PROGRAM PROFILE Community-Based Total Sanitation Approach in Probolinggo City
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PROGRAM PROFILE Community-Based Total Sanitation Approach in Probolinggo City More than 110 households in Probolinggo City benefit from access to improved sanitation through community-based total sanitation (STBM) supported by USAID- IUWASH, among which the 100 households obtained access to improved sanitation through microfinance scheme for healthy toilets that are being implemented by Sanitasi Mandiri Cooperative. IUWASH EST JAVA IUWASH The triggering process and educational awareness of healthy behaviors in Kedopok Village, Kedopok Sub-District, Probolinggo City. Sanitation in Probolinggo City Probolinggo City is located in East Java Province with around 216,967 population. It has five sub-districts with six community health centers. In 2011, 38.11 percent population still defecate in the open, while community-based total sanitation initiative by local health office only provided public bathing, washing and toilet facilities; family toilets; and extension services with minimum efforts. IUWASH and STBM in Probolinggo City IUWASH uses Community-based Total Sanitation (STBM) strategy to mobilize demands for sanitation. It is the national strategy for sanitation improvement under a decree of the Minister of Health in 2008. The national strategy seeks to prevent and lower the occurrence of diseases caused by poor sanitation by eliminating open defecation. STBM consists of IUWASH EST JAVA IUWASH five pillars i.e. Stop open defecation, Handwashing with soap, Kyai Fauzan, a natural Leader and Mrs. A’yun, a beneficiary Proper drinking water management, Household liquid waste of the microcredit program in RW 2 Kedung Galeng Village, Wonoasih Sub-District. management, Proper household solid waste management. In Probolinggo City, the STBM program was initiated Jombang, Probolinggo City now has two sanitarians who with introduction through a meeting and Regional are also budding sanitation entrepreneurs. Pak Anton Development Planning Agency, Health Office and and Pak Badarul develop healthy toilet small business community health center, followed by four-days training for neighboring communities. The price of their healthy of trainings and further “triggering activities” by toilets ranges between Rp 650,000 – Rp 2,500,000 sanitarians and sanitation facilitators to create sanitation and the community can buy them using microfinance demands. “Triggering activity” is a specific effort to scheme with certain amount of upfront cost and weekly trigger sense of disgust and shame among community installments as little as Rp 10,000 - Rp 15,000. members over their open defecation practice. Eventually, the triggering activity will encourage the community to At present, three sanitation entrepreneurs, Pak Anton, find common solution to improve their condition. Pak Badarul and Ibu Tanti has made 100 units of toilets and 500 people benefit from the microfinance for access to sanitation. Strong Support for STBM Facilitators and Stakeholders Following the four-days STBM training of trainers, a Sanitasi Mandiri Cooperative team of STBM facilitators in six community health Sanitasi Mandiri Cooperative was established by centers was established. The team has an action plan to sanitarians and local community in November 2012, so disseminate STBM concepts in their areas. The training that they can reach out to banks and other financial also provided facilitators with recent techniques in institution to secure larger funds for microfinance community facilitation unique to sanitation issues that scheme in anticipating growing demands for healthy specifically aimed at triggering the community to build toilets. The Cooperative has 28 members and plans toilets and solve sanitation problems on their own. to ask for Rp 500,000 donation from each member as initial capital. Currently the Cooperative is registering its IUWASH worked with Disease Control and legal entity at Cooperative, Industry and Trade Office in Environmental Health Directorate of local health office Probolinggo City. to provide technical assistance to sanitarians to conduct triggering activities and monitoring post-triggering activities to local community. IUWASH used modeling method, where project staff as lead facilitator gave Integration with other Sanitation Programs examples to sanitarians, who then took over and started IUWASH aims to facilitate the integration of STBM triggering activities on their own. program, which is currently implemented by Health Office with other similar programs at larger scale i.e. An evaluation session that always followed the triggering community-based environmental sanitation (SLBM) and session to ensure good practices has successfully community-based urban sanitation (SPBM) managed motivated STBM facilitators to keep improving their by Public Works Office. Triggering activities in healthy triggering and facilitation techniques. IUWASH and behaviors have been conducted in six SLBM sites, Probolinggo Health Office regularly hold evaluation which goals are to educate and create awareness of session on STBM-related activities. local community not to defecate in the open, as well as encourage the community to maintain and manage public sanitation facilities provided by Public Works Sanitation Entrepreneurs and Microfinance for Office through its SPBM program. Healthy Toilets In an effort to ensure sanitation supply, IUWASH encourages sanitation entrepreneurship through two- days STBM study visit to Jombang District, where STBM initiative was proven successful. About 20 sanitarians and Untuk informasi lebih lanjut hubungi: STBM stakeholders in Probolinggo City has taken part in the visit. The participants met with small sanitation Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation, entrepreneurs in Jombang, whose efforts have motivated and Hygiene (IUWASH) the sanitarians of Probolinggo City to replicate similar Jl. Kapuas no. 48, Surabaya small business in sanitation. Local government staff of Jawa Timur - 60265 City Development and Planning Agency, who also went T +62-31 567-6098 F +62-31 567-6098 with the team showed stronger commitment to support STBM initiative in Probolinggo City. [email protected] www.iuwash.or.id Sanitation entrepreneurs will ensure affordable www.facebook.com/iuwash sanitation facilities for low-income community. Following Twitter @airsanitasi the visit to see successful sanitation entrepreneurs in .