Benchmarking Water: Vibrant Water Self-assessment of CARE Country initiatives 2010-2015

1. Background

This self assessment aims to benchmark your water initiatives together with those of other CARE country initiatives in ways that can be useful to you and to progress CARE's sector issues internationally. The self-assessment hopes to help identify areas of comparative advantage and comparative neglect and over time, to encourage country initiatives towards a more strategic engagement in the water sector.

In many water-related interventions the ultimate goal is to address a basic need as well as address poverty and social justice. Likewise, improving gender equality, environmental protection, contributing to social inclusion, addressing rights to access to resources and services, and improving governance systems tend to be objectives that inform our approaches. The vibrant water sector approach provides a systematic framework which considers all three areas of human condition, social position and enabling environments as well as the objectives above. The framework is based on key points which map where the country portfolio is in relation to these key elements of a vibrant sector.

Your results and how these fit into the wider CARE International portfolio will be shared with you once the analysis has been completed, along with recommendations on next steps.

Additional resources may also be identified and shared, including ways of linking you up to other country initatives, for example through the water wikispace.

The plan is that the exercise will be undertaken regularly to track changes both to country initiatives and to the overall CARE International portfolio.

Where a country program has a number of different projects or programs, respondents should look at their overall portfolio and fill in the survey on the basis of this overall portfolio.

Ideally, the self-assessment should reflect the collective view of both technical and management staff involved in the portfolio rather than the opinions of only one or two people with similar positions in the organization.

Finally the survey uses the word 'water+' as shorthand for work that includes water, sanitation and hygiene as well as wider integrated water resource management sector work.

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1. What CARE country are you providing information for?

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2. Contact information (provide details of two people involved in the country water portfolio)

Name (1): *

Name (2):

Organization: *

City/Town:

Country: *

Email (1): *

E-mail (2):

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3. The position of water+ related work within the country strategy.

	Yes	No	Don't know
A. Water+ is named in the Country's Long Range Strategic Plan	A. Water+ is named in the Country's Long Range Strategic Plan Yes	A. Water+ is named in the Country's Long Range Strategic Plan No	A. Water+ is named in the Country's Long Range Strategic Plan Don't know
B. Separate country projects addressing water+ are linked up through a common strategy or other process	B. Separate country projects addressing water+ are linked up through a common strategy or other process Yes	B. Separate country projects addressing water+ are linked up through a common strategy or other process No	B. Separate country projects addressing water+ are linked up through a common strategy or other process Don't know
C. For country programs who have developed their new programs along (P-shift process) Water+ is named i) in the UCPV analysis as an underlying cause level	C. For country programs who have developed their new programs along (P-shift process) Water+ is named i) in the UCPV analysis as an underlying cause level Yes	C. For country programs who have developed their new programs along (P-shift process) Water+ is named i) in the UCPV analysis as an underlying cause level No	C. For country programs who have developed their new programs along (P-shift process) Water+ is named i) in the UCPV analysis as an underlying cause level Don't know
--ii) Water+ is named at Theory of Change level	--ii) Water+ is named at Theory of Change level Yes	--ii) Water+ is named at Theory of Change level No	--ii) Water+ is named at Theory of Change level Don't know
--iii) Water+ is named at pathways level	--iii) Water+ is named at pathways level Yes	--iii) Water+ is named at pathways level No	--iii) Water+ is named at pathways level Don't know
--iv) Water+ is named as some other level	--iv) Water+ is named as some other level Yes	--iv) Water+ is named as some other level No	--iv) Water+ is named as some other level Don't know

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4. Current basic data about CARE's water+ portfolio in Country

A. Approximate number of different districts water+ portfolio is working in

B. Approximate total annual budget for sector work

C. Approximate total number of annual direct users/beneficiaries

D. Approximate number of people reached indirectly (provide data only if this has been discussed internally and a figure is already used within the country)

E. Percentage breakdown of portfolio rural/urban (e.g. 60/40, the first being rural)

F. Indicate with E if emergency work only, D if development only and X if both

G. Indicate with S if school/institutional work only, C if community/household only and X if both

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5. A. Overall approach usually adopted by CARE in the Country

A. Water only

B. WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)

C. IWRM (Multiple uses of water, environmental protection, Sanitation and Hygiene)

D. Other (please specify in comments section)

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6. Specific approach to sanitation and hygiene mobilization

	Not used	Sometimes used	Usually used	Always used/main method
A. Community Led Total Sanitation	A. Community Led Total Sanitation Not used	A. Community Led Total Sanitation Sometimes used	A. Community Led Total Sanitation Usually used	A. Community Led Total Sanitation Always used/main method
B. PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation)	B. PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) Not used	B. PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) Sometimes used	B. PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) Usually used	B. PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) Always used/main method
C. Sanitation Marketing	C. Sanitation Marketing Not used	C. Sanitation Marketing Sometimes used	C. Sanitation Marketing Usually used	C. Sanitation Marketing Always used/main method
D. Other (please explain in comments section)	D. Other (please explain in comments section) Not used	D. Other (please explain in comments section) Sometimes used	D. Other (please explain in comments section) Usually used	D. Other (please explain in comments section) Always used/main method

Please clarify answer, especially if additional method used

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7. Policy and Advocacy

The portfolio's work on governance, policy influence or policy enforcement is at the following levels:

	Not done	Ongoing part of other implementation work	proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*
A. Community or village level	A. Community or village level Not done	A. Community or village level Ongoing part of other implementation work	A. Community or village level proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	A. Community or village level proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*
B. District or local government level	B. District or local government level Not done	B. District or local government level Ongoing part of other implementation work	B. District or local government level proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	B. District or local government level proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*
C. Provincial or national level	C. Provincial or national level Not done	C. Provincial or national level Ongoing part of other implementation work	C. Provincial or national level proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	C. Provincial or national level proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*
D. Regional level (cross-national)	D. Regional level (cross-national) Not done	D. Regional level (cross-national) Ongoing part of other implementation work	D. Regional level (cross-national) proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	D. Regional level (cross-national) proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*
E. Other (please specify below)	E. Other (please specify below) Not done	E. Other (please specify below) Ongoing part of other implementation work	E. Other (please specify below) proactive separate policy engagement no major wins	E. Other (please specify below) proactive separete policy engagement with significant wins*

Provide details of singificant wins* and any other comments

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8. The country office has done or is planning significant policy analysis on:

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9. The country office portfolio includes capacity building strategies and activities for:

A. Communities/local groups on the ground

B. Local NGOs & Civil Society networks

C. Local/district Governments

D. Provincial/National Governments

E. Regional/Continent-wide institutions

F. Private Sector

G. Other

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10. Networked implementation

	no	sometimes	often	yes always and systematically	Don't know
A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs?	A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs? no	A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs? sometimes	A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs? often	A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs? yes always and systematically	A. Does the portfolio involve working with other CSOs/NGOs? Don't know
B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector?	B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector? no	B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector? sometimes	B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector? often	B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector? yes always and systematically	B. Does the portfolio involve working with the private sector? Don't know
C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research?	C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research? no	C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research? sometimes	C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research? often	C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research? yes always and systematically	C. Does the portfolio involve working with academia/research? Don't know
D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization?	D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization? no	D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization? sometimes	D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization? often	D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization? yes always and systematically	D. Does it involve cross-sector links within your organization? Don't know
E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country?	E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country? no	E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country? sometimes	E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country? often	E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country? yes always and systematically	E. Does it involve cross-sector/cross-org links with other orgs within your country? Don't know
F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries?	F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries? no	F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries? sometimes	F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries? often	F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries? yes always and systematically	F. Does the portofolio involve working with any programes in other countries? Don't know
G. Other (please specify below)	G. Other (please specify below) no	G. Other (please specify below) sometimes	G. Other (please specify below) often	G. Other (please specify below) yes always and systematically	G. Other (please specify below) Don't know

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11. Current range of % access to water and sanitation in the districts within which you work and current estimates of average % annual change being generated by the portfolio

	Min	Max	Average	Don't know
A. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : water	A. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : water Min menu	A. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : water Max menu	A. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : water Average menu	A. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : water Don't know menu
B. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: water	B. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: water Min menu	B. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: water Max menu	B. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: water Average menu	B. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: water Don't know menu
C. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : sanitation	C. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : sanitation Min menu	C. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : sanitation Max menu	C. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : sanitation Average menu	C. Estimate of current % access range and average in intervention districts : sanitation Don't know menu
D. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: sanitation	D. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: sanitation Min menu	D. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: sanitation Max menu	D. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: sanitation Average menu	D. Estimated annual % change made possible by CARE portfolio in intervention districts: sanitation Don't know menu

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12. To what extent is the CARE country work involved in productive use of water approaches?

	no	sometimes	often	yes always and systematically	don't know
A.) Irrigation provision	A.) Irrigation provision no	A.) Irrigation provision sometimes	A.) Irrigation provision often	A.) Irrigation provision yes always and systematically	A.) Irrigation provision don't know
B) Livestock provision	B) Livestock provision no	B) Livestock provision sometimes	B) Livestock provision often	B) Livestock provision yes always and systematically	B) Livestock provision don't know
C) Clothes washing facilities	C) Clothes washing facilities no	C) Clothes washing facilities sometimes	C) Clothes washing facilities often	C) Clothes washing facilities yes always and systematically	C) Clothes washing facilities don't know
D) Other	D) Other no	D) Other sometimes	D) Other often	D) Other yes always and systematically	D) Other don't know

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13. To what extent does the portfolio look at environmental resource management and adaptation to climate change in terms of:

	no	sometimes	often	yes always and systematically	don't know
A. Water point environmental protection?	A. Water point environmental protection? no	A. Water point environmental protection? sometimes	A. Water point environmental protection? often	A. Water point environmental protection? yes always and systematically	A. Water point environmental protection? don't know
B. Wider watershed protection and management work?	B. Wider watershed protection and management work? no	B. Wider watershed protection and management work? sometimes	B. Wider watershed protection and management work? often	B. Wider watershed protection and management work? yes always and systematically	B. Wider watershed protection and management work? don't know
C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management?	C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management? no	C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management? sometimes	C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management? often	C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management? yes always and systematically	C. Permaculture or sustainable agriculture for watershed management? don't know
D. Development of gray water systems	D. Development of gray water systems no	D. Development of gray water systems sometimes	D. Development of gray water systems often	D. Development of gray water systems yes always and systematically	D. Development of gray water systems don't know
E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc.	E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc. no	E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc. sometimes	E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc. often	E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc. yes always and systematically	E. Climate proofing initiatives in terms of planning processes, choice of technology, etc. don't know
F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work?	F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work? no	F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work? sometimes	F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work? often	F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work? yes always and systematically	F. Community level environmental disaster preparedness work? don't know
G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work	G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work no	G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work sometimes	G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work often	G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work yes always and systematically	G. Wider watershed and or district level disaster preparedness work don't know
H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation	H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation no	H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation sometimes	H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation often	H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation yes always and systematically	H. Monitoring water quantity levels after initial implementation don't know
I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests)	I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests) no	I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests) sometimes	I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests) often	I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests) yes always and systematically	I. Ongoing water quality monitoring(i.e. after initial tests) don't know
J. Other (please specify below)	J. Other (please specify below) no	J. Other (please specify below) sometimes	J. Other (please specify below) often	J. Other (please specify below) yes always and systematically	J. Other (please specify below) don't know

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14. Diversity and inclusion - in your water+ work:

	no	sometimes	often	yes always and systematically	don 't know
A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio	A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio no	A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio sometimes	A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio often	A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio yes always and systematically	A. Women's practical needs are addressed by the portfolio don 't know
B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio	B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio no	B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio sometimes	B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio often	B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio yes always and systematically	B. Women's strategic interests (decision making, leadership, power) are promoted by the portfolio don 't know
C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality	C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality no	C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality sometimes	C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality often	C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality yes always and systematically	C. The portfolio works with men to advance understanding of roles of women in management of water resources and involves men in WASH activities in other ways that promote gender equality don 't know
D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed	D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed no	D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed sometimes	D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed often	D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed yes always and systematically	D. The needs of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed don 't know
E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed	E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed no	E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed sometimes	E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed often	E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed yes always and systematically	E. The strategic interests of the vulnerable/marginalized/poorest in the community are addressed don 't know
F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed	F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed no	F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed sometimes	F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed often	F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed yes always and systematically	F. Overall, issues of inclusion and diversity at all levels of the portfolio are addressed don 't know
G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided	G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided no	G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided sometimes	G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided often	G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided yes always and systematically	G. Capacity building in conflict resolution given different interest groups within and between communities is provided don 't know
H. Other (please specify below)	H. Other (please specify below) no	H. Other (please specify below) sometimes	H. Other (please specify below) often	H. Other (please specify below) yes always and systematically	H. Other (please specify below) don 't know

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15. Technical/Institutional sustainability. The portfolio has systems so that:

	no	sometimes	often	yes always and systematically	N/A
A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place	A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place no	A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place sometimes	A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place often	A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place yes always and systematically	A. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance costs are in place N/A
B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs	B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs no	B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs sometimes	B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs often	B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs yes always and systematically	B. Community contributions towards operation and maintenance is sufficient to cover ongoing costs N/A
C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management	C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management no	C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management sometimes	C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management often	C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management yes always and systematically	C. There is ongoing monitoring of fee collection and management N/A
D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed	D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed no	D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed sometimes	D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed often	D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed yes always and systematically	D. Non-functionality of water schemes are generally promptly addressed N/A
E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained	E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained no	E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained sometimes	E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained often	E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained yes always and systematically	E. Sanitation usage and hygiene practices will be sustained N/A
F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account	F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account no	F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account sometimes	F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account often	F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account yes always and systematically	F. Water+ Committees are legalized and can hold people to account N/A
G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members)	G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members) no	G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members) sometimes	G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members) often	G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members) yes always and systematically	G. There is accountability in community governance structure (e.g.annual re-elections of committee members) N/A
H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances)	H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances) no	H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances) sometimes	H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances) often	H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances) yes always and systematically	H. There is annual or periodic financial monitoring, (e.g. audits/feedback to community of scheme's finances) N/A
I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards)	I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards) no	I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards) sometimes	I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards) often	I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards) yes always and systematically	I. There is a system of community self-assessment in place(e.g. score cards) N/A
J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices	J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices no	J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices sometimes	J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices often	J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices yes always and systematically	J. Community water+ committees have a strong linkage with the local government line offices N/A
K. Other (please specify below)	K. Other (please specify below) no	K. Other (please specify below) sometimes	K. Other (please specify below) often	K. Other (please specify below) yes always and systematically	K. Other (please specify below) N/A

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16. Innovation and Learning

	No	sometimes	often	* yes, always and systematically	don't know
A. Is innovation being actively encouraged?	A. Is innovation being actively encouraged? No	A. Is innovation being actively encouraged? sometimes	A. Is innovation being actively encouraged? often	A. Is innovation being actively encouraged? * yes, always and systematically	A. Is innovation being actively encouraged? don't know
B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged?	B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged? No	B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged? sometimes	B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged? often	B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged? * yes, always and systematically	B. Is sharing of learning and best practices actively encouraged? don't know
C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level?	C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level? No	C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level? sometimes	C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level? often	C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level? * yes, always and systematically	C. Is CARE supporting, creating or participating in active learning fora at the district, provincial or national level? don't know
D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others?	D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others? No	D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others? sometimes	D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others? often	D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others? * yes, always and systematically	D. Is there any evidence of recent uptake of learning from the CARE portfolio by others? don't know

Where * please indicate how promoted, shared and with whom (other community, other stakeholders, internally within CARE only, etc).

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17. Cost contribution to service provision - your current estimates of average contributions to service delivery costs

A/ CARE's percentage contribution is on average the following percent

B. Community percentage contributions are on average the following percent

C. Government percentage contributions are on average the following percent

D. Others (e.g. other NGOs) percentage contributions are on average

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18. Cost effectiveness - for portfolios with activities involved in direct service provision and infrastructural work, your current estimates of cost per person: (use estimates based on current rough figures, in US $ (whole no)). If you have no idea leave blank

A. Water provision for domestic use

B. Sanitation provision

C. Hygiene awareness

D. Additional water for multiple use work (e.g. irrigation)

E. Environmental protection/watershed management/climate proofing work

F. Cost per person for water in instutions (e.g. school)

G. Cost per person for sanitation in institutions

H. Cost per person for hygiene promotion ininstitutions

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19. Notes on Costings for question 18 - please provide any comments/explanations etc you feel are important regarding question 18 above

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20. In your implementation work, what standards are you aware of, consciously aiming to achieve and to what extent are you meeting these standards?

	Aiming for, monitoring achievements - usually achieving	Aiming for, monitoring achievements - not usually achieving	Aiming for but not monitoring achievements	Have not consicously considered	Don't know
A. National Standards	A. National Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - usually achieving	A. National Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - not usually achieving	A. National Standards Aiming for but not monitoring achievements	A. National Standards Have not consicously considered	A. National Standards Don't know
B. WHO Standards	B. WHO Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - usually achieving	B. WHO Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - not usually achieving	B. WHO Standards Aiming for but not monitoring achievements	B. WHO Standards Have not consicously considered	B. WHO Standards Don't know
C. SPHERE Standards	C. SPHERE Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - usually achieving	C. SPHERE Standards Aiming for, monitoring achievements - not usually achieving	C. SPHERE Standards Aiming for but not monitoring achievements	C. SPHERE Standards Have not consicously considered	C. SPHERE Standards Don't know
D. Other (specify in comments section)	D. Other (specify in comments section) Aiming for, monitoring achievements - usually achieving	D. Other (specify in comments section) Aiming for, monitoring achievements - not usually achieving	D. Other (specify in comments section) Aiming for but not monitoring achievements	D. Other (specify in comments section) Have not consicously considered	D. Other (specify in comments section) Don't know

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21. Materials and Knowledge

Please provide any recent materials about your water+ portfolio which can be shared with other countries including stories, research papers, tools, training materials, photos, video, along with any instructions for reproduction, citation, or use. This can also include materials developed by the country office for use in programs, such as hygiene posters, stickers, etc.

Documentation or recordings on lessons learned and innovation and point persons to contact for more information would be particularly useful.

If this information is available on a web site, please provide details below. Otherwise please e-mail to mwright@care.org so that she can upload onto the CARE Water website. Hard copies can be sent to Malaika Wright at CARE USA, 151 Ellis St., Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.

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22. Areas of interest going forward

Please identify particular issues that you are most keen on linking up with other countries on and would like to know more about

Also please share any other points that you would like to make.

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23. Areas of experience

Please identify particular issues in which you have built comparative expertise and/or have had some interesting experiences, along with relevant point persons and contact information.

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24. Thanks for all your feedback. Finally if you have any other comments and feedback about the survey please share below

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1. What CARE country are you providing information for?

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2. Contact information (provide details of two people involved in the country water portfolio)

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3. The position of water+ related work within the country strategy.

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4. Current basic data about CARE's water+ portfolio in Country

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5. A. Overall approach usually adopted by CARE in the Country

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6. Specific approach to sanitation and hygiene mobilization

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7. Policy and AdvocacyThe portfolio's work on governance, policy influence or policy enforcement is at the following levels:

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8. The country office has done or is planning significant policy analysis on:

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9. The country office portfolio includes capacity building strategies and activities for:

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10. Networked implementation

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11. Current range of % access to water and sanitation in the districts within which you work and current estimates of average % annual change being generated by the portfolio

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12. To what extent is the CARE country work involved in productive use of water approaches?

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13. To what extent does the portfolio look at environmental resource management and adaptation to climate change in terms of:

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14. Diversity and inclusion - in your water+ work:

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15. Technical/Institutional sustainability. The portfolio has systems so that:

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16. Innovation and Learning

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17. Cost contribution to service provision - your current estimates of average contributions to service delivery costs

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18. Cost effectiveness - for portfolios with activities involved in direct service provision and infrastructural work, your current estimates of cost per person: (use estimates based on current rough figures, in US $ (whole no)). If you have no idea leave blank

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19. Notes on Costings for question 18 - please provide any comments/explanations etc you feel are important regarding question 18 above

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20. In your implementation work, what standards are you aware of, consciously aiming to achieve and to what extent are you meeting these standards?

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22. Areas of interest going forwardPlease identify particular issues that you are most keen on linking up with other countries on and would like to know more about Also please share any other points that you would like to make.

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23. Areas of experiencePlease identify particular issues in which you have built comparative expertise and/or have had some interesting experiences, along with relevant point persons and contact information.

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24. Thanks for all your feedback. Finally if you have any other comments and feedback about the survey please share below

7. Policy and Advocacy

The portfolio's work on governance, policy influence or policy enforcement is at the following levels:

22. Areas of interest going forward

Please identify particular issues that you are most keen on linking up with other countries on and would like to know more about

Also please share any other points that you would like to make.

23. Areas of experience

Please identify particular issues in which you have built comparative expertise and/or have had some interesting experiences, along with relevant point persons and contact information.