Costed Workplan - Liberia

Many countries have historically struggled with a lack of reliable and up to date data on the status of WASH services and infrastructure. This data Ĺblack holeĺ has created a barrier for ministries to effectively steer interventions and evaluate whether these interventions have had the intended impact. With the introduction of new data technology in the last ten years, we have seen an increase in both the amount and quality of the data collected. However, significant challenges remain, such as a lack of resources (time, skills, tools and internet bandwidth), a lack of coordination between WASH actors and ministries regarding the type of data and formats collected, and the lack of data sharing between key user groups like NGOs and ministries. UNICEF and Akvo embarked on a journey in 2016 to improve digital WASH monitoring as a pillar for improving WASH service delivery in the West and Central African Region (WCAR). Since 2013, Akvo hasbeen working with WASH ministries from twelve countries to improve their information and knowledge of the WASH situation for better planning of scarce resources