Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011

Details for Mechanism ID: 12235
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

The iWASH goal is to support sustainable, market-driven water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services to improve health and increase economic resiliency of the poor in targeted rural areas. This activity will wraparound the USAID funded integrated water, sanitation and hygiene program (iWASH) within the Natural Resource and Economic Growth Strategic Objective. iWASH implementers will implement a multiple-use water services (MUS) approach. MUS is a consumer-oriented approach to water service delivery, which takes domestic and productive water needs as the starting point for planning, financing, and managing integrated water services. MUS also emphasizes self-supply, by which households make informed decisions about the most effective way to provide for their water needs.

The iWASH Program aims to reach 140,070 people through direct interventions, and inform policies and development strategies through implementation of innovative and cross-cutting approaches to break the cycle of poverty as it revolves around access to safe and clean water. This is an opportunity to ensure the water needs of the HIV/AIDS affected population which addresses goal one of the Partnership Framework which reduces morbidity and mortality due to HIV and AIDS and improves the quality of life for People living with HIV/AIDS and those affected by HIV/AIDS.

This activity will support People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) participation iWASH activities, particularly the formation of water user associations to run water businesses for sustainable water supply and income generation. This program activity will not only improve income of vulnerable HIV/AIDS affected households, but also improves access to safe and clean water supply among individuals and communities heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS.

The iWASH Program will be implemented in selected target areas of two critical river basins in Tanzaniathe Wami-Ruvu and the Great Ruaha. iWASH activities will boost the palliative care interventions being performed by organizations such as KIHUMBE in the Ruaha River Sub-basin and Tunajali in the Ruaha and Wami-Ruvu River Basin. By providing multiple-use water systems and targeted sanitation and hygiene interventions within the context of ongoing programs, quality of life could be greatly enhanced for HIV/AIDS affected populations.

We expect that, through this wraparound programming, PEPFAR will be able to leverage significant resources from USAID funded integrated water and sanitation program and reach more clients in a cost effective way reducing duplication of activities in areas where iWASH is already being implemented. Also, taking the advantage of the presence of PEPFAR partners in the iWASH geographical area, it will be easy for partners to work with USAID iWASH to implement activities, document best practices, and share with other PEPFAR partners and replicate best practices elsewhere.

Partners in the iWASH geographical areas will complete a wraparound report. Semiannual and annual reports will be required, according to PEPFAR reporting schedule.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

Improve access to adequate, clean and safe water among community highly affected by HIV/AIDS by wrapping around with USAID integrated water, sanitation and hygiene program (iWASH) and Water and Development Alliance (WADA). Support formation of Water User Associations and entrepreneurs groups among PLHAs/PwP, OVC and their caregivers and mother-to-mother support groups so that they can participate in market driven iWASH and WADA program activities. The iWASH Program will be implemented in selected target areas of two critical river basins in Tanzaniathe Wami-Ruvu and the Great Ruaha. iWASH activities will boost the palliative care interventions being performed by PEPFAR partners such as KIHUMBE in the Ruaha River Sub-basin and Tunajali in the Ruaha and Wami-Ruvu River Basin

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Child Survival Activities