Malawi joined the SWA partnership in 2012. Malawi volunteered to be a pioneer country for the SWA partnership. In line with the SWA framework, Malawi has a functional Taskforce that has since produced indicators as framework to monitor progress through the annual Joint Sector Review meetings. Malawi has since participated in SMM and FMM in the past since 2012 and this shows some level of commitment and political will. Malawi has since conducted a sector financing study in line with the SDG targets and the study identified gaps needed to achieve the SDG targets. The results would be used to mobilise resources. – Malawi has a strong focus on themes which are critical to the SDGs such as "leave no one behind" including through development of a financing mechanism which can accelerate services to the poor.
Commitments by the government
Increase alignment to sector strategies e.g the rolling of the Climate Resilient WASH Sector Finance Strategy, the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and Water Policy, continuously.
Develop a Climate Resilient WASH Sector Financing Strategy by September 2022.
End open defecation by 2024
Develop financing mechanisms and strategy on leave no-one-behind (based on the Last Mile Study Results which Malawi undertook through National ODF Taskforce by November 2019)
Review the National Sanitation Policy to consider issues of the poorest, but also the whole sanitation value chain by December 2019.
Commitments by partners
WESNET and WASH Agenda for Change partners commit to support Government in the development of the guiding tool for the Development of District WASH Master Plans by December 2022.
Support Joint Sector Review and other platforms that facilitate mutual accountability
WESNET and WASH Agenda for Change collaborating partners commit to support the Government in the review of rural water supply sustainable management models by December 2022.
Catalyze and support all efforts aiming at putting research into use, including the Last Mile Study by December 2020.
Mobilize members to develop and implement action plan towards addressing the needs of the ODF last milers (5% of people left behind as characterized by the ODF last mile study which clearly identified groups of people who are left behind after ODF) and support all efforts aiming at putting research into use by December 2020.
Identify sanitation technologies and financing approaches through its membership that will facilitate increased access to basic sanitation, in poorest and hardest to reach areas and marginalized groups of people.
Identify approaches that will improve sanitation in poorest and hardest to reach areas and marginalized groups of people by December 2020
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