Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016

Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016

“Water for all...... Water for Health”

Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) Kathmandu, Nepal EWAH Working Districtsko FY 2015/16

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2 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 From the President

The fiscal year 2015/16 has been remarkable Learning through new initiations has been year for NEWAH, successfully completing a adding great value to NEWAH’s work each journey of 25 years with active engagement year. NEWAH has planned to start new in the WASH sector of Nepal. From July initiative on monitoring through ‘internet 2015-June 2016, NEWAH staff once again based monitoring’ using sensors in WASH, demonstrated their commitment by ensuring sector. As NEWAH is embarking into a new that 131,186 population gain access to strategic plan period for 2015-2019, past improved and sustainable water, sanitation learning and emerging issues will surely create and hygiene services. opportunities for NEWAH to explore and strategies on delivering sustainable WASH NEWAH’S work remained focused on services to the poor and marginalized groups improved WASH services delivery in the who still are in great need of our support. rural areas. Influencing work initiated at the On behalf of NEWAH Executive Board, I district and VDC level targeted key WASH appreciate the dedicated effort of all NEWAH stakeholders and the capacity building efforts staff. As innovation is key to successfully were driven towards community groups and delivering sustainable WASH services to local level WASH stakeholders for scaling up those in greatest need, I am confident that the sanitation. NEWAH team will continually innovate and develop their skill to face up to the new and In line with the Sector Development Plan, upcoming challenges in the sector. NEWAH has been putting a lot of effort towards Open Defecation Free (ODF) campaigns and achieving WASH coverage together with communities and local level stakeholders, which has been widely recognized and acknowledged at the district and national Prof. Pitambar Chettri, PhD level.

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 3 Director’s Note

Since its establishment in 1992, NEWAH has As per the need of this stage and to reduce been able to cover over 1.8 million, which monitoring expenses, NEWAH wishes to use is about 7% of the national population with technology based monitoring modality to services reaching to 51 districts across the monitor the water flow of the tap stands built country. NEWAH is dedicated to supporting in rural areas of Nepal through internet based people from poor communities to gain access ‘water monitoring meter’ in the coming days. to safe drinking water, hygiene education and The water monitoring meters will be installed basic sanitation facilities irrespective of gender, in thousands of tap stands in Sindhuli district caste, ethnicity or class. With the support of under charity: water funded project. The water its funding partners, NEWAH has actively monitoring meter will monitor the functionality been contributing to Nepal’s WASH Sector of water systems and provide the status of water significantly, with a focus in the rural areas flow in the respective tap stands. of Nepal. NEWAH is dedicated to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The fiscal year 2015/16 has been a year full through contributing in Sector Development of challenges and learnings. I am grateful to Plan of Nepal. the dedicated staff; our funding partners, NEWAH Executive Board; community people; Sustainability of water and sanitation services government and non-government organizations is a mounting issue in the sector. Hence, in for their support and cooperation to make this recent years, our capacity building focus year yet another fruitful year for us. As we has been on strengthening institutional and enter into the new strategic plan period 2015- managerial capacity of WASH stakeholders 2019 and prepare ourselves for the ‘Post 2015’ to ensure that systems are put in place for agenda, I look forward to your continued long term sustainability and functionality of support and enthusiasm. services. In order to ensure sustainability of the water systems built in rural areas of Nepal, NEWAH has robust implementation as well as monitoring mechanism in place. Since its establishment, NEWAH has been conducting Umesh Pandey paper-based field visits to monitor its water Director systems installed in various districts of Nepal.

4 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 Table of Contents

Executive Summary 1

Chapter 1. WASH Services 3

Chapter 2. Financials 10

Case Studies 14

Annex 1. List of ODF VDCs Facilitated by NEWAH from July 2015 - June 2016 17

Annex 2. Statistical Overview of Projects by Region from July 2015 - June 2016 20

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 5 List of Acronyms

3R Recharge, Retention and Reuse AusAID Australian AID CBME Community Based Monitoring and Evaluation CCHG Community Child Health Group CHAC Child Health Awareness Committee CHSV Community Health and Sanitation Volunteer CRBA Child Rights Based Approach CRP-WASH Child Rights Programme in WASH DDC District Development Committee DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade D-WASH-CC District WASH Coordination Committee EHA Essential Hygiene Action EWB Engineers Without Border FEDWASUN Federation of Water and Sanitation Users Nepal GSI Gender and Social Inclusion HHs Households INP Integrated Nutrition Programme NWA Nepal WASH Alliance ODF Open Defecation Free PoU Point of Use RAIN Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network Foundation RWH Rain Water Harvesting SUAAHARA Building Strong and Smart Family (Nutrition Programme) VDC Village Development Committee V-WASH-CC Village WASH Coordination Committee WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WSUC Water and Sanitation Users Committee

6 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 Executive Summary

NEWAH has successfully completed 24 years Janajati, 25 percent to Brahmin/Chhetri in the WASH sector this year. Over these two and 11 percent to Dalit caste group. Almost decades, it has successfully completed 2,215 60 percent of HHs benefiting from WASH projects across 51 districts of the country. services belongs to ultra-poor and around 29 More than 1.9 million people from over percent to poor HHs. Each year NEWAH also 315 households enjoy the benefits of water, implements new initiative projects and projects sanitation and hygiene through our services. to address various cross cutting themes in WASH such as Water Safety Plan and Child During the reporting period, NEWAH Rights Program. The 3R (Recharge, Retention facilitated two VDCs i.e. Mahadevdanda and and Reuse) pilot introduced a year before Dudebhanjyang of Sindhuli district achieve continues as part of NEWAH’s Climate Change universal WASH coverage. With NEWAH’s Adaptation initiative in Gorkha and his year it drive to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) was extended to Tanglichowk VDC of Gorkha. status in its working VDCs, 20 new VDCs Save the Children/USAID funded Suaahara - including 1 municipality were declared ODF Good Nutrition Programme targeted towards this year with a total of 117,562 beneficiaries. building strong and smart family which, began In total 89 VDCs (excluding Suaahara from 2011 has now expanded from 25 to 41 programme) were declared ODF as of June districts. 2015. 106 VDCs declared as ODF, totalling ODF VDC to 128. In 2015/16, a total of 120 Like in the past, we continue to test several core WASH projects were accomplished by initiatives like “Chaldo Rakhaun,” a working in 64 VDCs/Municipality from 10 contemporary approach to post monitoring districts of Nepal. These projects have served of completed projects, the 3R approach on over 1,995 thousand beneficiaries from more rain water harvesting, child rights approach than 315 thousand HHs. This year, 63 projects in WASH, water lifting projects using both were completed in the central region followed national electricity grid and solar energy to by the eastern region (29) and the western address the needs of those communities that region (21). Similarly, during the year a total reside above the water sources in the hills have of 2,354 water distribution points with 1,816 been ongoing. Integrating nutrition in WASH tap stands. and menstrual hygiene management has been initiated to address gaps in achieving overall 361 tube well were also constructed of which improvement in health and hygiene behaviour. majority were in treai area. This year, NEWAH constructed a total of 7,238 toilets in the Installation of public toilet promoting business HHs and 23 in schools. To contribute to the model has also been initiated in Gorkha for nationwide ongoing sanitation movement, in future scaling up. The Fiscal Year saw the 2015/16, 20 VDCs and 1 municipality were continuation of NEWAH’s partnership with also declared ODF in NEWAH’s working areas. WaterAid, charity: water, SIMAVI, Nepal Among the total households served this year, WASH Alliance, USAID/Save the Children 47 percent of HHs belongs to disadvantaged (Suaahara programmes), Plan Nepal,

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 1 and specific Project (Rainwater Harvesting services. It is not easy for NEWAH to reach Implementation Network Foundation-RAIN out to these settlements due to geographical, and Rotary Club). The funding from the technological and investment reasons. Further, donor partners were mainly for water, health, depletion of water sources and total destruction sanitation and nutrition related programmes. of water supply systems due to the devastating NEWAH’s overall income during the fiscal earthquake, landslides and village road year 2014/15 was NRs. 489,684 million and construction in most of the completed projects expenditure was NRs. 479,715 million (which need to be responded immediately. Such includes balance from last year). emerging issues will have to be taken up with priority for devising future mitigation measures. On the governance part, the AGM held in October 2014, elected a seven member Long term sustainability of both water supply executive committee with Dr. Pitamber Chhetri systems and open defecation free status also as the chair, Mr Rattan Kumar Siddhi as the exist as big challenges, requiring more time vice chair, Mr Mukunda Neupane as Treasurer, and attention. While trying to address the Mr Umesh Pandey as member-secretary and challenges mentioned above, in the fiscal year Mr Lok Bhakta Rana, Ms Manjuri Singh and Mr 2014/15, the organisation will endeavour to Bijay Pant as the executive members for a three ensure qualitative and sustainable services by year term as per the constitution of NEWAH. continuing to coordinate with and by influencing WASH stakeholders. Concentration towards In order to strengthen the governance of building institutional capacity of local institutions NEWAH, the executive committee established for successful delivery and sustainability of a three member audit review committee WASH services will be continued further. We and introduced an “Anti-Fraud Policy and would focus on new initiatives and scaling up Procedure” for ensuring an accountable and based on learning from past and pilot projects. transparent financial management system in NEWAH also looks forward to developing a NEWAH. new strategy for the period of 2015-19, giving a new vision and direction for the organisation. Despite these achievements, there are yet several challenges before NEWAH, and WASH sector at large. There are still a large number of communities to benefit from WASH

2 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 WASH Services CHAPTER1 NEWAH’s Overall coverage this year. Through NEWAH’s drive to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in Accomplishment its working VDCs, 20 new VDCs including 1 municipality were declared ODF this year with NEWAH is working in 51 districts in Nepal and a total of 117,562 beneficiaries. In total 89 by the end of fiscal year it completed 2,215 VDCs (excluding Suaahara programme) were projects in the country. Over 1.9 million people declared ODF as of June 2015. (Please see from 315 thousand households (HHs) have Figure 1.1 for total number of ODF achieved benefited from NEWAH’s water and hygiene VDCs district wise). (WASH) services.

Meanwhile, two additional VDCs i.e. Mahadevdanda and Dudebhanjyang of Sindhuli district achieved universal WASH

Overall Achievements of NEWAH as of Jun 2016 Particulars Nos. Number of Projects Completed 2,077 Total No. of Household Served 286,889 Household Beneficiaries Served 1,837,183 Number of Project Districts 51 Achievements during Fiscal Year Water Points Built Community 28,774 New 25,482 During the period from July 2015 to June Improved 3,292 2016, a total of 120 core WASH projects were completed across 10 districts in 64 VDCs/ Water Points Built School 294 municipality of Nepal. (Table 1.2 provides New 279 a list of completed projects by region). In Improved 15 addition to core WASH projects, NEWAH Number of Household Latrine Built 138,228 was also involved in advocacy projects for the disadvantaged and marginalized groups to Number of Students Benefited 228,390 help in bringing about a more inclusive and Number of School Latrines Built 640 equitable society. These projects served over New 603 1,995 thousand beneficiaries from more than Rehab 37 315 thousand HHs. This year, majority (63) of projects were completed in the central region Total Number of Women in WSUC 6,550 followed by the eastern region (29) and the Total Members in WSUC 15,362 western region (21). (Please see Figure 1.2 for Percentage of Women in WSUC 43 a list of projects completed by district).

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 3 District and VDCs of Jul. 2015 - Jun. 2016 Region Name District Name No of VDC/Municipality Central Chitwan 2 Makwanpur 1 Sindhuli 21 Eastern Morang 1 Sankhuwasabha 2 Siraha 10 Udayapur 8 Mid-Western Surkhet 3 Baglung 3 Western Gorkha 13 Total 64

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services A total of 120 core water projects were Water Supply completed this year with majority of them entailing integrated WASH projects, meaning A total of 2,354 water points were constructed a full spectrum project that included WASH during this reporting period of which 2,270 construction of water supplies and latrines were community based and 84 were school alongside capacity building for the local based. communities and sanitary education. Majority of projects completed this year were in Sindhuli Majority of water points constructed by NEWAH district. (Please see Figure 1.3 for a list of during this period were gravity flow systems, projects completed by category). which proved to be most effective systems in hilly

Figure 1.3: Number of Completed Project by all Category Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Non-Core Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 54 10 5 7 76 HS Rural Hill 14 14 PME 1 1 Tube Well 2 2 VDC ODF 2 5 1 8 School MHM 7 12 19 Grand Total 63 29 6 1 21 120

4 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 or mountainous terrain. A total of 1,816 tap which indeed was very a large number. But, stands were built through gravity flow systems. a drastic change in this figure was noticed in 361 Tube well System were also constructed the data collected in the following year, which that were most effective in flat terrain so they showed that the number of children under were mostly employed in the Terai region. 5 years old who suffered from waterborne disease had decreased to 578. The VDC was Sanitation declared ODF on 7th April 2015 after which, many communicable diseases also came under NEWAH facilitated the ODF declarations of 8 control. The number further came down to 362 VDCs this year with 5 of them in the eastern this year. NEWAH has conducted total 11 region. Achieving an ODF declaration involves WASH programs till date, out of which 8 have ensuring that all HHs in the VDC have easy been completed in the VDC. access to a toilet and that hygiene and sanitation standards are being observed universally in that area. NEWAH achieves this firstly by construction of HH toilets. Secondly, NEWAH 1300 1240 provides significant education and resources to AMBOTE CLINIC Waterbome disease cases, <5 yrs old* the community to ensure that the importance of 1040 using toilets and washing their hands at ‘critical 780 times’ are fully understood by the community 578

520 members. Once this is done, the local D-WASH- Clinical Cases CC (District WASH Coordination Committee) 362 comes to ensure that ODF standards are 260 being met before officially declaring ODF * Dysentery, typhoid, diarrhea 0 status. D-WASH-CCs involvement continues in 2013 2014 2015 monitoring role to ensure that these standards are maintained in the future too. This year, NEWAH constructed a total of 7,238 toilets in the HHs and 23 in schools. Wonderful functionality

NEWAH has been implementing WASH projects Hygiene with wonderful functionalities. A number of monitoring reports show that NEWAH has over In summary, the situation of hygiene practices 90 percent functionalities. Three round of hello in comparison with baseline and endline data monitoring and one round of PIMS monitoring of households served taken on a sample basis study have found wonderful functionalities. indicated that there was increased behavior These monitoring examine functionalities and change and adaptation of improved practices their determinants of water schemes in Sindhuli, in the project areas. There was reduction in Chitwan, Baglung, Nuwakot, and Dhading the cases of WASH associated diseases due districts of Nepal. The study was carried to increased hand washing practice at critical out by using primary data from the projects times. implemented under the support from charity: water, USA from 2010 to 2013. Decrease in Waterborne Diseases in Ambote Ambote, a VDCs of Sindhuli district, situated The WSUCs and caretakers of the gravity fed some 45 km. away from the district headquarters community systems were taken as the study Kamalamai has a total of 771 households unit for hello monitoring and PIMS survey. A with 2,008 males and 2,077 females (census scheduled telephone interview was conducted 2011). NEWAH has been conducting Water, to get the necessary information for the study of Health and Sanitation programs here since hello monitoring while field visit was conducted August 2013. According to a statistic of for PIMS survey. The number of selected sites 2013, the number of children under 5 yrs. old and tap stands for the survey is given below: suffering from waterborne diseases (mainly dysentery, typhoid and diarrhea) was 1,240,

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 5 Number of selected of sites and tap stands for caretakers received payment on monthly hello monitoring and PIMS survey basis while only 16.78% caretakers Sampled received payment quarterly. The caretakers Sampled water who received payment on half-yearly and SN Monitoring Period tap points yearly were 3.62% and 8.22% respectively. stands sites Rest 4.93% caretakers did not get paid at all. Hello August 1 218 1,218 round I 2015 75% WSUCs had alternate caretakers while Hello November 25% had no alternate caretakers to fix the 2 266 1,370 round II 2015 problems in the absence of caretakers. January The monthly payment to caretaker showed 3 PIMS 229 1,330 2016 better functionality status compared to Hello February others. In case of 195 out of 304 water 4 304 1,567 round III 2016 point sites that had all taps functional, the caretakers were paid monthly. Functionality has been classified into three The responses of 62.5% caretakers showed categories: a. all taps functional, all taps non- that WSUC met monthly while 31.58% functional, and some taps non-functional. The caretakers’ responses showed the WSUC functionality status and its comparison is shown met quarterly. 186 water point sites out of in the figure below: 304 having WSUC met monthly and had all functional taps. 91.45% of the total WSUCs had been collecting tariffs regularly while 8.55% WSUCs had not collected tariffs regularly. 294 out of 304 water point sites had O & M funds in their WSUC account that had all functional taps. 12% WSUCs had washers in their stocks while only 13% WSUCs had taps. 6% WSUCs had regulating valve while 6% and 4% WSUCs had gate valve and globe valve in their stocks respectively.

The program Chaldo Rakhaun, is about remote Three rounds of hello monitoring and one monitoring of water supply systems in Sindhuli, round of PIMS monitoring show that 92 percent Chitwan, Dhading, Baglung and Nuwakot or more sites have all functional taps. More districts to ensure the functionality of all water specifically, hello-1 displayed 92.2 percent schemes. The program helped monitor, assess sites had all functional taps while hello 2 & and maintain 1,636 water points and their 3 and PIMS monitoring showed 97 percent respective WSUCs in order to keep all water sites with all functional taps. Furthermore, supply systems working and maintained the results of these surveys indicate WSUCs, regularly. An attempt was made to examine the caretakers, spare parts and O&M funds as the functionality status and its determinants through key determinants of functionality on hello 3 analyzing data collected from hello monitoring monitoring. (3 rounds) and PIMS survey (1 round). The section comprised functionality status and The caretakers were paid in different system its relation with caretakers, WSUCs, and in different WSUCs such as, monthly, easy availability of spare parts. The analysis quarterly, and half-yearly basis. 66.45% comprised 3 rounds of hello monitoring and 1 round of PIMS survey of 312 water point sites.

6 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 The results of hello monitoring survey and PIMS are as follows:

The program was the response from charity: water with NEWAH after the devastating earthquake in the country on 25th April 2015. Figure-1: Functionality Status (%) The program mainly focused on the rehabilitation works of the damaged water systems and The program under the charity: water grant was latrines in six working districts of NEWAH i.e. implemented from 1st August 2015 till 31st July Sindhuli, Gorkha, Baglung, Chitwan, Dhading 2016 with the objective of increasing access and Nuwakot during earthquake. A total of to improved water, sanitation and hygiene 54 sites were targeted for rehabilitation with services in 18 VDCs from 3 districts (13 VDCs support to re-operate 705 tap stands and safe from Sindhuli, 2 VDCs from Chitwan and 3 drinking water of 2,166 households from 24 VDCs from Baglung. Through this program, VDCs. The program started on 31st May 2015 NEWAH successfully managed to accomplish till 31st July 2016. The program supported the construction of community gravity fed following VDCs: water supply systems construction activities within the planned timeframe. In addition, Total NEWAH adopted a VDC coverage approach SN District VDC number of in water and sanitation by training local staffs, sites organizing triggering and WASH campaigns to raise awareness on sanitation and hygiene 1 Hariharpurgadhi 3 and to achieve a VDC ODF status. In spite 2 Ambote 3 of all the challenges such as earthquake, 3 Arunthakur 1 landslide and economic blockade in the South, 4 Dudbhanjyang 4 the comparison between the baseline and the 5 Jinakhu 4 endline survey below shows the achievement of Sindhuli the program: 6 Mahadevdanda 5 7 Ratnawati 2 8 Solpathana 4 9 Bahuntilpung 3 10 Toshramkhola 1 11 Bagauda 1 12 Chitwan Korak 2 13 Lothar 2 14 Piple 1 15 Dhading Dhusa 1 16 Nuwakot Budhsing 1 17 Baglung Resha 1

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 7 18 Thumi 6 achieve better health and hygiene practice as well as easy access to improved drinking water. 19 Finam 1 20 Ghyachok 1 Altogether, a total of 275 water schemes were 21 Gorkha Darbung 1 completed against the actual target of 272 water projects this year. All water schemes 22 Manbu 3 were functional with 1,388 distribution points 23 Deurali 2 and 33,909 daily water users. Furthermore, the Pachkhuwa daily water users were from community, schools 24 1 Deurali and health post institutions with functional water schemes as shown in graph below: Total 24 54

Charity: water The charity: water grant project was implemented from 1st August 2015 to 31st July 2016 with the objective of ‘increasing access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene services in Nepal’. The project was implemented in 18 Village Development Committees (VDCs) in three districts, 13 VDCs of Sindhuli district, 2 VDCs of Chitwan district located in the central region and 3 VDCs of Baglung district in the western region of Nepal. NEWAH successfully Out of 33,909 daily water users 80% of the users implemented the project as the result of which were from community while 16% were from it accomplished excellent results as reflected in schools, 2% from health post and remaining 2% the graph below: from public institutions. These results show that larger number of beneficiaries were community people.

In addition, NEWAH adopted a VDC coverage approach on water and sanitation. To achieve this, local resources were mobilized to achieve a VDC ODF status, and a zero subsidy model on sanitation were followed. The V-WASH-CC and WSUC were assisted with sanitation promotion and the CLTS approach were implemented to achieve the ODF status. We trained local staff and mobilized them to promote sanitation status. Triggering campaigns were organized NEWAH successfully managed the construction in the project areas to provide awareness to of community gravity fed water supply systems’ the community people as well as to celebrate construction activities within the planned different national and international WASH days timeframe. Through NEWAH’s VDC coverage and events in the project areas. We organized approach on water, sanitation and hygiene community level WASH campaigns and cluster focused on the same VDCs rather than new education sessions to raise awareness on ones, the environmental sanitation of the sanitation and hygiene. communities improved and people became aware of personal, domestic and environmental Achievements under charity: water grant hygiene and sanitation. Successful completion NEWAH provided WASH services to 33,909 of these interventions helped 33,909 people to people under the charity: water grant beginning

8 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 from 1st August 2015 to 31st July 2016. The used piped water in homes; 88 HHs used piped program objective was ‘increasing access water into yard/plots, 24 HHs used public taps; to improved water, sanitation and hygiene 9 HHs used tube wells; 2 HHs used protected services in Nepal’. The project was implemented springs; 16 HHs used unprotected dug wells; in 18 Village Development Committees (VDCs) 214 HHs used unprotected springs and 14 HHs in three districts, 13 VDCs of Sindhuli district, 2 used surface water. The average walk time for VDCs of Chitwan district in the central region the source was 23.07 minutes, and the wait time and 3 VDCs of Baglung district in the western at the source was 3.56.minutes. region of Nepal. Altogether, 275 water schemes were completed with 1,388 distribution tap The comparison between baseline and end- stands points. Furthermore, the daily water line of key variables have been provided in the users were from community, schools and health graph below. posts institutions with functional water schemes as shown in graph below:

End-line Survey: The external surveyors collected 470 surveys during December 2015 and Out of 33,909 daily water users, 80% users January to February 2016. They interviewed were from community while 16% from schools, 470 families among which 291 were women 2% from health posts and remaining 2% respondents. The respondents’ average age from public institutions. These results showed was 38.41 years. The number of persons per that larger number of beneficiaries were the household ranged from 1-26. All households community people. gave a cup of water to drink. All 470 households were using the gravity fed piped water. The In addition, a baseline survey was conducted average walk time for the source was 7.98 to generate baseline data for comparison with minutes, and the wait time at the source was end-line data. 0.40 minutes.

Baseline Survey: charity: water funded the Altogether, average minimum walk time for installation of gravity flow systems in Sindhuli, the source went down to 7.98 minutes from Chitwan and Baglung districts of Nepal. The 23.07 minutes while the average wait time for external surveyors collected 420 surveys the source went down to 0.4 minutes from 3.56 between December 2015 and January to minutes. On the other hand, the average volume February 2016. They interviewed 420 families of water per household increased from 112.59 among which 254 were women respondents. litters to 145.48 litters based on survey’s results. The respondents’ average age was 38.7 years. The number of person/s per household ranged from 1-26. All households gave a cup of water to drink. Out of 420 HH (households), 51 HHs

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 9 Financial CHAPTER2 Funding Partnerships 4.691 million came from internal sources. Donor wise income, expenditure and activity Funding partnership continued with WaterAid, wise expenditure is shown on percentage charity: water, SIMAVI, USAID/Save the basis in the diagrams below. Children for Sabal program, Plan Nepal, and Specific Project (Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network Foundation - RAIN).

Financial Report A. Income In fiscal year 2015/16, NEWAH’s overall income was NRs. 527.343 million, of which NRs. 522.652 million was in the form of grants received from donors, and rest NRs.

Table 1: Income in FY 2015/16 (in NRS. ‘ 000) F/Y 2015/16 F/Y 2014/15 Increased/Decreased Organization Amount % Amount % Amount % WaterAid- Regular 113,989 21.62% 126,792 25.53% (12,803) -10%

WaterAid- EQ Response 0.00% 7,831 1.58% (7,831) -100% - charity: water 163/193 155,568 29.50% 149,084 30.02% 6,484 4% charity: water 170 4 0.00% 6,903 1.39% (6,899) -100% charity: water 212 14,209 2.69% - 0.00% 14,209 100% USAID/SC/Suaahara 136,328 25.85% 139,214 28.03% (2,886) -2% Simavi 13-16 17,153 3.25% 34,425 6.93% (17,272) -50% Simavi NWA 13,879 2.63% 11,255 2.27% 2,624 23% Specific Project (Rain, Rotary, 12,072 2.29% 5,878 1.18% 6,194 105% Star) Plan Nepal 3,641 0.69% 3,432 0.69% 209 6% Sabal 9,912 1.88% 1,026 0.21% 8,886 90% Concern Worldwide 6,781 1.29% 9,754 1.96% (2,973) -44% International Medical Corps 39,116 7.42% - 0.00% 39,116 100% NEWAH Internal 4,691 0.89% 994 0.20% 3,697 372% Total 527,343 97.30% 496,588 100.00% 30,755 494.5%

10 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 Income in FY 2015/16: B. Expenditure Annual expenditure increased by 1,201.85% Major programme donors for the year were to NRs. 552.493 million during the fiscal WaterAid, charity: water, SIMAVI, USAID/Save year. The increase in expenditure was due to the Children for Suaahara program, Plan Nepal, more projects implemented with the support of and Specific Project (Rainwater Harvesting charity: water, SIMAVI NWA, Specific Project, Implementation Network Foundation - RAIN). Plan, USAID/SC/Sabal, International Medical Donor supported programs were water, health, Corps and NEWAH Internal Accounts during sanitation, research and advocacy, nutrition, the accounting period. etc. There was overall increase in income by 494.58% at the donors’ and NEWAH front. Considering donor wise income, there was an increase of 4% by charity: water regular program, 100% by charity water # 212 project, 23% by SIMAVI NWA, 105% by Specific Project, 6% by Plan Nepal, 90% by USAID/SC/Sabal, 100% by International Medical Corps, 372% NEWAH’s internal accounts. Similarly, there was a decrease of 10% by WaterAid regular, 100% by WaterAid Earthquake program, 100% charity water # 170 projects, 2% USAID/SC/ Suaahara, 50% SIMAVI # 13-16 projects, 44% by Concern Worldwide. During this period, earthquake support related donors completed their support as agreed with NEWAH and the funds fluctuated during this period.

Table 2: Expenditure in FY 2015/16 (in NRS. ‘000) F/Y 2015/16 F/Y 2014/15 Increased/ Decreased Organization Amount % Amount % Amount % Donors

WaterAid- Regular 108,421 19.62% 127,618 26.40% (19,197) -15% WaterAid- EQ Response - 0.00% 7,831 1.62% (7,831) -100% charity: Water 163/193 160,861 29.12% 152,975 31.65% 7,886 5% charity: Water 170 3,247 0.59% 3,660 0.76% (413) -11% charity: Water 212 13,757 2.49% - 0.00% 13,757 100% USAID/SC/Suaahara 159,965 28.95% 127,974 26.48% 31,991 25% Simavi 13-16 21,328 3.86% 31,697 6.56% (10,369) -33% Simavi NWA 13,738 2.49% 14,438 2.99% (700) -5% Specific Project (Rain, Rotary, Star) 9,313 1.69% 8,589 1.78% 724 8% Plan Nepal 3,511 0.64% 3,562 0.74% (51) -1% Sabal 7,509 1.36% 1,044 0.22% 6,465 619% Concern Worldwide 13,895 2.51% 2,846 0.59% 11,049 388% International Medical Corps 34,423 6.23% - 0.00% 34,423 100% NEWAH Internal 2,525 0.46% 1,142 0.24% 1,383.00 121% Total 552,493 100% 483,376 100% 69,117 1201.85%

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 11 Expenditure in FY 2015/16: Activity Wise Expenditure in FY 2015/16: There was an expenditure of 45% on water, 7% There was an increase in expenditure by 5% on sanitation, 5% on health, 33% on program of charity: water regular, 100% by charity: support, 8% on indirect and 2 % on other water # 212, 25% by USAID/SC/Suaahara, activities. 619% by USAID/SC/Sabal, 388% by Concern Worldwide, 100% by International Medical Table 3: Activity wise Expenditure Corps and 121% by NEWAH’s Internal. Similarly there was a decrease of 15% by Summary in FY 2015/16 Amount in Activity WaterAid regular, 100% by WaterAid Activity Earthquake Response, 11% by charity: water # ‘000 wise % 170 projects, 33% by SIMAVI # 13-16 projects, Water 248,909 45% 5% by SIMAVI NWA, 1% by Plan Nepal. Sanitation 40,678 7% Health 26,388 5% C. Activity Wise Expenditure Programme Support 182,935 33% Ninety percent of the funded amount were Indirect 41,399 8% spent in water, sanitation, health and program Other Activities 12,184 2% support. Ten percent of the project amount were spent in indirect and other activities during the Total 552,493 100% reporting period

12 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 13 Case Studies

NEWAH: Helping hands for take care of her older brothers and sisters and support her parents too. She was so busy with poor her household chores that she had to move early morning to fetch water, prepare food, ”I was tired of carrying water, my life would feed cattle, clean house and collect daily be ruined with this pot if water taps are not household needs. constructed in my village,” said Gauri Tamang, a resident of Piple VDC-6, Mainatar, Chitawan. After the NEWAH’s intervention in WASH Every day, she had to walk an hour one way sector in Mainatar, Gauri’s routine changed. each time to fetch water and she usually had to The installation of water tap nearby her house travel five times a day from Sirukhola stream. made Gauri happy. Remembering the past Her every day duty was to fetch water for which days she said, “NEWAH’s help has eased our she had to wake up early morning. Due to daily life by supporting installation of water taps the excess work and time involved in fetching in our village five km. far from Yugurekhola water, she also missed her school. source. Though life was very difficult in the past, but now with NEWAH’s intervention, it is has become comfortable”.

Gauri Tamang collecting water from Sirukhola before NEWAH’s intervention Gauri Tamang now collecting water from the water tap installed near her house by NEWAH Gauri has eight members in family. Due to poverty, her three elder brothers had moved NEWAH’s activities in hygiene and sanitation to India and the third country, which added also supported Gauri and her friends. They additional burden on her head. She has to

14 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 learnt hygiene and sanitation from Tole Gauri, who was very busy with her water pot education and joined the committee and also from early morning till late evening, had books started monthly savings. Gauri continued her in her hands now. She said, “May those days schooling after two years of gap and joined do not come again where I had to walk miles to class 8th in Thakaltar Secondary school. fill my water pot.” She also chaired the community Child Club and planned to clean water taps. She further Sabita Darai, SHSF added, “My first plan is to continue my studies Yam BK, ST and the second plan is to support sustainable Mainatar, Chitwan water services in the community.”

Inspirational Women Caretaker With the financial and technical helps of NEWAH on mutual of understanding of “Every day was a busy day, all household work V.Wash.CC, 4 drinking water project were and no time for outside world made me totally in the phase of completion in the fiscal year ignorant about the happenings in our village 2072\073. NEWAH highly motivated the ‘’says Shyam Kumari Gharti, a maintenance inclusion of gender equality in every work, worker of Dadagaun drinking water health training, seminar, workshop and motivational and sanitation program and a resident of programs it conducted as the result of which Devisthan, V.D.C Ward No. 4. caretakers’ training helped the females to develop their interpersonal and confidence skills. ‘’In the beginning we thought that all water pipes and fittings were machine made but after the basic care takers’ training we learnt that we too can make it ourselves and we are very happy for that, ‘’ exclaimed Gharti. She was the first lady worker in her village who worked efficiently in the field of drinking water project ‘’I am the only one who is learnt this work in our village. At last, I can earn enough for my family through this work,’’ said Gharti with a proud smile on her face.

Gharti has been an inspiration for other women in the village who also decided to learn the work of social workers and aim to be self-dependent. Gharti did excellent job and motivated the villagers to participate in social work and to be self-motivated.

Pramoda Sharma Shyam Kumari Gharti, a maintenance worker SHSF, Debisthan V.D.C. helping her male counterpart in repairing and maintain water pipe in her village

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 15 Access to Water: A Leap Birma Kunwar is 62 years old female. Her family consisted of 19 members. Two sons were towards Better Health abroad and other 2 sons were in the village along with their wives and children. Birima Around 87 km. from Baglung lies the village also possessed some live stock. “NEWAH of Rajkut. The village had 144 households and built water taps and provided us with training geography lies in a very remote place. They about health and sanitation which made us were totally deprived from drinking water and know about how important it was for us to sanitation. “We had to walk for hours to fetch stay healthy and helped us build drying racks water in the dark and had to climb the hills and and washing slabs. We were really careless sometimes fell down with serious injuries,” said in the past about our health but now we know Birma Kunwar. that it was really very necessary for ourselves to stay fit and healthy,” says Birima Kunwar with a smile.

Birima Kunwar was very happy as she had access to drinking water near her house, she had drying rack and washing slabs and also a garbage pit, which helped her stay healthy. She had also started growing several corps in her field. She reused the water she used for washing dishes and hands, in watering her fields. She grew sufficient quantity of crops and also sold them in the local market. She is living a happily and leading a satisfied life.

Harka Lamichhane SHSF, Boharagaun

Birma Kunwar now does not have to risk her old age, health and travelling uphill to collect water as NEWAH has brought water tap near her own house

16 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 ANNEXES 1

Nepali Date English S.N. District VDC Wards Donor (BS) Date (AD) Eastern Region 1 Morang Letang 10-09-67 25-12-10 1-9 Plan, Nepal 2 Morang Jante 27-09-67 11-01-11 1-9 Plan, Nepal 3 Morang Sanischare 20-10-68 03-02-12 1-9 Plan, Nepal 4 Morang Urlabari 25-12-68 07-04-12 1-9 Plan, Nepal 5 Udayapur Limpatar 16-06-69 02-10-12 1-9 WAN/AusAID 6 Morang Kerabari 21-03-70 05-07-13 1-9 WAN/SCF 7 Morang Tetariya 22-11-69 05-03-13 1-9 Plan, Nepal 8 Udayapur Hardeni 12-12-69 25-03-13 1-9 WAN/AusAID 9 Udayapur Mayankhu 11-12-69 24-03-13 1-9 WAN/AusAID 10 Udayapur Shorung Chhabise 10-12-69 23-03-13 1-9 WAN/AusAID 11 Udayapur Sirise 03-12-69 16-03-13 1-9 WAN/AusAID 12 Morang Kasaini 23-02-71 06-06-14 1-9 Plan, Nepal 13 Morang Pathari 28-02-71 11-06-14 1-9 Plan, Nepal 14 Morang Rajghat 10-03-71 24-06-14 1-9 Plan, Nepal 15 Sankhuwasabha Akhibhui 28-02-71 11-06-14 1-9 WAN 16 Sankhuwasabha Matsyapokhari 24-01-71 07-05-14 1-9 WAN 17 Siraha Padariya 28-12-70 11-04-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 18 Udayapur Ename 09-10-70 23-01-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 19 Udayapur Lekhgaun 15-12-70 29-03-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 20 Udayapur Okhale 14-12-70 28-03-14 1-9 WAN 21 Udayapur Panchhawati 20-11-70 04-03-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 22 Udayapur Rauta 22-11-70 06-03-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 23 Udayapur Risku 06-12-70 20-03-14 1-9 WAN/AusAID 24 Morang Banigama 13-03-72 28-06-15 1-9 Plan 25 Morang Hasandaha 26-02-72 09-06-15 1-9 Plan 26 Morang Motipur 25-02-72 08-06-15 1-9 Plan 27 Morang Sidraha 06-02-72 20-05-15 1-9 Plan 28 Morang Thalaha 25-02-72 08-06-15 1-9 Plan, Nepal 29 Sankhuwasabha Makalu 28-12-71 11-04-15 1-9 WAN 30 Sankhuwasabha Pawakhola 26-12-71 09-04-15 1-9 WAN 31 Sankhuwasabha Sabha Pokhari 28-11-71 12-03-15 1-9 WAN

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 17 32 Siraha Bhokraha 10-12-71 24-03-15 1-9 WAN 33 Siraha Brahmandgauchhari 15-12-71 29-03-15 1-9 WAN 34 Udayapur Hadiya 28-02-72 11-06-15 1-9 WAN 35 Udayapur Jalpa Chilaune 01-12-71 15-03-15 1-9 WAN 36 Udayapur Katari 18-03-72 03-07-15 WAN 37 Udayapur Nametar 29-09-71 13-01-15 1-9 WAN/HSBC 38 Udayapur Pokhari 02-12-71 16-03-15 1-9 WAN/HSBC 39 Udayapur Tapeshwary 02-30-72 13-06-15 1-9 WAN 40 Udayapur Tribeni 29-11-71 13-03-15 1-9 WAN 41 Morang Pokhariya 30-12-72 12-04-16 1-9 Plan, Nepal 42 Morang Madhumalla 16-03-73 30-06-16 1-9 Plan, Nepal 43 Siraha Lalpur WAN 44 Siraha Ramol 05-05-73 21-08-16 1-9 WAN 45 Morang Nocha 29-11-73 12-03-17 1-9 Plan, Nepal 46 Morang Babiyabirta 28-02-74 11-06-17 1-9 Plan, Nepal 47 Siraha Sikron 03-12-73 16-03-17 1-9 WAN 48 Siraha Chadralalpur 16-19-74 31-12-17 1-9 WAN 49 Siraha Bastipur 24-01-74 07-05-17 1-9 WAN 50 Siraha Dhodna 28-02-74 11-06-17 1-9 WAN 51 Siraha Siswani 1-9 WAN 52 Siraha Hanuman Nagar 01-11-73 12-02-17 1-9 WAN Central Region 1 Chitawan Kathar 16-12-65 29-03-09 1-9 WAN 2 Chitawan Meghauli 07-01-66 20-04-09 1-9 WAN 3 Chitawan Sukranagar 30-07-67 16-11-10 1-9 WAN 4 Sindhuli Mahadevdada 04-12-68 17-03-12 1-9 WAN 5 Sindhuli Bahuntilpung 15-01-69 27-04-12 1-9 WAN WAN/charity: 6 Sindhuli Tosramkhola 29-08-69 14-12-12 1-9 water 7 Makwanpur Namtar 02-02-70 16-05-13 1-9 WAN WAN/charity: 8 Sindhuli Kakurthakur 04-02-70 18-05-13 1-9 water 9 Sindhuli Ratnawati 27-02-70 10-06-13 1-9 charity: water 10 Sindhuli Bitizor 06-10-70 20-01-14 1-9 WAN 11 Sindhuli Solpathana 10-11-70 22-02-14 1-9 charity: water 12 Sindhuli Arunthakur 09-02-71 23-05-14 1-9 charity: water 13 Sindhuli Dudebhanjyang 03-03-71 17-06-14 1-9 charity: water 14 Sindhuli Tamajor 10-12-71 24-03-15 1-9 WAN Western Region 1 Baglung Arjewa 14-05-62 30-08-05 1-9 WAN 2 Gorkha Ghyachowk 10-01-68 23-04-11 1-9 WAN 3 Baglung Jaljala 13-09-68 28-12-11 1-9 SIMAVI 4 Baglung Dagatundada 14-09-68 29-12-11 1-9 SIMAVI

18 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 WAN/charity: 5 Baglung Resha 01-07-69 17-10-12 1-9 water 6 Gorkha Thumi 25-08-69 12-10-12 1-9 WAN 7 Baglung Bhimgitthe 01-09-69 16-12-12 1-9 WAN 8 Gorkha Tanglichok 26-02-70 09-06-13 1-9 SIMAVI/NWA 9 Gorkha Manbu 02/30/2070 13-06-13 1-9 SIMAVI 10 Gorkha Simjung 06-10-70 13-12-13 1-9 WAN 11 Gorkha Lapu 26-02-71 09-06-14 1-9 Simavi 12 Gorkha Takukot 20-03-71 04-07-14 1-9 WAN 13 Gorkha Sourpani 17-08-71 03-12-14 1-9 WAN Mid-Western Region 1 Jajarkot Dasera 10-02-67 24-05-10 1-9 Concern 2 Jajarkot Majakot 19-07-67 05-11-10 1-9 Concern 3 Surkhet Dasaratpur 15-01-68 28-04-11 1-9 AusAID 4 Surkhet Dahachaur 19-01-68 02-05-11 1-9 EC 5 Surkhet Salkot 30-01-68 13-05-11 1-9 AusAID 6 Surkhet Guttu 11-01-69 23-04-12 1-9 AusAID 7 Surkhet Lekhgaun 24-02-69 06-06-12 1-9 AusAID 8 Surkhet Ghatgaun 31-03-69 15-07-12 1-9 AusAID 9 Surkhet Kunathari 29-05-69 14-09-12 1-9 AusAID 10 Surkhet Khanikhola 18-03-70 02-07-13 1-9 AusAID 11 Surkhet Tatapani 27-09-70 11-01-14 1-9 AusAID 12 Surkhet Taranga 27-11-71 11-03-15 1-9 WAN Far-Western Region 1 Doti Pachnali 28-02-68 11-06-11 1-9 AusAID 2 Doti Banlek 13-09-68 28-12-12 1-9 AusAID 3 Doti Dahakalikasthan 24-01-70 07-05-13 1-9 AusAID 4 Doti Warpata 28-01-70 11-05-13 1-9 AusAID 5 Doti Mannakapadi 22-02-70 05-06-13 1-9 AusAID 6 Doti Bajkakani 01-03-70 15-06-13 1-9 AusAID 7 Doti Ghagal 11-03-70 25-06-13 1-9 AusAID 8 Doti Lamikhal 17-06-70 03-10-13 1-9 AusAID 9 Doti Lanakedareswar 21-09-70 05-01-14 1-9 AusAID 10 Doti Toleni 28-10-70 11-02-14 1-9 AusAID 11 Doti Latamandu 06-11-70 18-02-14 1-9 AusAID

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 19 ANNEXES 2

District and VDCs of Jul 2015 - Jun 2016 RegionName DistrictName No of VDC/Municipality Central Chitawan 2 Makawanpur 1 Sindhuli 21 Eastern Morang 1 Sankhuwasabha 2 Siraha 10 Udayapur 8 Mid-Western Surkhet 3 Baglung 3 Western Gorkha 13 Total 64

20 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 1. Number of Project Completed by all Category Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Non-Core Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 54 10 5 7 76 HS Rural Hill 14 14 PME 1 1 Tube Well 2 2 VDC ODF 2 5 1 8 School MHM 7 12 19 Grand Total 63 29 6 1 21 120

2. No of core WASH projects completed Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 54 10 5 7 76 HS Rural Hill 14 14 Tube Well 2 2 VDC ODF 2 5 1 8 School MHM 7 12 19 Grand Total 63 29 6 21 119

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 21 3. No of HH Served with WASH Projects Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 2,654 552 388 767 4,361 HS Rural Hill 13,751 13,751 Tube Well 1,688 1,688 VDC ODF 1,162 1,694 743 3,599 Grand Total 3,816 3,934 1,131 14,518 23,399

4. No of Community Beneficiaries Served with WASH Projects Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 18,521 3,206 2,160 4,685 28,572 HS Rural Hill 77,914 77,914 Tube Well 9,750 9,750 VDC ODF 7,173 9,598 4,190 20,961 Grand Total 25,694 22,554 6,350 82,599 137,197

22 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 5. No of school Beneficiaries Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 10,699 1,042 1,419 2,479 15,639 HS Rural Hill 15,945 15,945 Tube Well 2,362 2,362 VDC ODF 1,252 1,252 School MHM 2,152 6,705 8,857 Grand Total 12,851 11,361 1,419 18,424 44,055

6. Total Beneficiary (School + Community) Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 29,220 4,248 3,579 7,164 44,211 HS Rural Hill 93,859 93,859 Tube Well 12,112 12,112 VDC ODF 7,173 10,850 4,190 22,213 Grand Total 36,393 27,210 7,769 101,023 172,395

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 23 7. No. of Domestic Latrines Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 1,208 38 1,246 HS Rural Hill 1,977 1,977 Tube Well 1,237 1,237 VDC ODF 1,137 1,451 190 2,778 Grand Total 2,345 2,688 228 1,977 7,238

8. No. of School Latrines Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 2 1 3 HS Rural Hill 2 2 Tube Well 4 4 School MHM 7 7 14 Grand Total 7 13 1 2 23

24 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 9. No. of Community Water Points Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 1,191 229 72 259 1,751 HS Rural Hill 12 12 Tube Well 357 357 VDC ODF 150 150 Grand Total 1,191 736 72 271 2,270

10. No. of School Water Points Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 41 7 4 13 65 HS Rural Hill 3 3 Tube Well 4 4 VDC ODF 3 3 School MHM 9 9 Grand Total 41 23 4 16 84

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 25 11. No. of other physical outputs Garbage Drying Region Pits Racks Vegetable Gardens Grand Total Central 1,235 2,387 3,622 Eastern 780 682 148 1,610 Mid-Western 386 386 140 912 Western 727 1,745 2,472 Grand Total 3,128 5,200 288 8,616

12. Water, Health and Sanitation Beneficiaries (Community) Region Water Only Sanitation Only Health Only Grand Total Central 17,892 15,291 18,509 51,692 Eastern 8,370 15,425 22,554 46,349 Mid-Western 2,160 1,170 6,350 9,680 Western 7,652 15,206 82,539 105,397 Grand Total 36,074 47,092 129,952 213,118

26 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 13. Water, Health and Sanitation Beneficiaries (School) Region Water Only Sanitation Only Health Only Grand Total Central 10,699 4,829 10,699 26,227 Eastern 9,393 6,182 11,361 26,936 Mid-Western 1,419 497 1,419 3,335 Western 2,822 2,552 18,442 23,816 Grand Total 24,333 14,060 41,921 80,314

14. Financial Report (Fund Raised at Project Level) Region VDC Funding Community Contribution Grand Total Maintenance Fund Central 3,728,208 41,022,565 44,750,773 7,673,388 Eastern 300,000 12,655,734 12,955,734 377,600 Mid-Western 500,000 4,067,499 4,567,499 615,938 Western 620,000 9,392,571 10,012,571 755,075 Grand Total 5,148,208 67,138,369 72,286,577 9,422,001

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 27 15. Total project cost for core & non-core WASH projects including VDC, DDC, Community Contributions and others Water Supply Mid- Type Central Eastern Western Non Core Western Grand Total Gravity Fed 177,949,990 System 177,949,990 38,253,654 27,006,424 38,336,857 281,546,925 HS Rural Hill 28,707,756 28,707,756 PME 3,564,857 3,564,857 Tube Well 9,910,101 9,910,101 VDC ODF 10,401,806 1,629,171 12,030,977 MHM 38,659,560 Grand Total 177,949,990 58,565,561 28,635,595 3,564,857 67,044,613 374,420,176

28 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 16. Total project cost for core & non-core WASH projects excluding VDC, DDC, Community Contributions and others Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Non Core Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 137,014,971 29,097,359 22,618,925 29,948,573 218,679,828 HS Rural Hill 27,083,469 27,083,469 PME 3,564,857 3,564,857 Tube Well 8,684,666 8,684,666 VDC ODF 9,861,111 1,449,171 11,310,282 MHM 32,810,596 Grand Total 137,014,971 47,643,136 24,068,096 3,564,857 57,032,042 302,133,698

17. Total Donor Cost - Overall core WASH projects Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Grand Total Gravity Fed System 137,014,971 29,097,359 22,618,925 29,948,573 218,679,828 HS Rural Hill 27,083,469 27,083,469 Tube Well 8,684,666 8,684,666 VDC ODF 9,861,111 1,449,171 11,310,282 School MHM 32,810,596 Grand Total 137,014,971 47,643,136 24,068,096 57,032,042 298,568,841

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 29 18. Donor cost per Project Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Average Gravity Fed System 2,537,314 2,909,736 4,523,785 4,278,368 3,643,127 HS Rural Hill 1,934,534 1,934,534 Tube Well 4,342,333 4,342,333 VDC ODF 1,972,222 1,449,171 261,526

19. Cost per community beneficiary on donor cost Water Supply Type Central Eastern Mid-Western Western Average Gravity Fed System 7,398 9,076 10,472 6,392 8,497 HS Rural Hill 348 348 Tube Well 891 891 VDC ODF 1,027 346 341 MHM 3,617

30 Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 20. Total project budget vs beneficiary (last 5 years)

Fiscal Year Total Project Cost Community Beneficiary

2011/2012 162,028,767 50,361 2012/2013 405,782,939 91,119 2013/2014 485,606,479 181,263 2014/2015 436,486,591 278,924 2015/2016 368,571,212 131,186

Annual Report F/Y July 2015 to June 2016 31 NEWAH in Nutshell

Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) is a national level non-government organization (NGO) in Nepal working towards clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion. Established in 1992, it has been actively working with local communities to provide access to clean water and sanitation facilities to those who need it most. NEWAH works in an integrated manner by complementing infrastructure development with the promotion of health, hygiene and livelihood opportunities. To date, NEWAH has worked in 53 districts across the country serving over 1.8 million people which is about 7% of the national population.

Vision Improving quality of life of the people of Nepal through increasing access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.

Mission To bring water to the doorstep of the people, provide extensive health/hygiene education, and promote sanitation in communities through collaborative development programs.

Goal Improve the living standard of the Nepali people in greatest need through equitable and sustainable access to safe water, health and sanitation services.

Objective • Providing technical knowledge and financial support in water, health and sanitation activities/services directly or through other nonprofit making agencies (NGOs, CBOs, other development partners) • Developing capacity of the individual and institutions in the sector to manage water , health and sanitation programs • Engaging in research and studies to enhance sectoral knowledge base and involving in research based deliberations and advocacy for policy reform • Collaborating with other agencies to leverage equitable and sustainable access to safe water, health and sanitation services • Supporting the state’s policies and other stakeholders programs to increase equitable and sustainable access to safe water, health and sanitation services. Strategy/Approach r Community mobilization r Sanitation promotion r Hygiene education r Integrated WASH services r Gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) r VDC coverage r Post monitoring and follow up for sustainability

Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) Post Box No. 4231, Lohasal, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: 977-01-4015707, 4015608 Fax: 977-01-4015678 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.newah.org.np

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