Beyond the numbers: the work behind SSH4A RP phase 2 results
The Government of the United Kingdom’s WASH Results Programme emerged in reponse to a UN report that the world's progress in meeting the sanitation MDG target was severely off track. To deliver to the ambition of enabling first-time access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for millions of people, three INGOs were selected for the task: SNV (Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All Programme), Oxfam GB (leading the SWIFT consortium), and Plan UK (leading the South Asia WASH Results Programme).
With the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals and the SDGs’ strengthened emphasis on sustainability and leaving no one behind, a programme extension for all three INGOs (phase 2) was granted.
WASH Results Programme government funding for phases 1 and 2 applied a Payment by Results modality. This meant that INGOs would receive payment only if they met their stated targets. Though the risks were high, SNV’s proven track record in carrying out successful sanitation and hygiene programmes in rural areas and its long-term presence in implementation countries made it possible for SNV to meet its targets, and in some countries, over-exceed these.
Learn about the type of SNV work that went into achieving SSH4A RP phase 2 results, per country. And the lessons that we’re taking along with us to realise Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All.
Ethiopia SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 198,000 more people gained access to sanitation and hygiene; almost 256,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 70% to 1%.
Kenya SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 214,000 more people gained access to safe sanitation and hygiene; almost 154,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS); and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 26% to 11%.
Mozambique SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 68,000 more people gained access to improved sanitation; over 40,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; but open defecation (OD) rates increased by 10,000 people from 53% to 58%.
Nepal SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 295,000 more people gained access to sanitation; just under 254,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 77% to less than 1% in SSH4A RP programme areas.
Tanzania SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 371,000 more people gained access to sanitation and hygiene; over 197,500 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 34% to 7%.
Uganda SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, over 272,000 more people gained access to basic sanitation and hygiene; over 117,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 18% to 3%.
Zambia SSH4A Results Programme achievements
Between 2017 and 2019, just under 130,000 more people gained access to sanitation and hygiene; almost 75,000 more people practised handwashing with soap (HWWS) after defecation; and open defecation (OD) rates fell from 28% to 6%.
Notes
* To access more information about SNV'S SSH4A Results Programme phases 1 and 2, visit the SSH4A RP project page. On World Toilet Day, two years ago, the endline briefs for phase 1 of SSH4A RP were published in this compilation. Read more.
** All numbers found in this news item and published in the programme's learning briefs had been validated by an external and independent verifier; the WASH Results MVE Team. Visit the team's page to obtain key insights and lessons from WASH Results Programme implementation.
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