In search of Transparency, Accountability & Participation in WASH
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Capacity to tap into services: Link between capacity building, participation, transparency and decision making
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Capacity to tap into services: Link between capacity building, participation, transparency
and decision making
In search of Transparency, Accountability & Participation in WASH
Why?• Accountability is relevant when the expectations from various
actors/ institutions are well defined and agreed upon in terms of roles, responsibilities, principles/ norms to be performed by each actor/ institution.
• Belief in promoting transparency in various operating systems is a necessary requirement for ensuring accountability of the actors/ institutions.
• Participation of communities could lead to higher levels of accountability and transparency.
• The methodology consists of focused group discussions based on set of pre-determined 19 questions with four different groups within each village –
• Grama Panchayath (GP); Self Help Groups (SHG’s) members; Youth Groups (YG); SC/ST communities.
• This was repeated in 107 villages across Andhra Pradesh
How did the search proceed?
Institutional space and decision making related indicators:
• Functioning of Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC)
• Functioning of the Gram Sabha on WASH Issues• Participation by women in community-level decision-
making on water supply• Participation by SC/ ST in community-level decision-
making on water supplyCapacity building related indicators:• Effectiveness of Training• Effectiveness of Information, Education and
Communication inputs
Some of the Indicators
What did we find? The good, the bad and the ugly
The good : The special cases• Effective institutional spaces
are linked to increased participation, accountability and capacity building within a community
• Self-help group meetings, a space for women to discuss influence each other's behavioral pattern and WASH related habits.
The bad: General situation• Around 50% of the groups
mentioned that the Gram Sabha are not effective platform for decision making.
• 74% of the respondents stated that women hardly participate or contribute towards decision making.
The Ugly• More that 90% of the community groups are unaware of the VWSC.• More than 70% said that no training had been carried out on WASH
issues.
Purpose of 5th Symposium
Thank you for your attention.
Contact detailsSafa Fanaian and M. V Ramachandrudu
Watershed Support Services and Activities Network [email protected] [email protected]
