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Conserving resources and increasing production : using participatory tools to monitor and evaluate community-based resource management practices.

Authors: 
Ford, Richard
et al.
1996

Abstract

This case study presents examples of field uses of participatory tools for monitoring and evaluations of community-based resource management. The study is based on the premise that analytical tools developed through the rapid and participatory appraisal process (PRA) have applicability for monitoring and evaluation. It further builds from the assumption that by helping local communities select and monitor indicators, devise and record baseline data systems, there is a greater likelihood that local projects will increase sustainability, productivity, and transparency. Data is derived from field work carried out in 1996 in three communities in Kenya. Findings of the study concluded that participatory methods can help identify community-based indicators to measure impacts of resource management effectively and at low cost, which can have meaning both for the local community as well as for regional/national policy and decision makers (such as NGOs or government units). A summary of indicators used in all three communities is provided, including the tools used, where and how they were applied, and their effectiveness. The study further concluded that participatory methods were useful in developing effective baseline data which may be used by the community to inform district and regional policy and planning staff about more effective ways of implementing local development. The study highlights the need for building and strengthening two way linkages of information based on partnerships between local and national institutions, viewed as essential for achieving sustainability in livelihood production and resource conservation. Final sections discuss the factors that seem most influential in the adoption of resource management practices, and identify key areas for future research.

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S'approprier de l'avenir: la création d'institutions pastorales dans le nord du Kenya

Authors: 
Birch, Isobel
Shuria, Halima A.O.
2002

Abstract

L'immense plaine sableuse de Wajir, bordÚe au nord par 'Ethiopie et Ó l'est par la Somalie - isolÚe, sujette Ó la sÚcheresse et rÚguliÞrement soumise Ó l'insÚcuritÚ - compte 300.000 Ó 350.000 Somaliens, dont la plupart sont des pasteurs nomades. La sÚcheresse et les conflits sont les dangers qui les menacent le plus: si des mesures effectives ne sont pas prises, ces menaces peuvent chasser les populations hors des zones rurales et les 'jeter' dans les petites villes des districts ou les zones de commerce, o¨ ils doivent affronter un avenir incertain. La pauvretÚ Ó Wajir n'est cependant pas uniquement une consÚquence de la malchance; elle rÚsulte Úgalement de la nÚgligence et de dÚcennies de choix politiques inadÚquats de la part due pouvoir.

Le WPDE (Wajir Pastoral Development Project) s'emploie Ó changer cela. Ce programme prÚvu sur neuf annÚes, financÚ par le DFID (DÚpartement britannique pour le dÚveloppement international), Comic Relief et l'Oxfam, a dÚmarrÚ en 1994. Il traite Ó un niveau pratique d'une large variÚtÚ de thÞmes relatifs aux moyens de subsistance. Son objectif central est toutefois de renforcer les capacitÚs institutionnelles et le leadership au sein du district - par un travail commun avec les organisations communautaires, des organisations non gouvernementales et des organismes d'Etat au niveau du district.

Le projet a atteint sa troisiÞme phase de trois ans Ó prÚsent et Ó tirÚ des leþons importantes de dÚfis que l'assistance Ó l'organisation sociale et au changement politique reprÚsentent en un lieu tel que Wajir. La premiÞre partie de cet article relate le processus dÚveloppÚ au niveau communautaire, et la seconde fait Útat des tentatives menÚes pour influencer les politiques et les pratiques au niveau du district. La derniÞre partie rÚsume certaines des leþons essentielles que l'on peut tirer de cette expÚrience.
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CLTS Knowledge Hub Learning Brief: East and Southern Africa Regional Rural Sanitation Workshop

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Authors: 
Institute of Development Studies
2018

Abstract

The CLTS Knowledge Hub, based at the Institute of Development Studies, convened a regional workshop in Arusha, Tanzania, 16-20 April 2018 with support from SNV Tanzania. The event brought together those engaged in rural WASH programming from eight countries across the region (Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) alongside experts working at regional and global levels. Over the course of five days participants shared experiences, innovations, challenges and learning, and mapped gaps in knowledge with the aim of improving capacity and future learning, and building consensus on the way forward. SNV Tanzania also facilitated a field visit to its Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All (SSH4A) project areas in Babati and Karatu districts.

 

This learning brief presents the common challenges and barriers to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 that the workshop participants identified across the region. It summarises discussions held across the week, highlights promising practices and considers priority actions moving forward.

 

The brief is available to download in English (to the right) and also in French here.

Africa AHEAD Training Tools

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Authors: 
Africa AHEAD
2020

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These tools include manuals and practical guides for project managers and trainers working mainly in eastern and southern Africa.

Topics include:

  • community-based environmental health promotion
  • promoting health in rural communities
  • school and community health clubs.

Strengthening Sub-National Systems for Area-Wide Sanitation and Hygiene

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Authors: 
Mimi Coultas
2021

Abstract

Following widespread decentralisation reforms, including across Africa, responsibility for sanitation and hygiene (S&H) often sits with sub-national governments.

For some time, local government leadership has been recognised as key to ensuring sustainability and scale and it is an important component of the emerging use of systems strengthening approaches in the S&H sector.

From late 2020 to early 2021, the Sanitation Learning Hub collaborated with local government actors and development partners from three sub-national areas to explore ways of increasing local government leadership and prioritisation of sanitation and hygiene (S&H) to drive progress towards area-wide S&H. It is hoped that this work will provide practical experiences to contribute to this thinking.

Case studies were developed to capture local government and development partners’ experiences supporting sub-national governments increase their leadership and prioritisation of S&H in Siaya County (Kenya, with UNICEF), Nyamagabe District (Rwanda, with WaterAid) and Moyo District (Uganda, with WSSCC), all of which have seen progress in recent years.

The cases were then explored through three online workshops with staff from the local governments, central government ministries and development partners involved to review experiences and identify levers and blockages to change. This document presents key findings from this process.

This is part of the Sanitation Learning Hub's Learning Brief series.

A French translation is also available on the Sanitation Learning Hub website. 

Galvanising and Fostering Sub-National Government Leadership for Area-Wide Sanitation Programming

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Authors: 
Mimi Coultas et al.
2022

Abstract

Government leadership at both the national and sub-national levels is an essential step towards ensuring safely managed sanitation services for all. Though the importance of sub-national government leadership for water, sanitation and hygiene is widely acknowledged, to date much of the focus has been on the delivery of water services.

This article sets out to start to address this imbalance by focusing on practical ways to galvanise and foster sub-national government leadership for sanitation programming. By focusing on the experiences across three sub-national areas in East Africa (in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya) where positive changes in the prioritisation of sanitation by local governments have been witnessed, we (a group of researchers, local government representatives and development partner staff) cross-examine and identify lessons learnt.

The results presented in this paper and subsequent discussion provide practical recommendations for those wishing to trigger a change in political will at the local level and create the foundation to strengthen sanitation governance and the wider system needed to ensure service delivery for all.