Workshop report, May 2011

The usefulness of the NWI over time will be determined by the accuracy of the data, the capacity to keep the data updated and the ways they are being used by sector stakeholders. With the roll-out of second phase of the data collection underway, RIPPLE invited various WASH sector professionals to participate in a workshop held on the 3rd and 4th May 2011 in Addis Ababa to initiate discussions on what should happen after the current National WASH Inventory has been finalised. The workshop participants discussed the expectations of various stakeholders regarding NWI data and their use, as well as requirements for keeping key data from the NWI database up to date. The workshop discussions among stakeholders from the woreda, regional and national levels were framed around the question "What next after completing the first National WASH Inventory?"