HYSAWA works with Local Government Institutions and partner organizations to improve the hygiene, sanitation and water supply conditions for communities in rural and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh. We promote decentralized service delivery and demand driven financing by Union Parishads the lowest tier of government. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to poverty reduction through improved and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services.

Institutional Objectives of HYSAWA
· Resource Mobilisation for financing WSS infrastructure at the UP;
· Creating Institutional and technical condition for Fiscal discipline and financial Accountability in participating UPs;
· Enhancing Transparency in decision making during allocation of financing;
· Improving Institutional capacity/ skills of LGIs to plan and Budget

HYSAWA Approach:

 

HYSAWA Program Strategies
· Devolution to LGIs through capacity building and empowering
· Demand driven support/ Financing
· Community participation
· Target un-served/ under-served areas
· Safety net for the poor
· Quality Assurance
· Poverty, Human Rights and gender attention
· Promoting good governance
· Sustainability- Local Community and UP capacity building

HYSAWA Governance Principles

Governance Principle	HYSAWA Approach
Participation	Participatory decision making process – Union and Ward WatSan Committee endorsement of projects, bills Involvement of the UP functionary as a whole Bottom up Approach CDF – guideline suggests 1/3 representation from poor, 1/3 women Sub-project planning includes community participation, the women and poor in particular – technology choice by the users – emphasis on affordability Participatory tool such as social mapping and wellbeing ranking are applied to identify poor and hardcore poor
Accountability	Community/ user-group endorsement of contractors’ bills Use of PPR mandatory
Transparency	Mandatory public disclosure system Use of PPR mandatory
Efficiency	Training on Financial and Procurement a pre-condition Manual and guidelines on finance and Procurement Hands-on support Designated Bank Account – Multiple Bank Signatory Control payment Mechanism/ procedure for UP – installments based on set milestones and satisfactory
Decency	Participatory community need assessments Endorsement by Ward Watsan Committee Involvement of the UP functionary as a whole
Fairness	Safety net for the poor – GOB subsidy policies applied (community contribution is 50% for the hardcore poor) – ownership of the poor by ensuring contribution by all users

LGI Capacity Building

Capacity building area	Approach
Sub-project planning, implementation and monitoring	Need assessments through PRA exercise, technology, Validation, Sub-project proposal preparation and submission
Public procurement & Contract Management	Hands on training on Works and Service procurement, Easy to use tools for evaluation, contracts Contract management and performance assessment checklists
Administration and Office management	Hands on training on Office management, filing, documentation, record keeping, Reporting Staff/NGO management, SMS based progress reporting
Accounting and Book keeping	Hands on training on accounts keeping, Online Finance reporting Checklists for payments
Cross-cutting issues	GoB Pro-poor strategy, Gender