Ghana - Community Water & Sanitation

 ICRR 10843 Report Number : ICRR10843 ICR Review Operations Evaluation Department 1. Project Data: Date Posted : 03/05/2001 PROJ ID : P000924 Appraisal Actual Project Name : Community Water & Project Costs 27.0 25.1 Sanitation US$M ) (US$M) Country : Ghana Loan /Credit (US$M) Loan/ US$M ) 22.0 20.7 Sector (s): Rural Water Supply & Cofinancing 4.8 2.3 Sanitation US$M ) (US$M) L/C Number : C2604 Board Approval 94 FY ) (FY) Partners involved : CIDA, KfW Closing Date 12/31/1999 08/31/2000 Prepared by : Reviewed by : Group Manager : Group : 2. Project Objectives and Components a. Objectives (a) Provide basic water and sanitation services to communities that would contribute towards the capital costs and pay for O&M; (b) ensure sustainability of these facilities through community management; and (c) maximize health benefits by integrating water, sanitation, and hygiene education interventions . b. Components (a) Water and sanitation services to rural communities ( USD 7.94 million); (b) Water and sanitation services to small towns on a pilot basis ( USD 8.87 million); and (c) Capacity building for public and private sector (USD 5.96 million). c. Comments on Project Cost, Financing and Dates The project cost of the IDA-financed components came in at USD 25.0 million, slightly below the appraised USD 27.0 million. The preparation and supervision financed by CIDA came in at USD 2.6 million as compared to the appraised USD 1.7 million. Finally, the KfW-financed components actually cost USD 2.3 million as compared to the appraised USD 3.1 million. The contribution from the Government and the participating communities were USD 3.9 million, or USD 0.6 million more than planned. The project had one extension of the original closing date of December 31, 1999 to August 31, 2000. 3. Achievement of Relevant Objectives: (a) The provision of basic water and sanitation to rural communities was more than achieved; (b) The sustainability of the constructed facilities seems likely at the present time; and (c) The maximization of health benefits by integrating water , sanitation and hygiene education interventions was partially achieved. 4. Significant Outcomes/Impacts: The concept of demand-driven communal water supply and sanitation programs was successfully tested, paving the way for a follow-up Second Community Water and Sanitation Project . 5. Significant Shortcomings (including non-compliance with safeguard policies): The integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene was the weaker element of the project, testimony to the time required to change hygiene habits . 6. Ratings : ICR OED Review Reason for Disagreement /Comments Outcome : Satisfactory Satisfactory Institutional Dev .: Substantial Substantial Sustainability : Likely Likely Sustainability is likely at the present time but the experience of satisfactory operations and maintenance should be reviewed within a few years. Bank Performance : Satisfactory Satisfactory  Borrower Perf .: Satisfactory Satisfactory Quality of ICR : Satisfactory NOTE: NOTE ICR rating values flagged with ' * ' don't comply with OP/BP 13.55, but are listed for completeness. 7. Lessons of Broad Applicability: (a) The soundness of demand-driven implementation of community water supply and sanitation programs was confirmed under the project; This confirms the validity of the model developed in Latin America and elsewhere in the 1960s and 1970s. (b) There is the need to think of potable water supply, sanitary excreta disposal, and hygiene education as a package, " a three-legged stool", on which the health improvements depend . Hygiene education of school children needs to start as early as possible . 8. Assessment Recommended? Yes No 9. Comments on Quality of ICR: