Sudan joined the SWA partnership in 2010. The Government launches the National SDG-6 Plan and commences its implementation to achieve and sustain universal and equitable access to basic WASH services by 2030. The Government is also committed to roll out and fund the National Roadmap to make Sudan Open Defecation Free that targeting the elimination of open defecation by 2022. Through the government led multi stakeholder processes, the WASH stakeholders in Sudan is in the process of establishing the National WASH Sector overall coordination forum to guide and harmonize sector planning, implementation, monitoring and resource mobilization both development and humanitarian contexts.
Commitments by the government
The Government commits to the rolling-out and funding of the National Roadmap to make Sudan Open Defecation Free by 2022.
MWRIE, as the principal sector accountable institution, in collaboration with sector stakeholders, commits to establish National WASH Sector overall coordination forum to guide and harmonize sector planning, implementation, monitoring and resource mobilization both development and humanitarian contexts.
The Government commits to launching the National SDG 6 Plan and commence its implementation to achieve and sustain population universal and equitable access to basic WASH services by 2030.
Commitments by partners
Support the development and implementation of state level ODF road maps.
Support the development and implementation of comprehensive national and states SDG6 plans (for all 18 states) for achieving universal and equitable access to basic WASH services by 2030.
Support/co-lead the establishment of the National WASH Sector overall coordination forum covering both humanitarian and development contexts.
Comprehensive capacity building and training programmes for sanitation sector practitioners across the country.
Contribute to the ODF road map by achieving 500 certified ODF communities annually.
Support development of sanitation promotion strategies/guidelines/manuals, surveys/assessments; and sanitation marketing and finance initiatives.
Support rolling out WASH IMS in 13 Sudan states and strengthen accountability through real-time monitoring initiatives (Rapid Pro)
Strengthen the role of CSOs via technical and financial support.
The Government should seek to recognize and foment the role played or that could be played by the private sector.
CSOs, including international and national NGOs, commit to promoting and providing services, to raising awareness, to undertaking advocacy campaigning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
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