[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 232], "category": "Text", "text": "they will contribute to water supply through payment of fees for household water connections and water\nconsumption, participate in decision-making about water supply technical solutions and participate in consultative\nmeetings to agree upon the fees for WASH services."}, {"bbox": [97, 243, 1134, 324], "category": "Text", "text": "Those living in the most vulnerable situations such as the poorest families, persons with disabilities and internal displaced persons (IDPs) will be positively affected by the action as activities will be designed having in consideration their specific needs and shall be carried out in a participative way."}, {"bbox": [85, 352, 605, 385], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 418, 509, 450], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 464, 1134, 519], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to ensure access to equitable and sustainable water and sanitation services and infrastructure for population in Northern provinces."}, {"bbox": [97, 543, 1134, 622], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objective (Outcome) of this action is to **enhance efficiency and utilisation of climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services and infrastructure with a gender responsive approach and in line with environmental standards.**"}, {"bbox": [97, 649, 1134, 704], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action in the targeted districts contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [136, 715, 1134, 773], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. Reinforced capacities of decentralized institutions to regulate, operate and maintain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services."}, {"bbox": [136, 776, 705, 801], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2. Enhanced utilisation of water infrastructures and services."}, {"bbox": [136, 807, 898, 834], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3. Enhanced utilisation of improved sanitation and hygiene facilities and services."}, {"bbox": [85, 864, 369, 893], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 912, 393, 939], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 1:"}, {"bbox": [97, 949, 1134, 1057], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1 Establishment of the Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Administration (AIAS) delegations and the Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (AURA) regional offices at provincial level - allowing their presence at decentralized level to create and maintain the necessary implementation capacities and increase WASH specific technical expertise to provincial and district stakeholders as well as reinforce regulation."}, {"bbox": [97, 1068, 1134, 1150], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2 Capacity building of AIAS and the District Service for Planning and Infrastructure (SDPI) staff - recruiting WASH technicians and integrate them into the Government payroll, provision of vehicles, office furniture and IT equipment and provision of operation costs throughout the programme."}, {"bbox": [97, 1160, 1134, 1215], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3 Strengthening of the regulation of the sector – with specific support to AURA, aiming to reinforce their decentralized capacities to exercise their regulatory function on targeted towns."}, {"bbox": [97, 1226, 393, 1254], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 2:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1265, 1134, 1399], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1 Construction of at least three water supply systems in the three selected towns – The total number of water supply systems will be confirmed after the feasibilities studies, to be carried out by a consultant that will prepare the detailed technical designs, conduct environmental and social impact assessments with gender and human rights approach and supervise the construction works. Construction will be undertaken by construction firms. At least 60 000 people (women and men) will benefit from the water supply systems."}, {"bbox": [97, 1410, 1134, 1491], "category": "Text", "text": "2.2 Reinforcing Public Private Partnership (PPP) for the sustainable management, operation and maintenance of water supply systems – selecting and developing the capacity of private operators to manage the water supply systems through the Delegated Management Framework regulated by AURA."}, {"bbox": [97, 1503, 393, 1530], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 3:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1541, 1134, 1596], "category": "Text", "text": "3.1 Community mobilisation for self-construction of household sanitation facilities – Baseline survey and field information will guide the sanitation interventions which will be focused on the elimination of open defecation"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 26"}]