Define ways to ensure WASH response's Accountability to Affected Population
Accountability to Affected Population, and in particular Protection aspects, is not considered should be a central aspect of the WASH response. It is crucial for partners to design and implement their WASH response in such a way that:
- It has no negative impact on security of beneficiaries
- Beneficiaries are consulted before and during response implementation
- Beneficiaries are provided with a way to feedback on their perception of response quality.
Links between protection, accountability and WASH have been described in the document “2012 GWC WASH Minimum commitments for the safety and dignity of affected population”, part of the wider 2012 GWC WASH and protection tool box. The SOF should include a specific chapter on protection and accountability, providing guidance to partners on best ways to address protection in WASH in the local context, and defining how it will be monitored.