RWSSI as
a common framework for resource mobilization and investment for rural water supply and sanitation
delivery in Africa.
RWSSI is now in its thirteenth year of operations. During this period, it has been subjected to an
internal assessment in 2009 and an external evaluation in 2012. Based on the internal and external
findings, the 2012-2015 RWSSI Strategic Plan (SP) was prepared with five operational components:
i. RWSS sub-sector governance and enabling environment;
ii. Sub-sector investments in fragile states;
iii. Sustainability of RWSS systems;
iv. Knowledge management/communication, including sub-sector M&E
v. RWSSI/RWSSI-TF governance.
The 2012-2015 Strategic Plan for RWSSI aimed at fostering:
Africa-wide ownership and commitment to RWSSI’s goals;
Improvement of the rural water supply and sanitation portfolio for both implementation and
performance;
Better management and governance of the sub-sector;
Increased sub-sector funding;
Mainstreaming of climate change adaptation measures, sustainability aspects, and income
generation activities into program design and implementation;
Better results measurement and reporting.
The approach adopted for RWSSI underscores the mainstreaming of rural water supply and sanitation
development within government sector programming while providing support for the development of
programs and projects where these are non-existent. This approach requires close coordination
between government agencies, donors, and other stakeholders, to ensure successful country-level
operations, while adopting innovative models, including appropriate designs to stimulate demand-
responsiveness and fast-tracking approaches, particularly to those poorest and most fragile countries
in Africa that are severely off-track in achieving the MDGs.
At the first international conference on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Africa held in Paris in
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April 2005, African Governments and international development partners adopted RWSSI as a
common framework for resource mobilization and investment for rural water and sanitation delivery
in Africa. The RWSSI-TF, managed by the AfDB was also established to raise additional resources
for financing RWSSI activities. By December 2015, the Bank had approved 53 rural water supply and
sanitation operations across 35 countries contributing to improved access to drinking water and
sanitation. Overall, 135 million people gained access to clean water and 90 million gained access to
improved sanitation as a result of interventions of RWSSI and its Partners over the 13 years of
operation. The current RWSSI strategic plan (2012–2015) used the MDG targets for water supply
(70%) and Sanitation (62%). However, by Dec 2015, 60.1 % of rural population had improved access
to water and only 30.8% to improved sanitation (i.e. less than half of the MDG target.
Within the framework of a consulting contract, RWSSI will be reviewed against the Strategic Plan
2012–2015 as well as the initial objectives of RWSSI as contained in the Trust Fund agreement and
the strategic and operational guidelines of the Bank as part of the process to develop a new Strategic
Plan 2016-2025. The review that will take place in 2016 will particularly focus on the relevance,
effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of RWSSI and the RWSSI-TF.
Purpose and Content of the 2015 Annual Report
The purpose of this report is to update stakeholders on the progress made in the implementation of
RWSSI activities in 2015, and cumulative achievements as of December, 2015The report summarizes
the progress made during the reporting period with respect to advocating for an increased focus on
rural water supply and sanitation in Africa, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of ongoing
RWSSI operations; designing new operations for more effective utilization of RWSSI-TF resources, as
well as strengthening sector M&E and RWSSI governance at the Bank. It also highlights the value-
addition of RWSSI-TF resources.
The report is presented in five sections. Section one is the introduction. Sections two and three present
the RWSSI financing and implementation status in 2015. In section four the cumulative and 2015
achievements are discussed. The last section is the conclusion.
RWSSI FINANCING
2015 RWSSI Financing
In 2015, a total of € 70.6 million was approved for six RWSSI programs/projects, (in Central
African Republic, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda). This was 47% of the amount
which was approved in 2014. Of the total amount approved in 2015, € 58,7 million is from ADF
resources, € 7.5 million is from the GEF LDCF and € 4.37 million from the RWSSI-TF (See Table
1).
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Table 1: 5 new RWSSI Operations approved in 2015
Amounts Approved in Euro
Country Project Name AfDB GEF- LDCF RWSSI-TF Total
Central African Republic Support Program for
Reconstruction of
Grassroots Communities
17,430,000 - 570,000 18,000,000
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone
Post Ebola Recovery
Social Investment Fund
22,500,000 - 3,000,000 25,500,000
Uganda Additional Funds to
Water Supply and
Sanitation (GEF)
- 7,500,000 - 7,500,000
Sudan Water Sector Reforms
and Institutional
Capacity Development
18,800,000 - 800,000 19,600,000
Total 58,730,000 7,500,000 4,370,000 70,600,000
By December 31, 2015, RWSSI programs and projects had benefited from a total estimated financing
of about €5.93 billion (ref. Annex 3). Of this, € 1.53 billion (26%) was from AfDB, € 0.14 billion (2%)
from the RWSSI-TF, € 2.26 billion (38%) from other donors, € 1.73 billion (29%) from African
governments and € 0.27 billion (5%) from beneficiary communities. The percentage contribution from
the various sources is shown in Figure 3 below.
RWSSI-TF Resources
In 2015, the RWSSI-TF received € 6.02 million from Switzerland and € 14.0 million from France. By
31st December 2015, total contributions from Burkina Faso, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the
Netherlands and Switzerland amounted to € 178.62 million while outstanding commitments stood at €
15 million. The € 176.2 million received into the Trust Fund account so far has accrued interest of €
2.46 million.
Table 2: RWSSI-TF Donor Commitments and Contributions as at 31/12/15
* Due to exchange rate variations between time of commitment and actual contribution this table contains an inconsistency and is therefore
intended for illustrative purposes only. All financial flows of the TF are denominated in Euros as per the audited financial statements of the TF.
Donor
Commitment
Contributions Received Out- Standing 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
France 80.0 12.0 10.0 3.2 14.8 - - - - 13.0 13.0 14.0 80.0 0
Denmark 30.0 8.2 5.8 5.8 5.6 0 5.5 - - - 30.8 0
Netherlands 20.0 0 2.3 3.5 3.6 0 0 0 0 9.3 10.7
Canada 25.2 - - - - 0 8.6 8.7 9.1 26.4 0
Switzerland 33.4 - - - - - 2.4 8.1 7.4 5.2 6.0 29.1 4.3
Burkina Faso
0.08 0.1 0.1 0
Italy 0.5 0.5 0.5 0
*Total € m 189.18
20.2 18.1 12.5 24.0 0 16.5 16.8 16.6 13.5 5.2 20.0 176.2 15
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Disbursement efficiency
The RWSSI and RWSSI-TF disbursement efficiency in terms of performance against targets has been
satisfactory and compares well to other areas of the water sector and the disbursement performance of
other rural development activities. As shown in Table 3 below, the RWSSI-TF and RWSSI funding
out of ADF have exceeded their targets, both set at 20%.
Table 3: Disbursement performance against targets - December 2015 (Source: OWAS global active portfolio)
When compared to the other departments operating in rural development, OWAS also performs overall
well on disbursement efficiency. As shown in Figure 2 below, the Water and Sanitation Department
(OWAS) performs better than the three following departments: Agriculture and Agro-Industries
Department (OSAN), Governance, Economic and Financial Management Department (OSGE), and
Human and Social Development Department (OSHD) particularly for the AfDB lending.
Figure 2 Comparison of disbursement efficiency (%) within rural development operations
Although the disbursement has met targets, there have been delays in the use of the RWSSI-TF as the
use of the grant funds is tied to loan approval processes. In practice, this has meant that even where
Trust Fund operations are not dependent on a future loan going ahead (implying that the study or
intervention has an intrinsic value to the sector even if no loan occurs), there have been long delays.
One example of this is from DRC where, by July 2015, there was a 30-month start-up delay on a 60-
month project for this reason of loan linkages to grants. In the case of DRC, the loan comprised just
1.5% of the total grant but as a consequence of its inclusion in the overall financial package, it caused
this considerable delay to the program (30 months delay out of 60-month implementation period).
OWAS 1 OWAS 2 Total OWAS OWAS 1 OWAS 2 Total OWAS OWAS 1 OWAS 2 Total OWAS
Undisbursed Balance as at 31.12.2014 341.5 341.5 496.3 310.9 807.2 41.589 17.124 58.7 22.392644
2015 Disbursed amount 31.12.2015 70.8 70.8 92.7 87.9 180.6 10.5 3.7786 14.3 8.429187
2015 Disbursement Rate Achieved 20.7% 20.7% 18.7% 28.3% 22.4% 25.2% 22.1% 24.3% 37.6%
Disbursement target (%) 18% 18% 18% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 55%
To be disbursed to meet the target -9.3 -9.3 6.6 -25.7 -19.1 -2.2 -0.4 -2.5 3.9
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Figure 3: Sources of RWSSI funding
Rural and urban expenditure
Before the creation of RWSSI, the OWAS portfolio was mainly urban. With the advent of RWSSI the
urban/rural ratio is now 60/40 and the overall lending to the water sector has grown. This is considered
of vital importance as the majority (i.e. 8 out of 10 people) of the unserved in Africa continue to live
in the rural areas.
However, while RWSSI has provided funding in support of urgent needs for rural WASH, particularly
in those countries that are water stressed and suffer from droughts that are causing considerable human
suffering, insufficiently targeted use of RWSSI funds and significant delays in program
implementation have sometimes resulted in failure to achieve potential impact.
Management of RWSSI Trust Fund (TF)
The RWSSI-TF was created to ring-fence resources for financing innovative and sustainable rural
water supply and sanitation improvement programs. RWSSI-TF resources are increasingly used as a
catalyst in addressing the enabling environment and sustainability requirements for rural water supply
and sanitation development in fragile, post-conflict, and off-track states. The RWSSI-TF leverages
greater resources into the rural WSS sub-sector.
RWSSI seeks to engage with the Kigali Action Plan (KAP), an AU initiative championed by the
President on Rwanda. The KAP seeks to support 10 of the poorest performing countries in Africa on
RWSS coverage.
AfDB, €1.53bn, 26%
Other donors, €2.26bn, 38%
Governments, €1.73bn, 29%
Beneficiaries, €0.27bn, 5%
RWSSI TF, €0.14bn, 2%
RWSSI Financing Sources, total € 5.93bn, %
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Figure 4: Overall Results framework of RWSSI and the RWSSI-TF
RWSSI Trust Fund donors include Burkina Faso, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands,
and Switzerland. Representatives of the AfDB and RWSSI-TF donors, constitute RWSSI Coordination
Committee (RCC) that meets once a year to review the progress made and to examine the work plan
for the forthcoming year. As the Secretariat of the RWSSI-TF, the Bank’s Water and Sanitation
department (OWAS) designs, appraises, processes and supervises RWSSI programs and projects in
line with AfDB’s procedures.
By 31st December 2015, the RWSSI-TF had received contributions amounting to a total of € 176.2
million. The RWSSI and RWSSI-TF significantly increased the share of rural projects in Bank’s
portfolio with an accumulated total of 53 projects in 35 countries. As already mentioned above, there
are an estimated 135 million people across rural Africa who have gained access to water and 90 million
people to sanitation since the creation of RWSSI in 2003.
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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Orientation of the RWSSI 2015 Program
The RWSSI 2015 Program is aligned with the RWSSI strategic plan (2012–2015) and the Bank’s Ten
Year Strategy (TYS). It also took into consideration the Bank’s operational program for RWSSI in
2015, together with the funds available and those anticipated through the RWSSITF. In 2015, the TF
resources were used to strengthen the enabling environment for the sustainable delivery of rural water
supply and sanitation services, to support national capacity building activities to ensure sustainability,
and for sector monitoring and evaluation (M&E), sector performance reporting, knowledge
management and communication.
Figure 1: Countries with RWSSI-funded Programs
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The RWSSI operational components as set out in the current strategic plan are:
1. RWSSI/ RWSSI-TF governance
2. RWSS sub-sector governance and enabling environment;
3. Sub-sector investments in fragile states;
4. Sustainability of RWSS systems and,
5. Knowledge management and communication, including sub-sector M&E.
In 2015 RWSSI-TF resources were used to enhance two of these five operational components. 24% to
support the RWSS sub-sector governance and enabling environment, 73% were allocated for enhanced
RWSS investment and 3% for knowledge management and sector M&E. The details are provided in
Table 4.
Table 4: Alignment of RWSSI-TF Resources in New Projects/Programs for 2015
RWSSI SP Operational Priority
2015 RWSSI-TF Planned Operations and Budget
Ref
RWSSI-TF Component
Annual Target%
Central African Republic Guinea Liberia
Sierra
Leone Sudan Total
% of Total
C1
RWSSI-TF governance
1%
0%
C2
RWSS sub-sector governance and enabling environment
15%
0.3 0,3 0,3 0,9 20%
C3
Enhanced RWSS investments 56%
0,57 0,7 0,7 0,7 0,68 3,35 77%
C4
Sustainability of RWSSI systems
13%
0%
C5
RWSS knowledge management, sector M&E
15%
0,12 0,12 3%
Total 100% 0,57 1,0 1,0 1,0 0,8 4,37 100%
RWSSI-TF Disbursements
The total disbursement from the RWSS from 2007 to December 31, 2015 was € 86.9 million, up from €
68.1 million in 2014. This represents 54% of the total committed amounts of € 161.74 million. The
financial statement of the RWSSITF showing the disbursements for individual operations is provided
in Annex 4.
There are several cases of serious delays in project start-up. In the case of DRC and Malawi, this has
been caused by the bundling of grants with loans. In DRC, a delay of 30 months and in Malawi a delay
of 14 months occurred because of this arrangement, since loans require parliamentary ratification. In
the case of Burkina Faso, there were delays of several years in the implementation of some components
due to lack of pro-activeness in specifying procedures for procurement, which led not only to delay in
service provision but also to increased cost.
RWSSI works through governments, which sometimes means an increased degree of bureaucracy and
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weakened implementation capacity. There are often several layers of authority at national and
provincial level which need to be engaged with and might slow down planning and implementation
processes.
OWAS Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
OWAS staff have developed a monitoring and evaluation strategy that aims at creating an effective
and sustainable M&E system. Its objective is to generate data and information on OWAS operations
that improve decision-making and planning, create knowledge, enhance accountability and strengthen
its capacities to achieve its objectives. A Monitoring and Evaluation Guidebook for Task Managers
has been produced. All new OWAS funded projects now include measures to strengthen RMCs’ M&E
capacities both at national level and within the project implementing institutions.
Communication and Outreach
Knowledge management and communication were a major pillar of the 2012-2015 RWSSI strategic
plan and will remain central priorities going forward. As part of efforts to gain a deeper understanding
into the Bank's delivery of water supply and sanitation interventions in RMCs, RWSSI supported the
conduct of four impact evaluations (IEs) in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. These timely
evaluations enabled RWSSI to gain better insight into the impact of its programs and leverage lessons
to improve future operations.
RWSSI and OWAS are increasingly using social media to reach out to WASH stakeholders. Tweet from the RWSSI Side Event at the
World Water Forum in Korea in April 2015.
In 2015, RWSSI continued to conduct external engagement, build new partnerships and expand
existing ones to improve collaboration and cooperation in the delivery of RWSS.
In April 2015. RWSSI participated in the World Water Forum in Korea. During the event, not only
did RWSSI organize a high-level event on emerging solutions to tackle the provision of rural water
supply and sanitation, but it also engaged with other global organizations and actors on ways to
sustainably fund the sector in Africa.
RWSSI was singled out during the event as an innovative solution contributing to solving the RWSS
challenge in Africa. "RWSSI and the African Water Facility have become home-grown African
dynamic solutions created to build an enabling environment for sustainable financing of the water
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sector for the rural, semi-urban and urban areas in our continent," said Senegal’s Minister for Water
and Sanitation, Mansour Faye.
In 2015, RWSSI also took an active part in the AfricaSAN conference in Senegal during which it
presented a toolkit for professional rural services together with the World Bank.
Several communication activities undertaken in 2015 led to greater visibility and awareness raising on
the work of RWSSI. Not only was a communication plan reviewed and updated to reflect current
priorities of RWSSI, but the micro-site on the AfDB website was also constantly updated. Other
communication products included project briefs, a RWSSI newsletter, a set of Questions and Answers
(Q&A) for senior management and a number of press releases and web stories.
At the end of 2015 the RWSSI Dgroups community counts about 800 members and is growing rapidly.
The RWSSI Dgroups discussion continued to receive additional members. As sub-community of the
Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), it provides its members with additional information out of the
global discussions hosted by RWSN. It has also become an important channel for engagement of rural
WASH stakeholders in the AfDB and across Africa. It is also a repository of documents and other vital
water supply and sanitation resources.
Advocacy
The Bank continued to participate actively in the Sanitation and Water for All partnership (SWA). The
Bank committed to increased focus on off-track and fragile states as well as continued emphasis on rural
WASH in its portfolio. OWAS is also actively participating in SWA’s Global Monitoring Task Team,
aimed to improve harmonization in the global WASH monitoring framework. The intention of SWA’s
Global Monitoring Task Team is to support best practice within existing national and global
monitoring processes. It provides a sounding board for OWAS work to strengthen country-led
monitoring processes and to improve the quality of the Bank’s own monitoring and evaluation capacity.
Mobilization of Funds
With support from the RWSSI Secretariat, the African Union Commission and the Government of
Rwanda developed an initiative called the Kigali Action Plan (KAP) which aims at mobilizing
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additional resources for 10 off-track and mostly post-conflict countries. During the 23rd African Union
Summit held from June 26-27, 2014 in Malabo Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda expressed its intention to
contribute to the RWSSI-TF and to lead a resource mobilization effort with a particular focus on
resource-rich African countries. On 15th July 2015 the African Union, the Government of Rwanda and
AfDB hosted jointly a Resource Mobilization Side event at the 3rd International Conference on
Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. In the presence of numerous private sector, philanthropy
and government representatives, this side event highlighted the innovative character of the RWSSI-TF
as an example of an African initiative, which has already been deployed for the preparation of projects
where aspects of sustainability, gender, private sector interventions etc. are important.
As a follow-up to pledges made during the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille in March 2012 for
both the AWF and the RWSSI-TF, letters were written to those countries that have not yet followed
up on their pledges. This includes a pledge by Côte d’Ivoire to contribute Euro 6 million to the RWSSI-
TF. So far there has been no progress regarding the outstanding pledges dating back to the 6th World
Water Forum.
Regional Cooperation
The AMCOW Technical Advisory Committee Members and the AMCOW Executive Secretary met
to discuss the future role of the RWSSI Coordination Committee (RCC). It was agreed to convene
the next RCC on the sidelines of the AfricaSAN in Dakar in May 2015. While it was recognized that
the changing composition of biennially appointed TAC members and the difficulty to avail Ministry
of Finance representatives for the RCC was posing a challenge, it was agreed that there was an
important role for the RCC and that continued efforts should be made to make it more active and vocal.
The summary of the RCC meeting on the sidelines of the AfricaSAN is contained in Annex 8.
At the Third International Conference on Financing for Development which was held in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia in July 2015, RWSSI secretariat organized a side event focused on further mobilizing
resources to support work under the KAP. The Director of the OWAS, Mohamed El Azizi and other
AfDB water and sanitation specialists participated in the event. In a wildly distributed blog to inform
and generate further discussions on funding rural water supply and sanitation in Africa, Mohamed El
Azizi argued that “when water supply and sanitation improve in rural areas, health and quality of life
improve, and other major issues such as poverty alleviation, socio-economic development and gender
equality are addressed.”
Lastly, how to sustainably fund the Kigali KAP was the subject of a two-day workshop held in Addis
Ababa with officials of the African Union.
Policy on Human Right to Water and Sanitation
The Human Right to Water and Sanitation entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, accessible, culturally
acceptable and affordable water and sanitation services for personal and domestic uses; and which are
delivered in a participatory, accountable and non-discriminatory manner. Governments are obliged to
ensure that everybody gains access to these services over a considered timeframe, through creating an
enabling environment; namely by adopting appropriate legislation, policies, programs and ensuring
that these are adequately resourced and monitored.” Most African countries have recognized the
Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS).
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The 2014 GLAAS Report, states that out of a total of
38 countries that responded, 28 (74%) have so far
recognized the Human Right to Water and 25 (66%)
the Human Right to Sanitation as shown in Figure 4.
National Implementation Planning for Rural Sanitation and Water Supply
According to the most recent GLAAS report (2014)
out of 93 countries surveyed globally 83% have
approved national policies and implementation plans
that have been communicated through formal public
announcement. However, out of 38 countries that
responded in Africa, only 6 (16%) and 8 (21%) have
approved national polices and plans respectively for
implementation of rural sanitation and water supply.
The vast majority (71% and 72%, respectively) do not
have national policies and implementation plans and
the rest are in the process of development.
WASH Monitoring and Evaluation Situation in Africa
Besides the national M&E systems for WASH in each country, there are several international and
regional organizations which are undertaking WASH M&E activities in Africa. Some have been in
operation for several years. These include: the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) led by UNICEF and
WHO, the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS),
AMCOW’s Country Status Overview (CSO), the International Benchmarking Network for Water and
Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) and AMCOW’s Monitoring and Reporting System. Within the AMCOW
Monitoring System all 54 countries of the continent are expected to provide data on WASH, to
annually report progress on implementation of the AU Heads of States and Governments’ Sharm el
Sheikh Commitments, and reporting on high-level political commitments on the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) on water and sanitation in Africa.
Challenge of WASH M&E
All regional and international M&E activities rely on existing country WASH M&E systems.
However, in most countries the National Statistical Offices and WASH institutions responsible for
M&E are weak or even non-existent. There are issues of inadequate M&E functions; weak national
M&E systems; low partner coordination on M&E; and inadequate M&E budgeting, all leading to low
data availability and data gaps. They are unable to provide reliable data for WASH sector planning
and management. This remains a challenge at the country level, and is an area of focus for the Bank
and one of the planned areas of intervention in the new RWSSI strategy.
In 2010, the Bank developed an interim system known as Cumulative Achievement Reporting (CAR)
to strengthen its internal capacity to monitor and report WASH projects and program achievements,
specifically for the RWSSI programs. This tool has been useful in collating data from partners to the
RWSSI secretariat and will be revised to fit into improved scope and approaches in the next phase of
the RWSSI.
Figure 4: Status of Human Right to Water and Sanitation in RMC
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ACHIEVEMENTS in 2015
RWSSI MDG Targets and Achievements
155 million people and 226 million people had been targeted to gain access to water supply and
sanitation respectively in Africa by 2015.
However, the actual number of rural people who gained access by 2015 was 135 million people for
water supply and 90 million people for sanitation. Yet, it needs to be acknowledged that these figures
do not take into account failures caused by poor sustainability (as much as 30-40% in many countries)
for water points and regression in sanitation achievements (sometimes as high as 80%).
Implementation Progress in 2015
RWSSI country programs in Sudan and Uganda were approved as well as the multinational Ebola
response program in Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone. This brings the total number of
approved operations as of December 31,
2015, to 53 in 35 countries.
During 2015, the amount disbursed for
RWSSI operations (Bank resources for rural
WASH projects and RWSSI-TF) increased
by € 185 million, or 22%, from the € 840
million disbursed by the end of 2014. Based
on the cumulative approved financing for the
53 RWSSI operations, the total
disbursements for RWSSI operations at the
Bank by December 31, 2015, was € 1025.8
million, or 67% of the approved resources
had been disbursed. The total disbursement of
the RWSSI-TF rose by 26% from € 68.1
million to € 86.2 million.
RWSSI is steadily contributing to the overall
provision of access to water supply and sanitation in Africa. Africa has failed to attain its sanitation
and water MDG targets: the population without an improved sanitation facility in 2015 increased
by 289 million since 1990 (with about 60% living in rural areas), whereas 248 million people gained
access during the same period. Attainment of the SDGs will require even greater effort. Annex 1
presents all country operations that were operational in 2015 while Annex 2 presents the 13 country
operations closed in 2015.
Impact Evaluations (IE) Completed in 2015
Four IEs of RWSSI programs were conducted in 2015 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
The evaluations highlighted critical lessons to improve future performance of RWSS interventions.
With respect to the IE of RWSSI investments in Tanzania, some the following lessons were identified:
The efficiency and effectiveness of an otherwise sound and competent programme can be
seriously compromised by inefficient management of funds at central government level.
The current low and ad-hoc budget subventions to Council Water and Sanitation Teams
The closer water pumps are to villages, the shorter the time it is for
mostly female members of the household to collect water, and as a
result, they stay in school longer.
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(CWST) gravely compromise the sustainability of the RWSSP achievements.
Without reformed financial management systems linking national and local government
authorities, and without adequate recurrent funding to CWSTs, the progress and sustainability
of Phase II of the Water Sector Development Programme (WSDP) will be inadequate.
For a rural water and sanitation programme to be adequately effective it is essential that the
water and sanitation components be adequately coordinated.
As for the Ethiopia IE, the following issues were highlighted:
The program was not effective in ensuring safe water for households at water source and point
of use at all times, partly due to water contamination during transportation and/or storage. A
third of the time, water was of low quality relative to the recommended WHO standard of
having no E. coli bacteria in human drinking water. At point of use, only 33% of tested drinking
water samples in in the project area were free of E. coli bacteria.
Handwashing without soap leaves risks of infection and hygiene issues; and calls for a people-
centred strategies in project designs to bring about hygiene behaviour change.
There was a lack of detectable impact on the diarrhoea incidence of children under five in both
project and non-project communities, due in part to the similarity of sanitation and hygiene
practices amongst children in these two zones.
This indicates that more should have been
done in educating communities. Future
programs need to be designed to put more
emphasis on sanitation and water quality in
line with SDG 6.3.
There was no significant impact on women’s
participation in self-employment activities.
Time saved was limited, and used for
domestic activities including cooking and
other unpaid work but did not motivate self -
employment. Time-gains alone are not
sufficient for creating economic activities.
Other external factors such as access to credit,
resources and markets, and business training
and skills need to be added to stimulate
economic activities. Programs need to factor
them in at design stage to promote more
vibrant economic activities for women and
girls.
RWSSI Coordination Committee (RCC)
The RWSSI-TF RCC met on May 26, 2015, in Dakar, Senegal during the AfricaSAN Conference
hosted by AMCOW. See details on Annex 8.
Comparisons of JMP and CAR regarding Improved Sanitation Access Data
There is a troubling difference between the total population reported to have sanitation access in the 18
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countries by the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) and the Cumulative Achievement Report (CAR).
The CAR reports that between 2006 to 2015, an additional 44.3 million people had access to improved
sanitation in 18 countries, while JMP reports a cumulative 2.2 million for the same period in the same
countries.
There is also a stark difference in the number of
people reported to have access to sanitation. This is
partly attributable to the different definition of
improved sanitation access by the JMP and the
countries.
According to JMP, improved sanitation facilities
are those that ensure hygienic separation of human
excreta from human contact. They include the
following facilities: flush and pour-flush (piped
sewer system, septic tank and pit latrine),
ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine
with slab and composting toilet. In addition, only
facilities that are not shared or not public are
considered improved.
On other hand, some countries consider new
traditional pit latrines as well as shared latrines as
improved. Since the database for CAR is fed by
countries WSS executing agencies, the populations
reported to have gained improved sanitation access are high.
The JMP changed the definition of improved sanitation access in 2006 hence the percentage of
population coverage with improved sanitation was reduced drastically. For example, in Mali, the
percentage of sanitation coverage in 2006 was 39% while in 2012 it was 15% and in Malawi, it was
66% in 2006 and 8% in 2012. Similar differences are observed for most countries.
The difference shows that countries are lagging in adopting JMP definitions in their sanitation policies
and implementation plans.
Sanitation and Water Infrastructure
The cumulative public sanitation facilities provided as of December 31, 2015 is about 132,000 and the
cumulative household sanitation facilities are 2.37 million. Most of the household sanitation facilities
are generally financed by the households themselves.
Capacity Building
Institutional and human resources capacity development are among the key ingredients for sustainable
infrastructure, a key focus of RWSSI. Despite the fact that insufficient staff capacity has been
recognized as a major constraint of the water and sanitation sector, not much lasting progress seems to
have been achieved in this area.
According to the GLAAS 2014 report, out of 59 respondents globally, only one third of countries
reported having human resource (HR) strategies in water.
Sanitation and hygiene for urban and rural areas
Out of 35 African countries, 55% reported having an overall strategy to develop and manage human
New but unused Ecosan Toilets located at the KAGEYO
Health Centre in Gicumbi district. These toilets are close to
the maternal wing of the HC and when they became a major
source for fly breeding the Head of the HC decided to close
them down. In the background can be seen one of several blue rain-water harvesting tanks Photo: A. Waterkeyn
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resources.
Based on the 2015 CAR data, about 23,000
WASHComs were formed and 112,000 trained. The
total cumulative number established, as of December
31, 2015, is about 114,000. Ethiopia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia are
the major contributors to this increase. .
The total number of people who benefited from
hygiene and health sensitization campaigns up to 2015
was about 1 million and the average participation of
women in the campaigns is about 55%. To date, a total
of about 2 million people have been sensitized.
Besides, about 170 teachers were trained to educate
students on the importance of hygiene and sanitation.
Training was also provided to about 3,595 local
government staff and 1,682 artisans.
Summary of MDG Achievements from JMP Report
The JMP report marks the 25th anniversary of the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program and is
the final report on access to drinking water and sanitation during this final year of the MDG’s. There
has been significant progress.
Drinking water
i. The populations without access to safe drinking water in SSA – 319 million;
ii. 427 million people gained access during the MDG period – an average of 47,000 people per
day for 25 years;
iii. Only 2 countries in SSA – Angola and Equatorial Guinea – have coverage of less than 50%,
compared to 23 countries in 1990;
iv. Sub-Saharan Africa did not meet the MDG target but still achieved a 20-percentage point
increase in the use of improved sources of drinking water;
v. 8 out of 10 people still without improved drinking water sources live in rural areas.
Sanitation
The MDG target called for halving the proportion of the population without basic sanitation, and to
extend access from 54% to 77% of the global population. The MDG target was not met, although there
was some progress.
i. less than 17% gained access in SSA;
ii. Globally, 2.1 billion people have gained access to an improved sanitation facility since 1990;
iii. Due to a combination of population growth and slow progress, the number of people in SSA
without access to sanitation has increased since 1990;
iv. Out of 10 people without improved sanitation facilities, 9 out of 10 people still practicing open
defecation live in rural areas;
Hygiene behavior change campaigns were central to the RWSSI-
funded National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program
(PRONASAR) in Northern Mozambique. Here, communities gather
around a newly constructed water pump to exchange on best practice
in hygiene and sanitation.Photo: Boniface Aleobua
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v. The number of people practicing open defecation has increased in SSA, and the region now
accounts for a greater share of the global total than in 1990. At current rates of reduction, open
defecation will not be eliminated among the poorest in rural areas by 2030.
Hygiene
There was no specific target on hygiene in the MDGS, however its health benefits are significant and
linked to adequate water and sanitation. The JMP covers hygiene practices in its data gathering.
i. Data from over 50 countries show low levels of handwashing in many countries. In SSA, in
the 38 countries for which data are available, it is at best 50%;
ii. In many parts of the developing world, up to 4 out of 10 schools and healthcare facilities lack
basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Key facts related to children
i. Latest estimates are that 5.9 million children under five die annually from all causes;
ii. Diarrhea disease is the third leading cause of death among children under five. JMP estimates
that more than 340,000 children under five die annually from diarrhea diseases due to poor
sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water – that is almost 1,000 per day;
iii. Some 161 million children suffer from stunting, or chronic malnutrition, which has been linked
to WASH and particularly open defecation.
Key facts on implications for health
i. 842,000 deaths from diarrhea diseases each year could be prevented by improved water,
sanitation, and hygiene;
ii. Poor water, sanitation and hygiene are major contributors to neglected tropical diseases like
schistosomiasis, trachoma and intestinal worms, which affect more than 1.5 billion people
every year;
iii. Basic hygienic practices by birth attendants can reduce the risk of infections, sepsis and death
for infants and mothers by up to 25%, yet many health facilities lack even basic water and
sanitation facilities. In Africa, 42% of health facilities do not have access to an improved water
source within 500 meters.
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CONCLUSIONS
1. RWSSI remains highly relevant for the continent’s economic and social development. It has
served as a common platform for resource mobilization across 35 countries and an appropriate
instrument for responding to the challenge of low access to sustainable, safe water supply and
improved sanitation in rural Africa.
2. Few countries did as well as Rwanda in achieving MDG targets. This is attributed to strong
leadership, and political will in support of a practical, low-cost approach to achieving improved
preventative health through their Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion
Program (CBEHPP) that has been taken to scale and serves as a blue-print in the KAP for wider
dissemination.
3. JMP results for the end of the MDGs indicated an alarming shortfall in improved sanitation
coverage while hygiene behavior change has been particularly disappointing.
4. The Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) obliges countries to achieve universal access to
water and sanitation by 2030. As such, RWSSI’s objective should be to bolster the resource
mobilization of the RWSSI-TF; to significantly increase the resource allocation of AfDB as
well as those of national budgets and households for rural water supply and, in particular,
hygiene behavior change and sanitation. In addition, it will need to promote cost effective and
sustainable interventions and technologies that will bring universal access to water and
sanitation within reach.
5. A recent Study on Self Supply by UNICEF and SKAT Foundation (RWSN) demonstrates that
self-supply options including Upgraded Family Wells (UFWs), Household Water Treatment
and Storage (HWTS) and Household Rainwater harvesting are not only far more cost effective
than complex conventional water-supply systems, they have also proven to be sustainable (over
25 years in Zimbabwe). UFWs have been proven to be climate resilient (with households
deepening their wells during time of drought) while also improving nutrition and income
generating prospects (nutrition gardens) that positively impacts on empowering women and
achieving improved reduction in poverty and health outcomes.
6. The President of the AfDB1 has prioritized the reduction of stunting. RWSSI should align itself
with this very important initiative by supporting Integrated WASH/Nutrition program that have
specific focus on achieving holistic preventative health outcomes.
1 Highlighted at the AfDB Annual Meeting in Lusaka (23-27 May 2016) where AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina
together with the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems stated the intention to reduce stunting by 40% by 2025.
WHO estimates a 17:1 benefit by achieving targets for stunting, wasting, anemia & breast-feeding. African Leaders for
Nutrition (ALN) and Bill Gates Foundation are aiming to the reduce number of stunted children by 50 million over the
next ten years’.
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Annex 1: Operations Carried Over From 2014 (million UA)
N° Project Name Country Approval
Date
Approved Amount
(UA)
Source of financing
1 ETUDE D'APPUI INSTITUTIONNEL POUR LA RÉORGANISATION DU SNAPE
Guinea 22/01/14 362,138 RWSSI-TF
2 ETUDE D'ELABORATION DU PROGRAMME NATIONAL D'AEPA EN MILIEU R
Djibouti 04/02/13 399,968 RWSSI-TF
3 POST EBOLA RECOVERY SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND (LIBERIA).
Multinational 21/10/15 2,300,000 RWSSI-TF
21/10/15 22,500,000 ADF Grant
4 PROJET D'AEPA ET DE RENFORCEMENT DES INFRASTRUCTURES SOCIO-E
DRC
27/11/13 1,475,000 ADF Loan
27/11/13 43,525,000 ADF Grant
27/11/13 4,759,619 RWSSI-TF
24/10/12 55,000,000 FSF
5 1ER SOUS-PROGRAMME SECTORIEL AEPA DE BANGUI ET ENVIRONNANTS
Centrafrique 24/10/12 40,000 ADF Loan
12/05/10 9,710,000 FSF
6 AEPA EN MILIEU RURAL Cameroon 12/05/10 10,000,000 ADF Loan
13/02/12 4,279,658 RWSSI-TF
7 THE GAMBIA - RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION PROJECT
Gambia 13/02/12 1,110,000 ADF Grant
20/09/11 3,199,744 RWSSI-TF
8 PROJET AEPA EN MILIEU RURALE PHASE 2
Niger 20/09/11 16,000,000 ADF Loan
10/10/07 3,199,744 RWSSI-TF
9 RURAL WATER SUPLY AND SANITATION SUB-PROGRAMMES FOR YOBE AND
Nigeria 18/09/13 51,000,000 ADF Loan
10 RURAL WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT
Sierra Leone
18/09/13 9,065,000 ADF Loan
18/09/13 2,854,000 ADF Grant
18/09/13 2,858,695 GEF
18/09/13 4,239,661 RWSSI-TF
23/04/14 8,468,000 FSF
11 PROJET SECTORIEL EAU & ASSAINISSEMENT
Senegal 23/04/14 11,600,000 ADF Loan
11/07/12 4,799,616 RWSSI-TF
12 PROJET AEPA CENTRES SECONDAIRES ET ZONES RRALES ENVIRONNANTE
Chad
11/07/12 10,710,000 ADF Loan
11/07/12 6,900,000 ADF Grant
27/11/12 2,399,808 RWSSI-TF
13 AEPA EN MILIEU RURAL ET CENTRES SECONDAIRES DE TADJOURAH, AR
Djibouti 27/11/12 3,500,000 ADF Grant
08/09/14 2,399,808 RWSSI-TF
14 SUPPORT TO THE ONE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE NATIONAL PR
Ethiopia 08/09/14 60,000,000 ADF Loan
03/11/09 6,103,512 RWSSI-TF
15 SMALL MED TOWNS WATER SUPPLY & WASTE WAT
Kenya 03/10/13 70,000,000 ADF Loan
16 LESOTHO LOW LANDS RURAL WATER SUPPLY ADN SANITATION PROJECT
Lesotho 03/10/13 6,520,000 ADF Loan
07/12/12 2,559,795 RWSSI-TF
17 PROJET NATIONAL INTÉGRÉ DANS LE SECTEUR DE L'EAU EN MILIEU R
Mauritania
07/12/12 3,052,000 ADF Loan
07/12/12 2,448,000 ADF Grant
18/12/13 2,799,776 RWSSI-TF
18 PROGRAMME NATIONAL INTÉGRÉ EAU EM MILIEU RURAL, II
Mauritania 30/04/14 920,000 ADF Loan
19 Malawi 30/04/14 15,000,000 ADF Loan
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SUSTAINABLE RURAL WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IM
30/04/14 5,000,000 NTF
09/11/10 2,799,776 RWSSI-TF
20 NATIONAL RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM
Mozambique 09/11/10 5,270,000 ADF Loan
09/09/15 4,799,616 RWSSI-TF
21 WATER SECTOR REFORMS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Sudan 09/09/15 639,949 RWSSI-TF
03/07/13 15,000,000 FSF
22 ETUDE PROGRAMME RWSSI
Sao Tome 18/06/14 667,947 RWSSI-TF
23 EZULWINI SUSTAINABLE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY
Swaziland 12/10/11 16,446,785 AfDB Loan
24 PROGRAMME D'AEP EN MILIEU RURAL (AEPR)
Tunisia 05/10/11 75,849,932 AfDB Loan
25 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAM
Uganda 05/10/11 20,000,000 AfDF Loan
04/03/15 3,199,744 RWSSI-TF
26 ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO WATER SUPPLY AND SAN
Uganda 10/09/14 5,981,819 GEF
27 TRANSFORMING RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN WESTERN ZAMBIA - NATIONAL
Zambia 10/09/14 11,077,442 AfDB Loan
2,799,776 RWSSI-TF
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Annex 2: 13 Country Operations Ended in 2015
Project Name Country Status Approval
Date Compl. Date
Approved Amount (UA)
Financing Source
1 National Water Supply and Rural Sanitation Program - Phase II
Rwanda Clsd 01/07/09 30/06/15 10,000,000.00 ADF Grant 01/07/09 30/06/15 5,567,554.60 RWSSI-TF
2 Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project in the Cascades, West Central, South Central and Sahel Regions
Burkina Faso Comp 24/07/07 31/12/15 20,000,000.00 ADF Loan 24/07/07 31/12/15 8,888,888.89 RWSSI-TF
3 Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Semi-Urban Areas DRC Comp 06/06/07 30/06/15 70,000,000.00 ADF Grant
4 Rural Water Sanitation and Hygiene Program Development Study
Liberia Comp 19/10/12 30/06/15 541,834.25 RWSSI-TF
5 Water Supply Program Madagascar Comp 21/12/05 30/09/15 51,000,000.00 ADF Loan 6 Water Supply and Sewerage
Project in the Regions of Gao, Koulikoro and Segou
Mali Comp 11/06/08 31/12/15 22,000,000.00 ADF Loan 11/06/08 31/12/15 8,583,313.33 RWSSI-TF
7 Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Sub-Program – Phase II
Senegal Comp 18/02/09 30/09/15 30,000,000.00 ADF Loan
8 Water Services Boards Support Project Kenya Comp
21/11/07 30/08/15 35,190,000.00 ADF Loan 05/12/07 30/08/15 8,999,280.06 RWSSI-TF
9 Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project in the South
Mauritania Comp 15/11/06 31/12/15 9,700,000.00 ADF Loan
10 Zanzibar Water and Sanitation Project Tanzania Comp
11/11/08 30/06/15 25,000,000.00 ADF Loan 11/11/08 30/06/15 2,511,799.06 RWSSI-TF
11 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Phase II Tanzania Comp
15/09/10 31/12/15 59,000,000.00 ADF Loan 15/09/10 31/12/15 5,279,577.63 RWSSI-TF
12 National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program Zambia Comp 31/10/06 30/11/15 15,000,000.00 ADF Loan
13 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation of Regional Headquarters of Three Prefectures and Surrounding Rural Areas
CAR Term
03/11/09 30/06/15 7,000,000.00 ADF Grant
03/11/09 30/06/15 2,634,989.20 RWSSI-TF
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Annex 3: Funds Mobilized up to 31/12/15 for RWSSI in million UA
Ref. No.
Country Operations
Approval Date
Fund Mobilized for RWSS Programs/Projects in million UA as at 31st December 2015
Total AfDB ADFLoan ADFGrant RWWSI-TF Others Government Community
1 Angola 11/28/07 0.7 0.72 0 2 Benin 11/10/04 73.0 8.17 0 51 13.4 0.4
3 Burkina Faso 07/24/07 164.4 20 10 99.4 30.1 4.9
4 CAR 11/10/09 10.4 7 3 0.1 0.3
5 CAR II 10/24/12 15.5 10.43 1.04 4 6 Cameroon 05/12/10 15.1 10 4.78 0.1 0.2
7 Chad 07/12/06 13.1 13.14 8 Chad II 07/11/12 199.9 10.4 6.
9 2.7 120.7 57.1 2.1
9 Comoros 12/17/09 38.3 8 2 27.97 0.37 10 DRC 27/11/13 81.8 75.74 6.02 11 Djibouti 27/11/12 7.0 3.50 2.68 0.7 0.1
12 Djibouti II 04/02/13 0.5 0.45 0.03
13 Gambia 02/13/12 5.2 1.11 3.58 0.2 0.2 0.11
14 Ghana 09/08/04 22.1 12.8 0 6 1.3 2
15 Guinea 0.4 0.38 16 Ethiopia 12/21/05 1265.0 43.6 0 655 395.6 170.8
17 Ethiopia II 66.4 60 6.43 18 Kenya* 11/21/07 60.2 35 15 9.8 0.4 19 Kenya II 11/03/09 0.0 0 20 Liberia 19/10/12 0.6 0.606
21 Lesotho 03/10/13 11.5 6.52 2.86 0.80 1.29 22 Mali 12/17/03 16.1 9.
8 2.2 2.5 1.6
23 Mali II 06/11/08 35.9 22 0 9.6 3.8 0.5 24 Madagascar 12/21/05 62.5 43.8 5.9 11.3 1.5 25 Malawi 07/02/08 159.0 15.2 20.4 3.14 101.5 12.7 6.1 26 Malawi II 22.9 15 5 2.95 27 Mauritania 11/15/06 44.1 9.7 0 32.6 1.6 0.2 28 Mauritania II 12/07/12 9.7 3.05 2.45 3.13 1.04 29 Mauritania III 6.8 6.79 30 Morocco 07/21/06 619.9 6
9 542 8.9
31 Mozambiq I 11/09/10 60.6 5.27 5.36 29.4 20.6
32 Niger 02/21/07 26.0 3 11.27 10 1.2 0.5 33 Niger II 09/20/11 34.0 16 3.58 11 2.40 1.00
34 Nigeria 10/10/07 208.0 51 0 92.0 65 35 Rwanda I 12/17/03 0.0 36 Rwanda II 07/01/09 307.8 4 19 6.23 208.2 68.3 2.1
37 Sao Tome 03/07/13 0.8 0.75 0.08 38 Senegal 09/21/05 135.8 55 73.4 6 1.4
39 Senegal II 02/18/09 25.1 20 5.05 40 Senegal III 41 Sierra Leone 18/09/13 28.9 9.07 13.92 4.74 1.18
42 Tanzania I 09/13/06 0.0 43 Tanzania II 09/15/10 439.5 104 10 6 260 38.3 21.2
44 Tan./Zanzibar 11/11/08 19.0 12 3 1.3 1.92 0.8
45 Tunisia 10/11/11 90.5 84.86 5.6 46 Uganda I 12/19/05 0.0
47 Uganda II 10/05/11 311.7 20 40 3.59 69.6 175.8 2.7
48 Zambia 10/31/06 118.1 25.7 73 15.4 4.0 49 Zambia II 10/09/14 22.9 20 2.95 50 Sudan 01/09/15 18,8 0,8 51 PERSIF (3) 21/10/15 22.
5 3
Total in UA 5,39 153.9 691.5 490.9 130.6 1,929 1,477 233
Total Euro 5,93 180.0 820.0 593.0 140.0 2,257 1,728 274
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Annex 4: Approved and Disbursed Amounts as at 31/12/15 *
Re f No
Country (Approval Date)
Funding (mill. EUR)
Disbursement (mill. EUR)
Age (years)
as at 31/12/14 as at 31/12/15 (Disbursement Rate) (Disbursement Rate)
Total AfDB RWSS
TF Total AfDB
RWSS- TF
Total AfDB RWSS-
TF
1 Mali 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
2 Rwanda 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 6.0 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
3 Ghana 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 8.3 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
4 Benin 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 7.6 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
5 Senegal 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 5.3 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
6 Uganda 46.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 5.0 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
7 Ethiopia 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 8.0 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
8 Madagascar 49.3 49.3 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.6 8.0 (48%) (48%) (48%) (48%)
9 Chad 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 7.5 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
10 Morocco 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.1 7.5 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
11 Tanzania 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2 4.3 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
12 Zambia 17.0 17.0 8.7 8.7 11.2 11.2 8.2 (51%) (51%) (66%) (66%)
13 Mauritania 11.0 11.0 4.6 4.6 7.3 7.3 8.1 (42%) (42%) (67%) (67%)
14 Niger 15.9 3.4 12.5 11.8 3.2 8.6 12.0 3.4 8.6
7.9 (74%) (93%) (69%) (75%) (99%) (68%)
15 Burkina Faso 33.7 22.6 11.1 17.0 11.9 5.1 20.9 15.7 5.2
7.4 (50%) (53%) (46%) (62%) (69%) (47%)
16 Nigeria 57.6 57.6 11.9 11.9 0.0 21.7 21.7 0.0 7.2
(21%) (21%) (38%) (38%) 17 Kenya 51.0 39.8 11.3
33.0 25.3 7.7 49.1 38.4 10.7 7.1
(65%) (64%) (68%) (96%) (97%) (95%)
18 Angola 0.8 0.8 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.80 0.80 0.00 6.1
(100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) 19 Mali II 35.6 24.9 10.7
11.4 9.4 2.0 15.8 12.4 3.4 6.6
(32%) (38%) (19%) (44%) (50%) (32%)
20 Malawi 33.4 29.9 3.5 33.42 29.90 3.52 33.42 29.90 3.52
6.5 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
21 Tanzania-Zanzibar 16.8 13.6 3.2 8.6 6.5 2.2 16.8 13.9 2.9
6.1 (51%) (48%) (68%) (100%) (102%) (91%)
22 Senegal II 33.9 33.9 24.7 24.7 30.0 30.0 5.9 (73%) (73%) (88%) (88%)
23 Rwanda II 18.3 11.3 7.0 15.0 9.5 5.5 17.4 10.6 6.9
5.5 (82%) (84%) (80%) (95%) (93%) (98%)
24 Kenya II 17.3 17.3 4.7 4.7 9.3 9.3 5.2 (27%) (27%) (54%) (54%)
25 CAR 11.2 7.9 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2
5.1 (6%) (6%) (6%) (6%) (6%) (6%)
26 Comoros 11.2 9.0 2.2 2.7 2.2 0.6 6.1 5.1 1.0
5.0 (24%) (24%) (26%) (54%) (56%) (46%)
27 Cameroon (12-May-10) 16.7 11.3 5.4 4.9 2.9 2.0 8.5 5.2 3.3
4.6 (29%) (26%) (37%) (51%) (46%) (62%)
28 Tanzania II 73.3 66.7 6.7 67.1 60.5 6.7 69.1 62.6 6.5
4.3 (92%) (91%) (100%) (94%) (94%) (97%)
29 Mozambique 12.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 1.2 0.8 4.7 3.3 1.4
4.1 (16%) (20%) (13%) (39%) (55%) (23%)
30 Niger II 22.1 18.1 4.0 3.2 3.2 0.0 4.6 3.4 1.2
3.3 (14%) (17%) (0%) (21%) (19%) (30%)
31 Uganda II 22.9 18.9 4.0 12.7 9.7 3.0 13.8 9.9 3.9
3.2 (55%) (51%) (75%) (60%) (52%) (98%)
32 Tunisia 95.9 95.9 14.2 14.2 0.0 28.8 28.8 0.0 3.2
(15%) (15%) (30%) (30%) 33 Gambia 5.3 1.3 4.0 2.2 1.3 1.0 1.7 0.1 1.6 2.9
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Re f No
Country (Approval Date)
Funding (mill. EUR)
Disbursement (mill. EUR)
Age (years)
as at 31/12/14 as at 31/12/15 (Disbursement Rate) (Disbursement Rate)
Total AfDB RWSS
TF Total AfDB
RWSS- TF
Total AfDB RWSS-
TF
(43%) (100%) (25%) (32%) (8%) (39%) 34 Chad II 22.9 19.9 3.0
0.3 0.2 0.1 5.4 4.7 0.7 2.5
(1%) (1%) (4%) (24%) (24%) (23%)
35 CAR II 17.9 13.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2.2 (0%) (0%) (0%) (0%)
36 Liberia 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
2.2 (1%) (0%) (4%) (31%) (0%) (31%)
37 Djibouti I 7.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2.1 (0%) (0%) (0%) (0%)
38 Mauritania II 9.7 6.2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
2.1 (0%) (0%) (4%) (0%) (11%)
39 Djibouti II 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.9 (0%) (0%)
40 Sao tome & Principe 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
0.9 (0%) (9%) (0%) (9%)
41 Sierra Leone 31.3 26.0 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
1.3 (0%) (1%) (1%) (0%)
42 Lesotho 10.6 7.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.2 (0%) (0%)
43 DRC 87.7 81.8 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
1.1 (0%) (0%) (0%) (1%)
44 Mauritania III 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.0 (0%) (0%)
45 Guinea 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
(0%) 46 Senegal III 29.3 23.4 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.7 (0%) (0%)
47 Ethiopia II 77.7 70.2 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
(0%) (0%) 48 Malawi II 26.9 23.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.7 (0%) (0%)
49 Zambia II 16.0 12.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
(0%) (0%) 50 Other Expenses* 9.9 0.0 9.9
4.0 0.0 4.0 4.6 0.0 4.6 0 (40%) (0%) (40%) (46%) (0%) (46%)
Total 1343.6 1187.3 156.3 647.8 595.0 52.8 742.8 676.8 65.9
(48%) (50%) (34%) (55%) (57%) (42%)
* An updated version of this table will be inserted once operational data as per 31.12.2015 can be retrieved.
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Annex 5: Financial Statement of the RWSSI as at 31/12/15
2015 2014
Contributions received
Burkina Faso 82,571 82,571
Canada 26,404,626 26,404,626
Denmark 30,829,647 30,829,647
France* 80,000,000 66,000,000
Italy 500,000 500,000
Switzerland 29,104,314 23,085,653
The Netherlands 9,287,804 9,287,804
Total contributions 176,208,962 156,190,301
Add: Net interest earned 2,455,986 2,535,973
Total resources 178,664,948 158,726,274
Less: Disbursements
Administrative Expenses Component
Ongoing activities (Annex 1-1) (6,106,981) (4,630,973)
Completed activities (Annex 1-2) (798,446) (798,446)
(6,905,427) (5,429,419)
Projects Expenses Component
Ongoing Project support (Annex 2) (80,058,201) (62,665,637)
(86,963,628) (68,095,056)
Funds available 91,701,320 90,631,218
REPRESENTED BY:
Promissory Notes* 14,800,000 14,800,000
Investments 40,996,000 35,508,894
Cash in bank 37,047,891 40,755,327
Total Notes and bank balance 92,843,891 91,064,221
Net amount payable (1,142,571) (433,003)
Funds balance 91,701,320 90,631,218
The accompanying Notes 1 - 8 and Annexes 1 and 2 form part of the financial statements
* Contribution by France included an amount of Euro 14,800,000 in the form of promissory notes. These notes
are non-interest bearing and encashable on demand.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
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2015 2014
Total resources 178,664,948 158,726,274
Less: Commitments
Ongoing Administrative Expenses (Annex 1 - 1) (9,925,656) (9,922,056)
Completed Administrative Expenses (Annex 1 - 2) (798,446) (798,446)
Project support component (Annexes 2) (151,022,626) (146,652,626)
(161,746,728) (157,373,127)
Total resources available for commitment 16,918,220 1,353,146
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
STATEMENT OF COMMITMENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
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Amount Total Amount Total Amount Undisbursed
Codes Activity Title Allocated Disbursed Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Disbursed Balance
FFCO at 31/12/014 01/01 - 31/03/015 01/04 - 30/06/015 01/07 - 30/09/015 01/10 - 31/12/015 for the year at 31/12/015
403331 Management fees 5,512,056 4,214,290 0 0 0 771,232 771,232 4,985,522 526,534
405575 RWSSI TF Program Audit 150,000 8,234 0 0 0 0 0 8,234 141,766
405576 RWSSI Films 150,000 134,247 0 0 0 0 0 134,247 15,753
405578 Short term Consultants 100,000 0 0 0 20,000 0 20,000 20,000 80,000
405991 Studies 300,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300,000
405992
Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) Support
activities 300,000 180,401 0 9,655 9,533 0 19,188 199,589 100,411
406051 Impact Evaluation Study in two countries 600,000 75,763 102,061 182,485 239,940 59,940 584,426 660,189 -60,189
406052 Briefing Notes on existing Instruments 100,000 441 0 0 0 0 0 441 99,559
406053
Regional Syntesis Report, Guidelines and Tools for Sector
M&E, Coordination and Performance Reporting 300,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300,000
406054 Regional Financing Study-to be launched in 2nd half 2013 250,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250,000
406055
Two face-to-face meetings for the core Members of the
RCC 100,000 7,597 0 1,220 0 0 1,220 8,816 91,184
406056
Strengthen the RWSSI Website/Establish & Maintain a
RWSSI regional database 250,000 0 0 10,479 21,032 14,000 45,511 45,511 204,489
713601 BURUNDI-AU KIGALI ACTION PL. 180,000 0 0 0 3,702 27,130 30,831 30,831 149,169
713602 CAR - AU KIGALI ACTION PLAN 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713604 LIBERIA–AU KIGALI ACTION PL. 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713609 LESOTHO–AU KIGALI ACTION PL. 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713605 MADAGASCAR–AU KIGALI ACT.PL. 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713606 MALI – AU KIGALI ACTION PLAN 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713610 MAURITANIA–AU KIGALI ACT. PL 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713607 SLEONE–AU KIGALI ACTION PLAN 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713608 SOUTH SUDAN–AU KIGALI ACT.PL 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713603 CHAD – AU KIGALI ACTION PLAN 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180,000
713861 Audit Fees 13,600 10,000 0 0 3,600 0 3,600 13,600 0
TOTAL 9,925,656 4,630,973 102,061 203,839 297,807 872,301 1,476,008 6,106,981 3,818,676
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES COMPONENT: ONGOING DISBURSEMENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
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Amount Total Amount Total Amount Balance
Codes Activity Title Allocated Disbursed Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Disbursed
FFCO at 31/12/014 01/01 - 31/03/015 01/04 - 30/06/015 01/07 - 30/09/015 01/10 - 31/12/015 for the year at 31/12/015
405491 Supply Chain for RWSSI 152,127 152,127 0 0 0 0 0 152,127 0
405492
Hygiène & Health Education in
Rural Water and Sanitation 258,816 258,816 0 0 0 0 0 258,816 0
405577 RWSSI External Evaluation 223,778 223,778 0 0 0 0 0 223,778 0
405579
2nd International RWSSI
Conference 163,725 163,725 0 0 0 0 0 163,725 0
TOTAL 798,446 798,446 0 0 0 0 0 798,446 0
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES COMPONENT: COMPLETED DISBURSEMENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
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Amount Total Amount Return Total Undisbursed
Country Loan Number Codes Project Title Allocated Disbursed Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses on Project Expenses Balance
at 31/12/014 01/01 - 31/03/015 01/04 - 30/06/015 01/07 - 30/09/015 01/10 - 31/12/015 for the year at 31/12/015
Niger 5800155000051 P-NE-EA0-007
Niger: Approvisionnement en eau potable et
assainissement en milieu rural dans les
régions de Maradi, Tahoua et Tilaberi 12,544,180 8,715,224 132,223 0 0 0 132,223 8,847,447 3,696,733
Burkina Faso 5800155000052 P-BF-E00-008
Burkina Faso: Approvisionnement en eau
potable et assainissement en milieu rural dans
4 régions 11,112,000 5,312,865 1,847,883 244,938 2,370,241 410,113 4,873,175 10,186,040 925,960
Kenya 5800155000101 P-KE-E00-005Water Services Boards Support Project
11,250,000 10,827,328 0 0 0 0 0 -76,342 10,750,986 499,014
Mali 5800155000151 P-ML-EA0-004 Projet AEPA Gao, Koulikoro & Segou 10,730,000 3,497,443 1,067,069 2,295,829 752,690 1,491,767 5,607,355 9,104,797 1,625,203
Malawi 5800155000201 P-MW-E00-004 National Water Development Program 3,520,000 3,516,860 0 0 0 0 0 3,516,860 3,140
Tanzania 5800155000251 P-TZ-E00-004 Zanzibar Water and Sanitation Project 3,140,000 2,985,733 120,042 0 34,225 0 154,267 3,140,000 0
Rwanda 5800155000301 P-RW-E00-005 Deuxième Sous-Programme d'AEPA 6,960,000 6,959,994 0 0 0 0 0 6,959,994 6
Centrafrique 5800155000351 P-CF-E00-001 Projet Eau & Assainissement 3 Préfectures 3,294,000 200,808 0 0 0 0 0 200,808 3,093,192
Comoros 5800155000401 P-KM-EA0-001 Projet d'Eau Potable et d'Assainissement 2,197,380 1,021,237 128,816 44,715 84,160 855,164 1,112,854 2,134,091 63,289
Cameroon 5800155000451 P-CM-EOO-006 AEPA en milieu rural 5,350,000 3,351,208 92,583 245,994 173,668 107,389 619,633 3,970,841 1,379,159
Tanzania 5800155000551 P-TZ-EAO-010 National Water Development Program 6,600,000 6,600,000 0 0 0 0 0 6,600,000 0
Mozambique 5800155000601 P-MZ-EOO-008 National Water Development Program 6,000,000 1,433,533 97,208 472,461 250,694 337,532 1,157,895 2,591,427 3,408,573
Niger 5800155000651 P-NE-EOO-003 Projet AEPA en milieu rural Phase II 4,000,000 1,200,537 0 0 0 914,694 914,694 2,115,230 1,884,770
Uganda 5800155000701 P-UG-EOO-011 Water Supply & Sanitation Programme 4,000,000 4,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 4,000,000 0
Gambia 5800155000751 P-GM-EOO-003 Rural Water Supply Sanitation Project 4,000,000 1,590,532 180,700 56,203 -447,664 17,698 -193,063 1,397,469 2,602,531
Liberia 5800155000851 P-LR-EOO-004 Rural Development Programm Study 677,357 212,391 141,993 24,548 85,442 0 251,983 464,374 212,983
Central Africa 5800155000901 P-CF-EOO-0051er SP Sectoriel AEPA Bangui & 4
Préfectures 4,910,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,910,000
Chad 5800155000951 P-TD-EOO-003 Sous Programme AEPA Centres Secondaires 3,000,000 713,693 0 159,035 0 0 159,035 872,728 2,127,273
Mauritania 5800155001001 P-MR-EAZ-007 Projet National Intégré Eau en Milieu Rural 3,500,000 405,061 27,209 103,136 94,730 239,401 464,476 869,537 2,630,463
Djibouti 5800155001002 P-DJ-EOO-003 AEPA en milieu rural & Centres Secondaires 3,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000,000
Djibouti 5800155001051 P-DJ-EOO-003
Etude Elaboration Programme National AEPA
Milieu Rural 2030 500,000 0 81,450 0 0 203,625 285,075 285,075 214,925
Sao Tomé 5800155001101 P-ST-EAZ-001National Program Development
835,000 86,350 11,737 0 0 223,742 235,478 321,828 513,172
Siera Leone 5800155001151 P-SL-E00-003National Program Development
5,300,000 0 0 0 0 102,616 102,616 102,616 5,197,384
Lesotho 5800155001201 P-LS-E00-002Lesotho Low Lands Water & Sanitation
3,200,000 0 0 0 554,229 0 554,229 554,229 2,645,771
Dem Rep Congo 5800155001251 P-CD-E00-002Projet AEPA & RENF. Infrastructure Socio-eco
5,950,000 34,842 0 40,872 2,792 0 43,665 78,507 5,871,493
Guinea 5800155001301 P-GN-EAZ-001Etude Appui Institutionnel SNAPE
452,709 0 0 0 0 58,191 58,191 58,191 394,518
126,022,626 62,665,637 3,928,913 3,687,731 3,955,207 4,961,931 16,533,782 -76,342 79,123,077 46,899,550Sub total
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
PROJECTS SUPPORT COMPONENT DISBURSEMENT AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
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Amount Total Amount Return Total Undisbursed
Country Loan Number Codes Project Title Allocated Disbursed Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses on Project Expenses Balance
at 31/12/014 01/01 - 31/03/015 01/04 - 30/06/015 01/07 - 30/09/015 01/10 - 31/12/015 for the year as at 31/12/015
126,022,626 62,665,637 3,928,913 3,687,731 3,955,207 4,961,931 16,533,782 -76,342 79,123,077 46,899,550
Senegal 5800155001351 P-SN-EOO-007Projet sectoriel Eau & Assainissement
6,000,000 0 0 106,714 0 0 106,714 106,714 5,893,286
Malawi 5800155001352 P-MW-EOO-006RWSSI NWDP II
3,500,000 0 0 10,779 0 0 10,779 10,779 3,489,221
Zambia 5800155001401 P-ZM-E00-028RWSSI II
3,500,000 0 0 0 0 817,631 817,631 817,631 2,682,369
Ethiopia 5800155001451 P-ET-EOO-007Support bto the one wash national program
7,630,000 0 0 0 7,630,000
Centrafrique 5800155001501 P-CF-IE0-004
Programme d'appui communautaire de Base
PH1 570,000 0 0 0 570,000
Sudan 5800155001551 P-SD-EOO-002Water Sector Reform & Institutional Capacity
800,000 0 0 0 800,000
Multinational 5800155001601 P-Z1-KZ0-027PERSIF (Liberia)
1,000,000 0 0 0 1,000,000
Multinational 5800155001602 P-Z1-KZ0-032PERSIF (Guinea)
1,000,000 0 0 0 1,000,000
Multinational 5800155001603 P-Z1-KZ0-031PERSIF (Sierra Leone)
1,000,000 0 0 0 1,000,000
151,022,626 62,665,637 3,928,913 3,805,224 3,955,207 5,779,562 17,468,906 -76,342 80,058,201 70,964,426
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION INITIATIVE
PROJECTS SUPPORT COMPONENT DISBURSEMENT AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
(Expressed in EUR)
TOTAL
Sub-Total
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Annex 6: Summary Recommendations of the 9th RWSSI-TF Steering Committee Meeting
1st June 2015, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
08:30 – 09:00 Registration of Participants
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Remarks by Vice President OSVP, Adoption of the agenda – Director
OWAS/AWF
09:10 – 09:30 General Remarks by Donor Representatives
09:30 – 09:50 RWSSI 2014 Annual Report, RWSSI Focal Point
09:50 – 10:10 Discussion Participants
10:10 – 10:50 Impact Evaluation in 4 countries, EDRE and IDEV
10:50 – 11:10 Discussion Participants
11:40 – 12: 00 2015 Annual Work Plan, RWSSI Focal Point
12:00 – 12:20 Discussion Participants
12:20 – 12:40 RWSSI Strategic Orientation 2016 -2020, Director OWAS/AWF
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion Participants
13:00 – 13:15 Resource Mobilization Strategy, RWSSI Focal Point
13:15 – 13:30 Discussion Participants
13:30 – 13:50 Day’s recommendations and conclusion
13:50 – 14:00 Closing Remarks Donors and Director, OWAS/AWF
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
RWSSI management notes that both French and Swiss representatives appreciate the better quality of
reports, but would like to see additional improvements, deemed key to convincing donors. Next year’s
Annual Report will therefore integrate KPI on specific issues, with short and mid-term milestones.
The Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020 will take into account recommendations from the Swiss and French
representatives. It will notably have a more narrow scope, with realistic and attainable objectives
mapped with milestones. A first draft will be made and sent to stakeholders for review.
The allocation of Trust Fund contributions will be reviewed, to include the 3 post-Ebola countries.
RWSSI will also work on the reserve list of beneficiary countries and make sure that fragile states
take priority in case the current Work Plan changes. RWSSI agrees to be especially careful regarding
the work plan for Nigeria, as it represents a large share of the proposed budget.
All attendees agree that new donors are needed. RWSSI will lead a resource mobilization campaign
in the course of the 2nd semester 2015 and OWAS will strengthen the RWSSI team through
recruitment.
Regarding the next annual steering committee meeting, the Bank’s annual meetings will be held in
Lusaka. Various suggestions are made to schedule the RWSSI steering meeting in a way that suits
everyone’s timetable, particularly at this busy time of the year. Without reaching a final decision,
attendees agree that it is important to plan well ahead, both for the meeting itself and for the review
of documents pertaining to it. Mr Zingg announces his retirement in March 2016 and thanks
management for their good cooperation over the years. He affirms that he will participate in the
drafting of the new strategic plan, a much appreciated gesture by RWSSI management, who thank Mr
Zingg for his important personal commitment and contribution to RWSSI.
Mr El Azizi thanks the attendees for their contributions and presentations and concludes by affirming
that the RWSSI will continue until the objective of universal access to water and sanitation is met.
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Annex 7: Outputs against Planned Achievements of RWSSI SP Logical Framework
RWSSI SP OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI) Baseline (2010)
End of 2012 Achievements
End of 2013 Achievements
End of 2014 Achievements
End of 2015 Achievements
2015 [SP]
Targets
Component 1 – RWSSI governance
Output 1.1: Bank-funded RWSS operations are efficiently implemented
1.1a Increased ratio of projects/programs that disburse within 12 months of Board approval (for 2012 to 2015, compared with baseline of December 2011 RWSSI active portfolio)
1.1a 65% [15/23]
1.1a 76% [19/25] or 63% [19/30]*
1.1a 70% 1.1.a 68% 1.1.a 80% 1.1a 80%
1.1b Reduced proportion of projects whose age is greater than the average design project age of 4 to 5 years
1.1b 30% (2011)
1.1b 33% [10/30
1.1b 25% 1.1.b 53% 1.1.b 50% 1.1b 10%
Output 1.2: Strengthened RWSSI organizational framework
1.2a Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) established and meeting annually, enhancing ownership of the Initiative by all players
1.2a N/A11 1.2a - 1.2a RCC established and met once
1.2a RCC met once
1.2.a RCC inactive
1.2a RCC in place
1.2b By end of 2013, a RWSSI communication strategy is in place
1.2b None 1.2b - 1.2b Initiated
1.2b Developed
1.2b rolling communications Plan i
1.2b Strategy
1.2c By end of 2013, a RWSS Operations Toolkit in place
1.2c None 1.2c - 1.2c Ongoing
1.2c guidelines implemented
1.2c guidelines implemented
1.2c Toolkit
Component 2 – RWSS subsector governance and enabling environment
Output 2.1: Progress is made along service delivery pathway towards country-led programmatic approaches with strengthened RWSS planning, budgeting and sustainable development
2.1a Number of new Bank supported RWSS programs in non-fragile states
2.1a N/A 2.1a 2 2.1a 3 2.1a 4 2.1a 2 2.1a 11
2.1b Number of countries that conduct annual sector reviews and provide annual sector monitoring reports
2.1b 13 2.1b 13 2.1b 16 2.1b 12 2.1a 20 2.1b 20
Output 2.2: Increased RWSS sector reforms and development support for fragile and post-conflict countries
2.2 Additional number of fragile/post-conflict countries with national RWSS strategies and programs, and facilitated to develop RWSS services
2.2 - 2.2 initiated in 3 countries
2.2 6 2.2 1 2.2 3 2.2 10
Output 2.3: Enhanced focus on sanitation and hygiene
2.3a Additional number of countries with lead institutions for sanitation
2.3a N/A 2.3a TBD -
2.3a TBD 2..a TBD 2.3a TBD 2.3a 10
2.3b Additional number of countries with sanitation-specific national plans and budgets
2.3b N/A 2.3b TBD 2.3b TBD 2.3b TBD 2.3a TBD 2.3b 15
Component 3 - RWSS investments
(from CAR)
Output 3.1: Government leadership in RWSS through increased financing
3.1. Increased proportion of government funding for rural water supply and sanitation in Africa
3.1 35% [OECD data]
3.1 30%
3.1 37%
3.1 40%
3.1 35% 3.1 40%
Output 3.2: Overall funding for RWSS increased
3.2. Total funding spent on rural water supply and sanitation in Africa during SP period
3.2 N/A 3.2 USD 0.8 bn
3.2 USD 2bn
3.2 USD 3.1 bn
3.2 USD 6.6 bn
3.2 USD 8bn
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RWSSI SP OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI) Baseline (2010)
End of 2012 Achievements
End of 2013 Achievements
End of 2014 Achievements
End of 2015 Achievements
2015 [SP]
Targets
Output 3.3: Leveraging effect of the RWSSI-TF enhanced
3.3 Additional funding leveraged using RWSSI-TF resources (part of total funding in 3.2 above)
3.3 N/A 3.3 USD 548 mn (all);
USD 63 mn from AfDB
3.3 USD 1.0 bn (all)
USD 200 mn from AfDB
3.3 USD 1.5 bn (all) USD 383 mn from AfDB
3.3 USD 1.65 bn (all)
USD 350 mn from AfDB
3.3 USD 2bn (all) (about 5-fold)
Component 4 – Sustainability of RWSS systems
Output 4.1: Pro-sustainability institutional systems established and strengthened
4.1a Additional number of countries supported to develop functioning O&M frameworks for RWSS
4.1a - 4.1a initiated in 3
4.1a 6 4.1a 6 4.1a 7 4.1a 12
4.1b Number of countries supported with adequate spare parts supply chains
4.1b 0 4.1b 0 4.1b 6 4.1b TBD 4.1b TBD 4.1b 12
Output 4.2: Sustainability of RWSS infrastructure enhanced
4.2a Reduction in %age of non-functional RWS facilities in RMCs
4.2a 33% 4.2a TBD 4.2a 30% 4.2.a TBD 4.2a TBD 4.2a 25%
4.2b Increase in rural water supply schemes using wind/solar energy
4.2b TBD 4.2b TBD 4.2b 2% 4.2.b TBD 4.2.b TBD 4.2b 10%
Component 5 – RWSS knowledge management and communication
Output 5.1: Country-led RWSS sector M&E strengthened
5.1a Number of additional RMCs with effective rural water supply M&E systems
5.1a N/A 5.1a initiated in 1
5.1a 6 5.1a &b M&E integrated in all new RWSSI-Programs
5.1a 7 5.1a 15
5.1b Number of additional RMCs with effective rural sanitation and hygiene M&E systems
5.1b N/A 5.1b -ditto- 5.1b 6 5.1a 7 5.1b 15
Output 5.2 Communication and knowledge products generated and disseminated amongst stakeholders
5.2a Number of RWSS communication and knowledge products and best practices generated annually, and disseminated
5.2a 3 5.2a 2 initiated
5.2a 3 5.2a 3 5.2a 2 5.2a 3
5.2b A regional database on financing, subsector performance and decentralization of RWSS service delivery established
5.2b N/A 5.2b - 5.2b Launched
5.2b covered by AMCOW M&E platform
5.2b covered by AMCOW M&E platform
5.2b Active Database
5.3 Number of non-Bank-funded countries included in Bank’s RWSSI reports
5.3 0 5.3 0 5.3 3 5.3. 0 5.3. 0 5.3 15
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Annex 8: Report on the RWSSI Meeting May 26, 2015 on the sidelines of AfricaSAN
1. The meeting commenced exactly by 6.00 pm moderated by Zikora Oseloka, Head of Communications, Africa Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) under the chairmanship of Niokhor Ndour, AMCOW TAC Chair-/Direction Gestion et Planification des Ressoures en Eau
2. Participants, introduced themselves.
3. Welcoming delegates, the Chair said RWSSI was initiated to mobilize financing for rural water supply and sanitation programs, and urged participants to work towards the sustainability of the RWSSI
4. Representative of Government of Rwanda briefed participants on the Kigali Action Plan whose mandate is to raise $50m to support rural WASH in 10 African countries, reiterating the commitment of the Rwanda government to fulfil the objectives of the plan.
5. The moderator Mr. Zikora further briefed participants on the objectives of RWSSI requesting participants to contribute ideas on how to fulfil the mandate of the body.
6. Jochen Rudolph of the African Development Bank briefed participants on levels of access to water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services in Africa, pointing out huge disparities between urban and rural areas; with access being lowest in rural areas. In all, about 282m people lack access to safe water, while 457m people lack access to safe sanitation in Africa. He also spoke on the past activities of the RWSSI as well as its impacts, and challenges.
Participants’ Observations
7. Participants identified the need to involve the private sector in resource mobilization, and program implementation.
8. Participants expressed concern about the low visibility of the RWSSI.
9. Participants stressed the need to involve rural water and sanitation agencies in the activities of the RWSSI.
10. A Youth representative emphasized the need to involve young people as primary stakeholders in finding solutions to sanitation and hygiene problems in Africa; identifying potential areas of contributions of youth to include contribution of local labor of operation and maintenance of WASH facilities, deciding of technological choices, and holding duty bearers accountable.
11. It was canvassed that for sustainability of WASH facilities, user charges should partly fund water and sanitation services up to 80%. The catch phrase being: 'Water should fund water, and Sanitation should fund sanitation'.
12. It was noted that community ownership of WASH facilities, in spite of its challenges, is working in Nigeria
13. Participants desired more technical information on RWSSSI activities.
14. There is a need to set up regulatory mechanisms in rural areas to take care of private sector involvements in rural WASH; responsibilities of such regulatory bodies will include water quality monitoring, price regulation, and vetting of contracts.
15. Gender issues involving women and the girl child, both with special needs, should be mainstreaming into RWSSI Non-governmental organizations should be encouraged to participate in country programs.