Request For Proposals Are Invited For Development Of Sustainable Wash Financing Strategy

Request For Proposals Are Invited For Development Of Sustainable Wash Financing Strategy Deadline 04 Oct 2021 00 00 Gmt 2 00 Brussels Copenhagen Madrid ParisAs Water Sanitation Hygiene Wash Are A Priority In RwandaS Strategic Plans And Vision The Government Has Set And Reinforced The Target Of Universal Access To Wash Services In All Planning Documents Namely Vision 2050 The National Strategy For Transformation Nst1 2018 2024 And The Water And Sanitation Sector Strategic Plan 2018 2024 Rwanda Has Set Ambitious Targets To Achieve The Sdg 6 Targets On Water And Sanitation Both The Nst1 And Water And Sanitation Sector Strategic Plan Ssp Stipulate The Achievement Of Basic Services Drinking Water From An Improved Source Which Is Located On Premises Available When Needed And Free Of Faecal And Priority Chemical Contamination By 2024 And Safely Managed Services Drinking Water From An Improved Source Provided Collection Time Is Not More Than 30 Minutes For A Round Trip Including Queuing By 2030 In Addition Wash Activities Engage Multiple Stakeholders From Different Sectors For Development Namely Health Education Social Protection Nutrition And Infrastructure Development Outcomes However It Is Also The Least Funded Among Other Social Sectors Between 2016 17 And 2020 21 The Total Budget Allocated To Wash Hovered Around 1 6 Of The National Budget State Finance Law 2020 21 The Effects Of Climate Change Are Already Being Felt Everywhere Most Strikingly They Are Felt Through Water Increased Demand For Water Due To Low Rainfall Can Cause Water Sources Including Boreholes And Springs To Run Dry Conversely Heavy Rainfall And Flooding Can Damage Water Sources And Sanitation Facilities Carry Runoff And Waste Into Streams And Lakes And Contaminate The Water Supply Water Scarcity Through Climate Change And The Resulting Increase In The Costs Of Water Can Lead To Inequitable Access This May Deprive Households Of Opportunities To Collect The Amount Of Safe Water Needed For Proper Handwashing And Hygiene Amid Rapid Urbanization In Rwanda Safe Drinking Water Systems And Adequate Sanitation That Effectively Disposes Of Human Waste Will Be Essential To Ensure Cities And Towns Grow Sustainably The Ministry Of Infrastructure Overseeing The Implementation Of The National Water Supply And National Sanitation Policies Coordinates Water And Sanitation Sector Activities Implemented By Both Public And Non Public Institutions For The Past Four Years Unicef Has Supported Regular Budget Analysis Of The Wash Allocations Focusing On I Water And Sanitation Corporation Ii Ministry Of InfrastructureS Water And Sanitation Programme Iii Ministry Of Healths Hygiene And Environmental Health Programme And Iv The Districts Under The Water And Sanitation Program Furthermore The Analysis Covers Four Priority Areas Including I Drinking Water Access Ii Sanitation Access Iii Water Infrastructure And Sanitation For Districts And Iv Hygiene And Environmental Health Unlike Water Infrastructure And Sanitation For Districts Which Is Implemented At The Decentralized Level The Other Three Wash Programmes Are Budgeted And Implemented At Central Government Level The Budget Trends For Three Fiscal Years Shows That There Was Budget Increase From 39 415 663 597 Rwf To 64 086 767 574 Rwf In 2018 19 20 The Increase Has Been Due To The Loan Secured From Afdb Under Rwanda Sustainable Water Supply And Sanitation Programme And Additional Funding To Finance Water And Sanitation Projects However There Has Been A Decrease Of 16 910 404 599 Rwf Equivalent To 35 Of Total Budget Allocation Of 47 176 362 975 Rwf For 2020 21 Compared To 64 086 767 574 Rwf For The Last Fiscal Year 2019 20 The Low Budget Allocation To The Sector For The Fiscal Year 2020 2021 Is Result Of The Need To Support The National Economic Recovery Plan Against Covid 19 Pandemic Current Levels Of Funding Are Insufficient And The Available Fiscal Space Is Somehow Limited To Achieve The Wash Sector Targets Because The Allocations To The Wash Sector Continue To Fall Significantly Below The Costed Wash Sector Strategic Plan 2018 2024 With Refence To The 2020 21 The Financing Needs Amount To Rwf 180 5 Billion Of Which Rwf 118 5 Billion Would Be Externally Financed And Rwf 27 9 Billion Would Be Funded Through Domestic Revenues While Rwf 34 1 Billion Would Need To Be Mobilised In Other Sources

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