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Ethiopia One WASH National Program

Also Known As OWNP
Sanitation Program

A sector-wide Ethiopian government program to achieve universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene, built on a memorandum of understanding signed by four ministries, Water, Irrigation and Energy, Health, Education and Finance, in November 2012, followed by a WASH Implementation Framework in March 2013, with the program becoming functional later that year. The One WASH National Program, abbreviated OWNP, ran its first phase from July 2013 to June 2015 and a second phase from July 2015 to June 2020, organized around five components covering rural and pastoral WASH, urban WASH, institutional WASH, climate-resilient WASH, and program management and capacity building. The program represented an investment of roughly 2.4 billion dollars over its 2013 to 2020 span, coordinating what had previously been separate, ministry-specific water and sanitation efforts under a single national framework.

Facts
Launch Year
2013 1
Program Status
Ongoing; the World Bank is financing a second phase of the program, expected to close in January 2027. 1
Sponsoring Body
Led by the Ministry of Water and Energy and regional water bureaus, with the Ministries of Finance, Health, and Education. 1
Target Population
Expected to benefit over 20 million people by 2027. 1
Health Goal
Universal access to integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in rural and urban Ethiopia. 1
Geographic Scope
All regions of Ethiopia. 1
Measured Results
A rural WASH component under the program built or rehabilitated about 17,500 community water points and 1.2 million improved latrines. 1
Program status (class)
Ongoing 1
Classification
Program Kind
Sanitation or Water Program 1
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Source World Bank: Strengthening Sustainable WASH Access and Resilience in Ethiopia

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1. World Bank: Strengthening Sustainable WASH Access and Resilience in Ethiopia
World Bank
  • World Bank results brief, launch sentence
    Approach In 2013, the Government of Ethiopia launched the multi-phase multi-sector One WASH National Program (OWNP), aimed at achieving universal access to integrated WASH services in both rural and urban areas.
  • World Bank results brief, launch sentence (abbreviation)
    Approach In 2013, the Government of Ethiopia launched the multi-phase multi-sector One WASH National Program (OWNP), aimed at achieving universal access to integrated WASH services in both rural and urban areas.
  • World Bank results brief, program leadership
    Led by the Ministry of Water and Energy and regional water bureaus, OWNP mandates involvement, collaboration, and action by three other sector ministries-Finance, Health, and Education
  • World Bank results brief, program aim
    aimed at achieving universal access to integrated WASH services in both rural and urban areas
  • World Bank results brief, beneficiary projection
    expected to benefit over 20 million people by 2027
  • World Bank results brief, national expansion
    expand service infrastructure (such as water access points and latrines) in all regions in the country
  • World Bank results brief, rural WASH construction figures
    constructed or rehabilitated around 17,500 community water points, constructed 1.2 million improved latrines
  • World Bank results brief, current financing phase
    the World Bank is currently financing the second phase (expected to close in January 2027)
  • Program classification, entity description sentence
    A sector-wide Ethiopian government program to achieve universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene, built on a memorandum of understanding signed by four ministries, Water, Irrigation and Energy, Health, Education and Finance, in November 2012, followed by a WASH Implementation Framework in March 2013, with the program becoming functional later that year.
  • Associated With: Hygiene and Sanitation, Text of the cited page
    OWNP aims to improve the health and well-being of both rural and urban populations by expanding access to water supply and sanitation services, while promoting sustainable and equitable hygiene practices.
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