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Guide pooled funds allocation for the WASH sector
WASH Coordination coordination platform has generally no direct role in the funds allocation. However, except for the pooled funds. Pooled funds such as Country Based Pooled Funds (see CBPF Factsheet March 2017) are allocated to partners based on reviewal the review of their proposal by a Strategic Review Committee (SRC), including . SRC includes most of the time the WASH Cluster coordinator and members of the SAG. Prioritization/vetting of projects submitted by cluster partners to CBPF is done according to agreed criteria. Criteria These criteria are defined by SRC specifically to for each funding process and ; they are linked with the Humanitarian Response Plan. One of the criteria should be that proposals are in-line with WASH sector's Operational Response Plan and Strategic Operating Framework, which : This makes pooled funds a powerful tool to implement cluster strategy. Reviewal Proposal review needs to occur in a timely manner, often to meet very short deadlines. It is critical for WASH sector coordinator to ensure that the selection / prioritization criteria are clearly communicated early in the process, and that the allocation process is transparent.
CERF (Central Emergency Response Funds) is another type of pooled funds, disbursed by UNICEF to partners. CERF proposals are prioritized by UNICEF. OCHA allocates CERF to each cluster lead agencies (ex: UNICEF) who disbursed them to partners based on their proposal. CERF WASH proposals are reviewed by UNICEF WASH country team, with no direct involvement from partners or the sector coordinator.
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