Car project for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Three Divisional Headquarters and Surrounding Rural Areas Appraisal Report

IV. PROJECT 
IMPLEMENTATION 
4.1 Implementation 
Arrangements 
4.1.1
The Donee is the Government of the Central African Republic. The General 
Directorate of Water Resources in the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Resources 
(MMEH) will be the project executing agency, through the Department of Water 
Infrastructure, whose Director will be appointed as National Coordinator. S/he will be 
assisted by a team comprising appropriate experts at the central and local levels. At the 
central level, the team will include one technical assistance staff specialized in development 
project management, a procurement expert, a monitoring/evaluation expert, a sociologist 
specialized in IEC, an accountant and support staff (a secretary, a driver, a messenger, and 
two security guards). The technical assistance staff, the procurement expert and the 
accountant will be funded by the project. The other experts will be seconded from other DGH 
departments. The project team will be subject to a performance contract that sets the requisite 
goals in terms of the physical and financial implementation of project components as per the 
agreed schedule. The annual renewal of this contract will depend on the team’s performance 
rating. 
4.1.2 
The project will be implemented under the supervision of a Steering Committee 
with one representative each from: 
•
The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Resources (MMEH), in charge 
of managing and coordinating water and sanitation sector activities; 
•
The Ministry of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation; 
•
The Ministry of Finance and Budget; 

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The Ministry of Interior and Decentralization; 
•
The Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control; 
•
The Ministry of Social Affairs, National Solidarity and the Family; 
•
The Ministry of Environment and Ecology; 
•
The Central Africa Water Distribution Company (SODECA); 
•
Civil society organizations (one for NGOs, one for women’s associations).