Accelerating the Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services through Real-time Monitoring in Zimbabwe
Learning how to scale innovations Rural communities in Zimbabwe can now more quickly report water and sanitation (WASH) service deficiencies directly to government and obtain the services they need, thanks to UNICEF’s support to the Government of Zimbabwe’s national real-time monitoring systems and scale initiative. Within a mere three months of…, The difference real-time monitoring has made, In the past, the rural WASH information system faced challenges, including a lack of consistent communication between community informants and government extension workers on the status of water and sanitation services. This resulted in a lack of progress in the improvement of rural WASH services. Over time, rural communities became increasingly…, Early lessons and experience sharing across countries, A lesson learned in the first quarter of implementation is the importance of government ownership and leadership. The rural WASH initiative puts the government in the lead for establishing the system. Also, assessing and discussing the sustainability of the system early in its adoption is critical to ensuring that it is effective, that financial…, A test case and emerging good practice for scaling innovations, In July 2017, 11 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and East and Southern Africa regions were provided an integrated support package of technical and financial assistance to strengthen and scale up national real-time monitoring systems through RapidPro. Working with national partners, these countries are designing and…
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