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A number of organisations are developing or financing tools that are focused on sustainability as part of broader efforts to monitor and evaluate the lasting impacts of programme investments. The Triple-S initiative identified five tools that have been pilot tested and produce an objective and quantifiable output that can be used to trigger improvements to programme design or take remedial actions. <ref>Boulenouar, J., Schweitzer, R. and Lockwood, H., 2013. [http://www.waterservicesthatlast.org/media/publications/mapping_sustainability_assessment_tools Mapping sustainability assessment tools to support sustainable water and sanitation service delivery. (Triple-S – Working Paper; 6)]. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.</ref>

DWA - '''Sustainability Monitoring Framework (SMF)''': Measures the extent to which each NGO contributes to sustainable WASH service delivery in their projects. Highlights the absence of issues which have been proven to result in low sustainability, and the presence of factors that promote sustainability. Pilot tested in Uganda and Ghana by a total of nine organisations, in collaboration with local authorities. The SMF was meant to be integrated in on-going programme monitoring initiatives. [http://www.washalliance.nl/2013/06/24/update-on-the-design-of-sustainability-monitoring-framework-progress/ Latest blog on the tool here].