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Supervise and coordinate safe water supply and environmental sanitation communication activities throughout the country;
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Facilitate monitoring, evaluation and utilization of data collected to improve planning of safe water supply and environmental sanitation communication activities at all levels;
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Ensure that the safe water supply and environmental sanitation communication programme is managed efficiently and effectively.
Membership The national inter-sectoral committee should be multidisciplinary in nature, with broad membership, to enable mobilisation of community support and resources from a wide base. The committee should include representatives of lower levels. Lower levels Lower-level communication committees – regional, district(s), wards (which may be community-level, depending on the local structures) should draw members from similar organisations operating at their level. When there are multiple levels, it is suggested that the national group takes care of capacitybuilding, research and coordinated planning, supervision, monitoring and evaluation. Regional and district groups should develop communication plans relevant to their immediate catchment areas. Some functions will be similar to those of the national level committees, with the difference that they are operating at a lower level and supporting safe water supply and environmental sanitation activities at a lower level.
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