Finland – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Independent Assessment, Post-Project Institutionalisation Review and National Replication Roadmap for the Service Support Centre Model for Rural Water Services in Nepal. Two-Phase Assignment: Independent Evidence Generation and Government Advisory Support

The overall objective is to provide the Government of Nepal and the WASH sector with an independent evidence base and a practical decision pathway for the future of the Service Support Centre approach to rural water-service delivery. The assignment shall determine: what has been built; whether and how it works; what remains after project support is removed; and what government action would be required to institutionalise or replicate the functions that prove valuable.