Ethiopia - Support to the One Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Program (OWNP) - additional financing

The support to the One Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Program (OWNP) is part of a context in which the Government of Ethiopia (GOE), together with sector development partners, has taken steps to move from a project intervention to a more comprehensive and programmatic approach in the water supply and sanitation sector. The program is aligned with the Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP-II) 2015/16-2019/20, particularly the economic infrastructure focus area. Furthermore, it's designed to reduce regional and social disparities in access to safe drinking water. The key outputs of the Program are construction of: (a) improved and sustainable water supply facilities in rural and pastoral areas, institutions and urban areas; (b) improved sanitation facilities and better hygiene; (c) support improved WASH sector capacity for planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting and sustaining services at decentralised and federal levels. The components of this program are: (1) rural and pastoral WASH; (2) urban WASH; (3) institutional WASH; and (4) sector governance and capacity development.