PRECISION REPORTING TAKES CENTRE STAGE AS PRUWASSA TARGETS WASH REFORM

By Rotmwa Paulina Kassam

In a major push to strengthen evidence-based governance within Plateau State's Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, a specialized two-day capacity-building workshop was organised by the Plateau Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (PRUWASSA).

The intensive training which was held at the Vel Sunset Hotel and Resort Pankshin LGA brought together Officers from the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene departments alongside Monitoring and Evaluation officers across the five Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) benefiting LGAs (Bokkos, Jos South, Langtang North, Mangu and Wase)

The aim was to sharpen their technical capabilities in data collection, effective reporting, and quantitative analysis and to equip field officers with standard data collection methods and tools, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, complete, and verifiable field reports.

Delivering the key address, the General Manager of PRUWASSA, Engr. Godfrey Nuhu Dashuhar underscored the strategic importance of the gathering. He stated that building field capacity to capture and analyze reliable data directly informs strategic planning, enabling targeted interventions that modernize the water sector and curb public health threats, particularly waterborne diseases.

Complementing this vision, the General Manager of the Plateau Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (PLAMWASSA) Geologist Dakat Jacob Jelkyes emphasized that robust data collection forms the bedrock of transparent regulation, accountability, and sustainable infrastructure development across the communities.

Throughout the two-day engagement, subject-matter experts, Geologist Daniel Jonah Mahwell, PRUWASSA Water Quality Officer and Mrs Anita Dariye, PRUWASSA PIAP lead, led rigorous technical sessions focusing on critical data attributes, including quality, accuracy, completeness, consistency, reliability, and timeliness.

To ground the theoretical frameworks in real-world application, facilitators conducted detailed desk reviews of previously submitted LGA reports and led participants through practical verification exercises to identify reporting gaps and refine evaluation protocols.

The workshop generated enthusiastic feedback from attendees, who noted the immediate practical value of the modules. Reflecting on the impact of the sessions, Mrs. Ladi Dawop, a Monitoring and Evaluation officer from Mangu LGA, highlighted the interactive nature of the program, particularly praising the modules covering standardized reporting templates and analytics.

She noted that the skills acquired would immediately transform her operational approach, enabling her to systematically document and report all sanitation, hygiene and water activities within her domain moving forward.