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The WASH cluster sector coordination usually has an easy access to funding data from centralized funds (CERF, CBPF). However a large proportion of WASH partners’ funding comes from other sources: bilateral funding by donors, or aid organizations’ internal funding sources. Non-centralized funding represents a challenge for coordination platforms as they are not consulted or sometimes not even informed of these funding, decreasing the accuracy of sector funds tracking. Where ongoing and planned activities of a partner are known without having access to its budget, it may also be feasible to calculate rough funding estimates through applying standard activity costs. But in general, the WASH cluster/sector coordinator can overcome these challenges by maintaining a high level of communication and trust with non-pooled donors and WASH partners, and update the WASH Cluster/sector funding matrix with information they provide.
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