What did WSP Learn from Our External Review?IEG Evaluation Week

October 24, 2011

Jae SoManager

Water and Sanitation ProgramTransport, Water and Information & Communications Technology Department

Sustainable Development Network Vice Presidency

About WSP

WSP is not the same organization it was in 1979 • Evolve with changing WSS sector needs• Evolve with changing business needs

Core mission unchanged • Help the poor gain sustained access to

improved water supply and sanitation services• Road test solutions on the ground

Quick Facts About WSP• Established in 1979• Core work in economic and sector work, capacity

building and technical assistance• Most decentralized program in WBG: 24 field offices in 4

regions with small DC office• FY budget $46 million• Guided by Council, chaired by the director of TWI

WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008Purpose

Provide WSP Council and Management with: • Independent evaluation of WSP performance during 2004-2008• Identify lessons to improve the program in the future• Provide input for future planning and programming

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WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008

TOR based on IEG’s sourcebook for evaluating GRPPs

Started in Fall 2008,completed in June 2009 • Involved desk reviews, field visits and interviews with WSP staff, donors,

partner organizations and clients, assessed structure of WSP

WSP Council World Bank Group/SDN/TWI

WSPWSP-LAC WSP-SA WSP-EAP WSP- AFR WSP-HQ

Clients Clients Clients Clients Clients

Outcome of External Evaluation

External evaluation helped to strengthen the realignment of WSP Programming in four distinct ways:

Institutional arrangements Relevance Sustainability Effectiveness

WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008#1 Institutional Arrangements

• Greater engagement for Council

Recommendation

• Created smaller working groups to focus on key issues

Actions • Council is more actively involved in programming

Outcome

Stronger Governance

WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008#2 Relevance

• Cautious approach to expanding scope of services

Recommendation

• Five-year business plan identified six core business areas

Actions • Results achieved under each business area

Outcome

Strategic Five-Year Business Plan Developed

WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008#3 Sustainability

• Increase predictability in funding

Recommendation

• Programming determined before funding vs. funding before programming

Actions • WSP maintains a strong range of donors

Outcome

Predictable Funding

WSP External Evaluation FY2004-2008#4 Effectiveness

• Better systems to monitor and report on results

Recommendation

• Established a more refined results framework

Actions • Countries report on results framework

Outcome

Monitoring Framework Developed

Outcomes and Challenges Outcomes

Results Focused• Results framework

Strategic• Five-year business plan

Strong Enabling Environment

• Aligned with CAS and Water Sector Board

• Strong donor relations• Predictable funding

ChallengesLack of standardized evaluation tools among GRPPs limits learning from other evaluations.

Result FocusedPoor-Inclusive Sector Reform

In Kenya, WSP developed a gender toolkit that was used to train 24 water utilities.

After the training, Githunguri Water Company no longer required women to provide title deeds to secure a connection.

Within six weeks of the policy change, 50 women had signed up for new connections and 29 had been connected. Our projections approximate that 300 women a year will be connected due to this new policy.

Five-year business plan (FY11-15)

•Help 50 million people gain access to improved rural sanitation and leverage US$200 million for sanitation financing;

•With domestic private sector, help 2.5 million people gain improved WSS services and leverage US$100 million for WSS financing;

•Support poor inclusive sector reform;

•Improve access in urban and peri-urban areas;

•Help WSS services for poor respond to climate change;

•Rebuild WSS services in fragile states.

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