Overview
Disbursement amount: This DLI will pay the 17 participating non-refugee hosting counties US$ 5,000 for each sustainably functioning water scheme, each year, for a maximum of four years that the scheme is sustainably functioning.
- Disbursements will be made against the number of water schemes that are verified as sustainable, meaning:
- at least 90% of households must be served by the scheme with an improved water service;
- the water scheme, including all water points, is managed by one of the WASREB management models;
- the water scheme has an approved tariff system;
- the water scheme must have gradually improved O&M cost recovery; and
- leadership positions within the water service provider should not be more than two-thirds of the same gender.
- A water scheme is eligible for payment against DLI 3 in any year of the Program for a maximum of four years after verification.
- Water schemes in refugee camps and refugee host communities located in Garissa and Turkana counties are not eligible for disbursement under DLI 3.
Eligibility Criteria for Disbursement
The following are the eligibility criteria for disbursement under DLI 3.
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 has been adopted by the water scheme, that the scheme is applying an approved tariff system (as defined in Section 11 Definitions in the POM) , and the names of the persons in leadership positions of the water scheme;
- Water quality test certificates for the water scheme.
- Up to date financial records for the water scheme showing all of the operational revenues and the operational expenses (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
- Water project or water scheme service area map (drawn to scale) to determine number of households served within 500m for non-Arid and semi-arid Counties and 1,000m for Arid Counties
- A letter for each submitted water scheme under DLI 3, 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 nine WASREB management models (as defined in Section 11 in the POM);
- The water scheme has an approved tariff system;
- 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 below.
In case a water point is locked, a verifier should (i) observe if any activities are happening, see if the area is wet, or the water tank has water; and (ii) ask people in the community to see if the water point is being used. The same protocol applies for an outage.
DLI 2 and DLI 3 will be independently sampled, but samples may overlap.
Templates for DLI3
Make sure you have carefully reviewed all eligibility criteria and have all required documentation ready. If you meet all the criteria outlined above, click the submit button to proceed to the submission portal.
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