WASH/Shelter Coordinator Written Test
WASH/Shelter Coordinator Written Test
Test Time: 2
hours Candidate
Name:
Instructions:
You have 2 hours in which to complete this
written test, all answers and responses should be typed and submitted in this
document. No extra side work may be submitted. Calculators may be used in this
test. Relevant formulae or data has been provided. Save your work in the
format: Name/WSH
1.
(a). Instructions: A
major challenge when planning rehabilitation of motorized borehole based
schemes in Yemen is the lack of credible system information where you can get
borehole data. Briefly describe a practical solution(s) to enable you
decide on the size of a pump and generator to be procured for a system that
stopped functioning several years ago, and which has been almost completely
abandoned. ( 5 marks)
(b). Given the drawing
below, approximately how much head should the pump have in order for it to lift
water to the tank? (Show your working) (2 Marks)
(c.) Assuming you were to install a solar water pump in this well
what design parameters would you consider? (3 Marks)
2.
(a).
What do the following terms as used in a shelter project:
I. Rental Subsidy ( 3 Marks)
II. Emergency Shelter Kit ( ESK) ( 2 Marks)
b). Pre-distribution planning is a common activity in Shelter Projects; discuss the key components of this activity. (5 Marks)
3.
Cholera
continues to be a risk to many people in Yemen including the conflict affected.
If a Cholera outbreak is reported in Al Qanawis Hodeida. Please provide a
quarter page describing the risks, and your strategy of intervention as the
WASH/Shelter Coordinator? What steps would you take with your team on site in
and mention any other collaborations. (10 Marks)
4.
In your role as the WASH/Shelter Coordinator
you are expected to coordinate and organize the WASH and Shelter staff to
achieve project outputs and outcomes. You are in the middle of implementing
Water System construction activities and the project duration is running out.
Some sites that are at critical stages of construction have become insecure and
are therefore restricted from staff travel. Briefly describe practical actions
you would take to ensure that the project still gets delivered. List some assumptions
you have taken in prescribing these actions. (10 Marks)
5. Suppose you are delegated
by the AM to represent NGO in an Inter-Agency Cluster meeting. In this meeting
you are required:
Update the meeting about 3 priority activities
in 2 Areas( Hodeida and Hajjah) which are currently conflict frontline zones-
Mention specifically how you would prepare for this meeting, how you will get
the information for this meeting, state challenges likely to encounter and how
you will deal with them and state any assumptions you make? (10
Marks)
6.
The
WASH Specialist informs you that a Concept note has been submitted for a WASH
grant with SDC to be implemented in Hajjah. She then asks you to prepare two
documents for her to submit. The budget with the list of key activities you
would implement- costs can be based on your experience (limit the activities
to 6 {2 for water, 2 sanitation, 2 for hygiene promotion}) and the
implementation plan.
Instruction:
I.
Present here below the budget for 6 months of project implementation
with activities only. ( 5 Marks )
II.
Design
the Implementation plan for these activities in 6 months and state assumptions
you have made. ( 5 Marks )
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