Overview
DLI 11 : Number of sustainably functioning water schemes in refugee-hosting Counties
US$10,000 Per scheme
Eligibility Criteria for Disbursement
Disbursements will be made against the number of water schemes that are verified as sustainable, meaning;
- At least 90% of households that gained access under DLI 10.1 must be served by the scheme with an improved water service (as defined in Section 11);
- The water scheme, including all water points, must be managed by one of the eight WASREB management models (as defined in Section 11) in host communities and by a service provision model agreed between DRS (and UNHCR under DRS, and the County Government, as defined in the Transition roadmap to an Integrated Water Utility model, in refugee camps
- The water scheme has an approved tariff system;
- The water scheme must have gradually improved O&M cost recovery (as defined in Section 11 in the POM); and
- Leadership positions within the water service provider should not be more than two-thirds of the same gender.
Water schemes not located in refugee camps and refugee host communities that are within Garissa and Turkana Counties, are not eligible for disbursement under DLI 11.
A water scheme is eligible for payment against DLI 11 in any year of the Program for a maximum of 4 years after verification.
Verification Protocol – IVA Procedure
Verification of results will be through desk-based review of documents submitted by each county and water scheme, and physical verification visits.
The IVA will carry out a desk-based review of:
- Official registration records from the County Water Department specifying which WASREB management model/service provision model agreed between DRS, WASREB and the County Government has been adopted by the water scheme, that the scheme is applying a WASREB approved tariff, and the names of the persons in leadership positions with the water scheme;
- Water quality test certificates for the scheme;
- Up to date financial records for the water scheme showing all of the operational revenues, the operational expenses and the calculated OCCR (as defined in Section 11 in the POM);
- A signed delegated service provision contract with the County Water Department; and
- An annual O&M report covering the most recent year, which follows the template in Annex 5 of the POM
- WSP service area map (draw to scale) to determine number of households served within 500m
- A letter for each submitted water scheme under DLI 11, signed by both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the water scheme, confirming that:
- At least 90% of households are served by the scheme with an improved water service (as defined in Section 11 in the POM) including certification from an accredited water testing laboratory, that the water supplied meets the National standards, dated within the last three months;
- The water scheme, including all water points, is managed by one of the eight WASREB management models (as defined in Section 11 in the POM);
- The water scheme has an approved tariff;
- The water scheme has gradually improved O&M cost recovery (as defined in Section 11 in the POM); and
- Leadership positions within the water service provider or water operator are not more than two-thirds of the same gender.
The IVA will make physical visits to villages will take place on a random basis to verify verbal data by sampling in each water scheme including households served on an agreed sampling basis, defined under Section III Methodology in the POM.
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