Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)
[last updated April 8, 2005 12:00 AM]

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General Information
Partnership website(s)
Expected Timeframe
September 2004 - Open Ended
Partners
Governments:
  • Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Department for International Development (DFID)
Major Groups:
  • CARE International (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • Cranfield University Institute of Water & Environment (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • Halcrow Group (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • RWE Thames Water (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • Unilever (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • WWF - The Global Conservation Organization (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
  • WaterAid (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
UN System:
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - (Observer member) (United States of America)
Other intergovernmental organizations:
    Other:
    • Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) Secretariat (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
    		 
    Thematic Focus
    Primary Themes:
    • Sanitation
    • Poverty eradication
    • Sustainable development for Africa
    • Water
    		 Secondary Themes:
    • Human settlements
    • Gender equality
    • Desertification
    • Sustainable development in a globalizing world
    • Biodiversity
    • Education
    • Drought
    • Health and sustainable development
    Geographic Coverage
    Geographic Scope: Global
    Country(ies) where the partnership is being implemented:
    India, Kenya
    National Focal Points
    At present, no information is available as to whether the partnership has made contact with the national focal points for sustainable development in the relevant countries.
    Goals and Objectives
    Summary of the partnership's goals and objectives
    WSUP¿s mission is to advance the Millennium Development Goals for water, sanitation, and associated health benefits through multi-sector, stakeholder partnerships delivering sustainable, equitable, and affordable water and sanitation services to the urban poor in developing countries.
    Targets and Progress
    Partnership targets
    - To initiate and complete approximately 40 projects each covering roughly 100,000 people by 2015, resulting in 4 million people in developing countries being provided access to water & sanitation in urban/peri-urban areas.
    - To demonstrate a multi-sector partnership model which engages the private sector beyond the limits of corporate philanthropy and achieves greater scale overall.
    - To encourage replication and learning of the partnership model.
    Progress against targets
    - 2 projects started (India & Kenya)
    - Others being scoped (Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique)
    - Proceeding on schedule
    Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
    Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
    • Human resources development/training
    • Education/building awareness
    • Institutional strengthening, including local participation
    • Technology transfer/exchange
    Some examples: Consumer awareness on water use & sanitation behavioral change; capacity building to local service authority on sustainable O&M; hygiene education programs; etc.
    Relationship to International Agreements on Sustainable Development
    How the partnership contributes to the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
    The WSUP partnership contributes to eradication of poverty through delivery of improved water supply and basic sanitation services, as well as hygiene behavioral change and integrated water resources management. WSUP projects are expected to improve health and livelihood through providing access to clean drinking water, effective sanitation, and hygiene education, thereby reducing illness and death from waterborne disease. In addition, WSUP¿s work will reduce time required to collect water, which in most cases is done by women, thereby promoting gender equality, empowering women, and increasing access to education. Reduced time for water collection will also have impacts on economic development, for which WHO calculates that every dollar invested in water, sanitation, & hygiene brings long-term economic returns between 3 to 34 dollars. Environmental sustainability will be ensured through incorporation of integrated water resources management and environmental considerations in water and sanitation interventions. The WSUP partnership is also open to new members and fully transparent, effectively encouraging scale-up, replication, and transfer of knowledge. It is also a model in which the private sector can engage beyond the limits of their corporate charity budgets, thereby enabling a greater scale to be achieved.
    Coordination and Implementation
    Coordination Mechanism of the Partnership
    Central secretariat; Board of Directors; Quarterly & annual meetings; project teams; reporting; etc.
    Implementation Mechanism of the Partnership
    GENERAL:
    - Water & Sanitation infrastructure interventions; capacity building; hygiene behavioral change programs; advocacy and policy reports; etc.
    SPECIFIC:
    - WSUP Alliance identify and develop projects up to the point of implementation/investment using donor funding/grants (Already partially obtained for central use)
    - WSUP Project Consortia implement projects using blend of IFI investment, donor grants, local financing (to be obtained for each specific project once developed)
    Resources
    Funding Currently Available
    Amount in US$: 9200000
    Source(s): Government - Private sector - NGO
    Contributions from WSUP NGO & private sector members: 1.8 Million USD (in-kind & in cash)
    UK Department for International Development: 7.4 Million USD
    Non-financial resources available
    Type(s): Staff - Other
    Source(s): Private sector - NGO
    Staff secondments from WSUP members; expertise provided in kind; office equipment; etc.
    Funding Sought
    Required Amount in US$: 6900000
    Source(s) already approached: APPROACHED: KfW (Germany); SDC (Switzerland); IFRC (Red Cross)
    PRELIMINARY CONTACT: USAID, WB, FMO (Netherlands)
    Non-financial resources sought
    Requirement(s): Computers - Office space
    Currently finalizing non-financial contributions from WSUP members that can support both administration of the partnership (office, staff, IT, etc) and project development (expertise contributed in kind).
    Source(s) approached and details:
    Additional Information
    Additional Relevant Information
    - No problems encountered to date.

    POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION/ REPLICATION:
    - WSUP is open to new members, thereby enabling it to grow and implement more projects
    - WSUP is fully transparent, thereby enabling others to learn from our experiences and/or replicate our model
    - WSUP will conduct advocacy activities, thereby disseminating its lessons and influencing policy to further global water and sanitation objectives.