Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. Perspectives are like filters: they compile and structure the information that relate to a given focus theme, region or context. This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management.
This website explains the needs, purposes and approaches of programme and project planning and links to related articles.
This website explains project design as part of the project process stages. Overview, Diagrams, Steps and Tools are provided and explained.
This practical guide is intended to facilitate the designing of social development programmes and projects, provide guidance for implementation and a framework for evaluation. The guide is designed as a generic tool for social development programmes and projects that seek to create transformation. It presents an overview of the relevance and importance of programme and project design in the context of social development programmes and project management and explains its role as a valuable support material to training workshops on programme or project design.
NGANG, C.C. (2009): A Practical Guide to Programme/Project Design. Pretoria: Southern Africa Social Development Agency URL [Accessed: 03.03.2017]
REACH is a joint initiative of two international non-governmental organizations - ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives - and the UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH carried out a comprehensive needs assessment of the Doro refugee camp, which is one of four refugee camps in Maban County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. The state houses an estimated 134,435 refugees who have fled primarily from Blue Nile State in neighbouring Sudan. The study consisted of a comprehensive census-style assessment at household-level, complemented by interviews with camp management and NGO staff working in the camp. The assessment was undertaken in close cooperation with UNHCR; Doro’s camp management, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC); and community leaders.
REACH (2015): Doro Refugee Camp, Comprehensive Needs Assessment Report. South Sudan. Geneva: Reach Initiative URL [Accessed: 27.02.2017]The 'Emergency Training and Resources for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene' materials have been produced on behalf of the Global Wash Cluster by RedR UK. The above mentioned link presents a number of training material related to needs assessment. Participants learn how to gather appropriate needs assessment data and turn it into meaningful information for use in project proposals. It also outlines methodologies for collecting such data in different WASH-related emergency situations.
GLOBAL WASH CLUSTER (2010): Emergency Training and Resources for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. New York: UNICEF URL [Accessed: 27.02.2017]This is the WASH resource platform of the UN Refugee Agency, containing the WASH manual, technical designs, guidelines for refugee setting, blank forms, emergency tools, indicators, the TWINE – WASH Monitoring System for Refugee Settings, and the WASH GIS Portal. The user can find information about WASH assessments, including a WASH Rapid Assessment Form.
This report shows the results of a WASH needs assessment carried out by ACF-Spain team in twelve communities in Eastern Lebanon (Bekaa Valley) during an activity carried out during three weeks in May-June 2012. It shows the methodology followed, the configuration of the team, indicators, source of information and the main findings.
ACF SPAIN (2012): WASH Assessment. Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Refugees. Bekaa Valley, Eastern Lebanon. New York: UNICEF URL [Accessed: 27.02.2017]These rapid (emergency) assessment tools can be used to help assess water supply, excreta management, solid waste management, hygiene and disease vector control conditions in the following refugee settings. It also contains references to UNHCR's WASH indicators and recommendations for data collection. This can be used in camps or settlements, transit centres, schools, health centres und urban settlements.
UNHCR (2015): UNHCR WASH Rapid Assessment Forms. Geneva: United Nations High Commission for Refugees URL [Accessed: 27.02.2017]The Emergency Capacity Strengthening Catalogue provides staff with access to all relevant emergency capacity strengthening training materials, tool, and resources. It includes tools and approaches for marked-based programming, including risk assessment checklists, guidance for beneficiary and vendor selection, guidance for handling vouchers and payments etc.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (2017): Operations Guidance for Cash Based Programming. Emergency Capacity Strengthening Catalogue. Emergency Capacity Strengthening Catalogue. Baltimore: Catholic Relief Services URL [Accessed: 23.02.2017]
This report contains 5 papers on the main findings on Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development in Afghanistan for the following sectors: urban, water/irrigation, agriculture, nutrition, health and education. The last part of the report is dedicated to a multi-sector paper with the main issues at stake.
BANZET, A. BOUSQUET, C. BOYER, B. DE GEOFFROY, A. GRUENEWALD, F. KAUFFMANN, D. PASCAL, P. RIVIERE, N. (2007): Linking relief, rehabilitation and development in Afghanistan to improve aid effectiveness: Main successes and challenges ahead. Plaisians: URD Groupe URL [Accessed: 16.02.2017]
