Key lessons for monitoring

The following table points to some of the key issues to be considered in monitoring:

Table 13:Key lessons for monitoring

Some of the key issues in monitoring are:

• Costs and cost control of items used for the maintenance of sanitation and water facilities
  Some type of record book should be kept that reflects all of the costs that may have been made to maintain the facilities. This record system should be in place for the schools and the responsible government authorities.

• Construction quality
  Who is being asked to construct the water and sanitation facilities? Experience has shown that many facilities are constructed by a specific government department. This often means that monitoring during construction is not adequate. In such cases there should be more careful monitoring by the school teachers. If construction is not of the correct quality the monitoring system should provide for this to be reported and checked.

• Training of small contractors and masons
  Training small contractors and masons is one way of involving people in the community, for example, in building latrines. Experience in Kerala (India) has shown this to be a great success as it ensures quality products because it is a demand-driven and private-based initiative.

This list is by no means exhaustive but it highlights some of the issues that need to be considered when developing SSHE programmes and projects.