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Download filePost-certification: an innovative post-project sustainability approach to maintain WASH rural services
conference contribution
posted on 12.02.2018, 15:11 authored by Julie Aubriot, V. TabuThe Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the sub-Saharan African countries that have not reached the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in water and sanitation despite massive efforts undertaken over
the last fifteen years. To accelerate access to WASH services, UNICEF and government partners have
been implementing the National ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ Programme since 2008. It underwent a
major reshaping in 2013 following a sustainability study that demonstrated that only 2% of villages had
maintained their healthy status. A new post-certification support and monitoring component was put in
place, including ‘catch up’ activities, which would allow the programme to re-certify villages and
schools where the healthy status has been lost. This innovative approach continuously monitors WASH
status, assuring the long-term sustainability of outcomes. Lessons learned, both in terms of results and
methodology, can be identified from this critical sustainability measure and shared with the WASH
community.
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