Evaluering
Ethiopia Filtu Water & Santitation Project (FWSP) Terminial Evaluation Report 2013
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Services Commission and Norwegian Lutheran Mission in partnership have been implementing Filtu Water and Sanitation Project (FWSP) in Filtu woreda of Somali Regional State since 2002 in three phases (2002-2005, 2006-2008 and 2009-2011). The year 2012 and 2013 were bridging period in order to ensure good ground work the Food Security Project and ensure sustainability of the water project part. Water insecurity, poor hygienic and sanitation situation due to unavailability of facilities such as health posts were among the problems identified to be addressed by the project. The shortage of water is aggravated by recurrent droughts that has dwindled the already scare water sources and negatively impacting on the livelihood of the people. The project was challenged by the local authorities to focus on Food Security while the government works on water issues. The project started its Food Security Project in 2014 – which runs through to 2016. The purpose of this evaluation is to evaluate the last one year (2013) performances of the project, document the output and outcomes, lesson learnt, challenges encountered during the implementation and generally the contribution of the project to community. This monitoring evaluation conducted by a joint technical team from Liban Zonal DPPB/NGO’S coordinator, Filtu Woreda agriculture office and Filtu water office to monitor or evaluate water and sanitation hygiene (WASH) project impact in Filtu woreda of Liban zone of Ethiopian Somali Regional state by using document review, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interview according to the standard checklists.