Effectiveness of coordination in humanitarian water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) response: evidence from a mixed-methods evaluation of outcomes and outputs across five national coordination platforms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coordination is key to effective humanitarian response, which is growing in need. The Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster developed a Theory of Change (ToC) to revise their Minimum Requirements for monitoring Basic Assumptions and Core Actions as coordination frameworks. This study assessed how the ToC and Minimum Requirements were met in five national coordination platforms (NCPs) with different staffing levels.

Methods

We conducted a six-month mixed-method evaluation across five humanitarian contexts varying in coordination staffing levels: Central African Republic (low), Colombia (low), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (medium), Nigeria (medium), and Yemen (high). Overall, 31 monthly activity reports from NCPs, 20 key informant interviews

SUBMITTER: Nguyen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12930929 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature