Regional: Strengthening WASH Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the Pacific
Project Details
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Project Officer
Castro-Wooldridge, Vivian
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
| Project Name | Strengthening WASH Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the Pacific | ||||
| Project Number | 54227-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban sanitation - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | |||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||
| Impact | Health outcomes in the Pacific improved | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Disease transmission pathways in ADB's Pacific DMC populations reduced |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | WASH practices in households and public areas in ADB's Pacific DMCs improved Enabling environment for improved and sustainable hygiene in ADB's Pacific DMCs strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | (i) WASH Action Plans are under finalization in several countries (ii) Pacific WASH webinar series was kicked off in November 2020 on a different utility management related topic every month (iii) Support provided to Water Authority of Fiji to finalize its corporate business continuity plan (iv) School WASH campaign launched in schools in Samoa |
| Geographical Location | Regional |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Castro-Wooldridge, Vivian |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | PAUW |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 30 Apr 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 21 Apr 2020 to 21 Apr 2020 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 10 Aug 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 15 Jun 2021 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 10 Aug 2020 | - | 10 Aug 2020 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 5,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,000,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 774,470.64 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening WASH Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the Pacific: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Aug 2020 |
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Related Publications
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Review of Opportunities for the Pacific WASH Sector | Reports | Dec 2021 |
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Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Capacity Development Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 6551 | 06 May 2022 | ISRAAID VANUATU COMMITTEE INC. (VANUATU) in association with Hexago Water Specialists (VANUATU) | Chuan Store Building, Freswota 1 Port Villa Vanuatu | Asian Development Bank | 387,500.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
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