Sanitation Acceleration with Government and NGOs
Brief description of the project:
The philosophy of the program was to increase the awareness among rural communities
for adopting safe water, sanitation and hygiene practices, promote self help
initiatives for household latrines and built capacity of the involved actors
in social mobilization for increased coverage of sanitation.
This project was supported by Unicef, the duration of the project was one year and the target area was six union council of district Loralai.
Project Components:
§ Advocacy and Social mobilization at district, sub divisions and UC level: Formations of committees at district, sub divisions, union councils level and 90 villages for awareness creation about safe use of water, sanitation, health and hygiene.
§ Capacity building: Training of community volunteers including females, NGOs and line departments for mobilizing communities in 90 villages of 6 union councils.
§ Service delivery: Installation of 35 hand pumps delivery of health and hygiene education in 90 villages.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
The project benefited 900 families and more than 30,000 individuals (mainly women and children) by:
§ Installation of 35 hand pumps on
cost sharing basis;
§ Delivery of hygiene messages to 900 families in villages;
§ Capacity building of LGRDD's 30 district, sub division and union council
staff in mobilizing communities for water and sanitation activities, installation
of community hand pumps, operation and maintenance and safe use of the facilities;
§ Capacity building of 90 village water and sanitation committees male
and female formed by WESS and LGRDD's staff for creating awareness among community
members about operation and maintenance and safe use of the facilities and delivery
of hygiene messages to communities;
§ Capacity building of 20 girls primary school teachers, NGOs/ CBOs in
the field of sanitation promotion, community mobilization and hygiene education;
Integrated Hygiene
Sanitation and Water Supply (Gravity Flow Water Supply Schemes in Remoter Rural
Areas)
Brief description of the project:
The project was implemented in collaboration with Unicef and Department of public
health engineering Government of Balochistan.
Under the project, fourteen gravity flow water supply schemes were processed
in district Kalat, Killa Saifullah, Killa Abdullah, Ziarat, Musakhail, and Mastung
and approved for implementation in the year 2001.
This project was funded by Unicef and Public Health and Engieering Department, Government of Balochsitan. The duration of the project was one year.
Project Components:
§ Feasibility of schemes: Feasibility study of forty-three gravity flow schemes.
§ Social mobilization: Formation of male and female water management associations (WMAs).
§ Capacity building: Training
of PHED community development and technical staff.
Orientation of Village male and females regarding safe drinking water and sanitation
facilities.
§ Service delivery: Implementation of 14 water supply schemes in six districts of Balochistan.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
The project will benefit 300 families and more than 5,000 individuals by:
§ Implementation of 14 gravity flow
water supply schemes;
§ Delivery of hygiene messages to 300 families in villages;
§ Capacity building of PHED 22 community development staff and 30 technicians
on community mobilization aspect of water projects;
§ Orientation of 14 male and 14 female village water management associations
on awareness regarding safe and hygienic use of water and sanitation facilities;
§ Mobilization of communities for taking over of schemes and operation
and maintennace requirements.
Clean Drinking
Water Supply, Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion in District Kalat.
Brief description of the project:
This project focused to raise awareness in rural communities about use of safe
water and sanitation practices in two union councils of district Kalat. Under
the project agreement fifteen hand pumps had to be installed in 15 villages
with integrated approach of community mobilization and delivery of hygiene education
through village water and sanitation committees and primary schools existed
in villages.
This project was supported by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for the period of six months in Kalat District.
Project Components:
§ Community mobilization: Formation of 15 male and 15 female village contact groups (VCGs) for creating awareness about safe use of water, sanitation and health & hygiene practices.
§ Sanitation promotion: Promotion of safe sanitation practices at village level through school children and village groups.
§ Capacity building: Build capacity of community volunteers including females to mobilize communities for safe water and sanitation practices in 15 villages of district Kalat.
§ Service delivery: Installation of 15 community hand pumps and delivery of health and hygiene education in 15 villages.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
The project benefited 180 families and more than 1500 individuals mainly women and children by:
§ Installation of 15 hand pumps;
§ Delivery of hygiene messages to 180 families;
§ Training of villagers on safe water and sanitation options and repair
of hand pumps;
§ Training of 20 school teachers on sanitation promotion;
§ Orientation of 15 village water and sanitation committees male and female
for awareness creation and delivery of hygiene messages to communities and operation
and maintenance requirements;
§ Capacity building of 2 CBOs in the field of safe drinking water, sanitation
promotion, community mobilization and hygiene education.
§ Training of 30 villagers as hand pump caretaker for proper operation
and maintenance requirements of the facilities.
Drinking Water Supply in Drought Affected Areas, Aranji Khuzdar
Brief description of the project:
The project aimed to supply clean drinking water facilities in the drought-affected
area Aranji, district Khuzdar. The project was categorized under immediate relief
initiative for the drought-affected communities.
This project was supported jointly by Oxfam and Unicef for the period of four months in Aranji, district Khuzdar.
Project Components:
§ Community mobilization:
Formation of 15 male and 15 female village contact groups VCGs for awareness
creation about safe use of water, sanitation and health hygiene practices.
§ Capacity building: Training of community volunteers, for
health and hygiene education and operation and maintenance requirements of the
facilities in 15 villages of tehsil Aranji.
§ Service delivery: Installation of 15 hand pumps and delivery of health and hygiene education in 15 villages.Distribution of ORS, water purification tablets and water cans among the drought affected communities.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
The project benefited 300 families and more than 3,500 individuals in the drought hit area of district Khuzdar by:
§ Installation of 15 hand pumps, distribution
of ORS, water purification tablets and water cans among 300 families;
§ Delivery of hygiene messages to 180 families;
§ Capacity building of villagers on safe water and sanitation options and
repair of hand pumps.
§ Capacity building of 15 village water and sanitation committees male
and female for awareness creation and delivery of hygiene messages to communities;
Provision of
Sanitation Facilities in Drought Camp Sia-Koh Noshki
Brief description of the project:
The project aimed to supply safe sanitation facilities in the drought camp at
Sia-Koh Noshki, district Chagai. The project was categorized under immediate
relief initiative for the drought-affected communities.
Project Components:
Service delivery
Construction and installation of 100 sanitary toilets in the camp.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
Beneficiaries: The project benefited 1100
families (more than 10,000 individuals) in the drought hit area of district
Chagai by installation of 100 sanitary latrines.
Provision of Safe Drinking Water Facilities in Daak (Noshki) District Chagai
Brief description of the project:
The project aimed to supply and extend the network of clean drinking water facilities
in the drought-affected area of district Chagai. The project was categorized
under immediate relief initiative for the drought-affected communities.
Project Components:
§ Community mobilization:
Formation of male and female village water management committees in 6 villages
for awareness creation about use of safe water, sanitation, health and hygiene
practices.
§ Orientation for community volunteers: for health and hygiene
education in 6 villages of union council Daak.
§ Service delivery: Installation of 12,500 running feet, distribution pipe network for clean drinking water supply to the drought affected communities and delivery of health and hygiene education.
§ Installation of 10 community hand pumps in 10 village.
Qualitative and quantitative out come of the project:
The project benefited 300 families and more than 3,000 individuals in the drought hit area of district Chagai by:
§ Delivery of hygiene messages to
300 families;
§ Orientation of village committees on safe water and sanitation options
and Orientation of 16 village water management committees male and female for
awareness creation & delivery of hygiene messages to communities and management
of the scheme on self help basis.
Drop-in Center
for Afghan Working Children
Brief description of the project:
The project is a collaborative effort of Oxfam UK, Save the Children Fund US
and WESS. The project aims to provide health and informal education to the Afghan
child waste pickers and to facilitate them to adopt safe techniques of scavenging
and recycling.
It was found that the garbage picking boys are a group of independent minded children making some of the best wages available to children, contributing to family income, and experiencing a great deal of freedom as they take recyclable products to any Quetta's depots for sorting and sale. Having said that, the work is fraught with danger and health hazards which often go uncheched. Despite an axpressed interest in learning, few of the boys are able to attend proper schools or madrassas because school hours in Quetta conflict with the best time for picking garbage and because, for some, their legal status in Pakistan bars them from attending affordable institutions. Their future, without special services made availabel to them, can only be more garbage picking, recycling depot work, daily wage labour, and other unskilled jobs.
It was felt that providing some services in an integrated and community-oriented approach would help to imrove not only the recycling system and boys' working condition, but would empower families to fight poverty cycles, learn skills, and better enable Quetta's impoverished to survive. As one Centre (currently run by SCF) is functioning close to garbage recycling depots, WESS opened a second Drop-in Centre near garbage picking boys homes. The Centre was placed in close proximity to the areas these children live, in order to enable them to spare maximum time for the Centre.
Under the project agreement two Dropin centers for Afghan working children will be fully managed by Water Environment and Sanitation Society by the year 2001.
Project Components:
Establishment and management: Although WESS has established a Drop-in Centre, but it will still take some time to run it on a full scale. By the end of year 2001, SCF will hand over the management of the existing Drop-In Centre to WESS. WESS will be managing two Centre simulteneiouslyby the by the end of December 2001.
Community Mobilization: Parents and other stakeholders (depot owners, craftsmen located near to the centre, and other interested parties) will be encouraged through outreach and community meetings to become involved in the new centre. Building on the SCF model to open houses, at least one open house community event will be held at the WESS drop-in centre.
Education Activities: Building on SCF experiences, WESS will introduce similar non-formal learning opportunities based on loteracy, health and hygiene and good garbage picking practices. On the latter item, WESS will work with SCF will work with SCF staff to decide on messages to be disseminated. WESS will also look into the possibility of sharing more formalised schooling at the centres on a flexible model such as the Pakistan Literacy Commission schools.
Health Activities: In addition to the first aid activities through outreach and the centre itself, WESS will investigate the possibility of setting up a referrel system through a local health organization (possibilities include the MCI/local NGO clinics established , CHQ, and other health clinics which might volunteer).
Play/Entertainment: WESS intends to experiment with educational games, library and other methods of entertainment.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Activities will be monitored by WESS with the inclusion of stakeholders opinions where possible. Oxfam and SCF will be involved in monitoring and evaluating progress particularly through the technical advisor.
Project Development: Based on the experiences during first 8-months of the project, hold a workshop/meeting with all staff to develop action plan for next phase on which to base the further development of centre activities and wider development of minor waste management activities.