This document forms part of the Trilateral South-South Cooperation (TSSC) initiative entitled “Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services in the Municipality of Viana”.  This is the second article in a series that aims to discuss and bring lessons learned from the cooperation process between the India, Brazil, South Africa Fund (IBAS), the Government of Angola and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).