CSO INVOLVEMENT IN WATER SERVICES SECTOR (MASIBAMBANE )

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CSO INVOLVEMENT IN WATER SERVICES SECTOR
(MASIBAMBANE )
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on
Water Affairs Forestry3rd May 2007

• Thoko Sigwaza
• Director Sector Collaboration
• Rosetta Simelane National CSO Coordinator

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The World Bank says it "welcomes the opportunity
to work with civil society".
WTO Director-General Mike Moore says he welcomes
scrutiny from civil society and that their
engagement with the WTO "informs us and
encourages us to do better." 2005
Germany, speaking recently for the European
Union, affirmed that NGOs are "essential partners
for government and the international community"
and spoke of their capacity to "participate
constructively in policy-making and
implementation."
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INTRODUCTION POLITICAL IMPERATIVES
In the state of the nation address 2005,
President Mbeki stated that The capital
investment programme of government will be
speeded up focusing on housing, water
electricity. In part to facilitate this, urgent
steps will be taken to strengthen the
Public-Private Partnership mechanism in
government by December 2005. At all times these
partnerships should involve local communities
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TRI-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS
Masibambane
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WHAT IS MASIBAMBANE?

• Lets Work Together with all Sector Partners
  Donors in Support of implementing Govt Strategy
• Sector Wide Approach Programme (SWAP)
• Maximise resources minimise transaction costs
• Uses govt systems processes and brings
  national international best practices to
  improve operational efficiency
• Key Partners DWAF, DPLG, SALGA, CSOs the EU,
  Ireland, Flanders and DFID

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ALIGNMENT OF PARTNER ROLES
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10Yrs OF CWSS AND NGO COOPERATION

• Policy and Strategy development
• 1996 DWAF entered into a partnership agreement
  with NGO for service delivery - first of its kind
• 10m people served in 10 years at a cost of over
  R8billion
• Created 400,000 job opportunities of which over
  50 are for women
• R300m spent thro NGOs
• Training and capacity building of NGOs in SADC
• Development of guidelines and tools for training
  capacity building
• Development of sustainability checklist

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10Yrs OF CWSS AND NGO COOPERATION (cont.)

• Development and roll out of monitoring and
  evaluation
• Participation in the BoTT programme
• Broadening the participation of NGOs
• Capacitating and influencing Private Sector
  partners on sustainability issues
• Improving cost effectiveness
• Assisting in the evaluation processes
• Improving accountability and relating to grass
  root
• Meeting conditionalities in EU and other donor
  programmes.

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WHAT ROLES DO CSOs PLAY
DUAL ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY
ACT AS MONITORS OF THE PUBLIC GOOD SAVEGUARD
THE INTERESTS OF THE DISADVANTAGED SECTIONS OF
SOCIETY
EXPANDING ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SERVICES
THAT CREATE JOBS AND ERADICATE POVERTY
SOCIAL WATCHDOG ROLE
SERVICE DELIVERY
REQUIRES
-COST EFFECTIVENESS -SUSTAINABLE SERVICE
DELIVERY -GOOD GOVERNANCE

• -CLOSE TO GRASS ROOTS
• TRANSPARANCY
• -ACCOUNTABILITY

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HOW MASIBAMBANE SUPPORTS CSOs

• Strategic Framework for Water Services
• A vibrant and durable democracy needs a
  strong civil society. Government is committed to
  promoting the active involvement of civil society
  in the provision of sustainable and affordable
  water services

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WATCHDOG ROLE OF CSOs

• Emphasis on communication with key stakeholders
  esp. Local Govt (to build trust and sound
  relations)
• Advocacy programme to promote community
  participation and empowerment
• Accredited training Capacity building of NGOs
  CBOs (Accreditation)
• Assist with securing of funding

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AREAS OF INTERVENTION IN SERVICE DELIVERY

• Project planning
• Project design
• ISD
• Gender Awareness and Equity
• Water Conservation and Environment
• Research and Policy and Networking
• M E
• Health and Hygiene Awareness
• Capacity building and training
• Using innovative implementation models/approaches
• Mentoring

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Successes-Current involvement in WS delivery

• Mpumalanga- CSO contracted for social
  facilitation in communities and education on cost
  recovery issues in the Western Highveld area
• LP-implementation of a sanitation programme in
  Sekhukhune district and Greater Tzaneen
• Rehabilitation of hand pumps in remote areas to
  enable provisioning while larger infrastructure
  programmes are still in planning stages in
  Sekhukhune( Tsogang Water and sanitation) with
  Flanders govt donor support

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Current initiatives cont.

• LP- Social facilitation,Hygiene and Health
  promotion (mobile water classroom(Eco Care Trust)
  
• LP- Community facilitation and training
  (Thlavhama)
• Sanitation delivery in Bohlabela District (AWARD)
  and piloting of Multiple use of water
• NC,LP, EC sanitation delivery ( Mvula Trust)

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FUTURE CHALLENGES

• Introduction to MIG and agree on 3 benchmark
• Strengthening partnerships between CSOs Local
  Gvt.
• Accredited Capacity Building Training in Water
  Services Business
• Capacity on watchdog role
• Broaden CSO base in WS Sectors
• Emphasis on sustainability
• Funding for independent role of CSOs
• Contracting and Procurement
• Working for NEPAD to share experiences with other
  African countries.

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THANK YOU