School Led Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement in Mid- Western Nepal
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School Led Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement in Mid- Western Nepal Final Consolidated Progress Report (Jan 2011-March 2014) Submitted by: Submitted to: ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH USAID NEPAL ORGANIZATION (ENPHO) EAWAG/ SANDEC May 2014 “School Led Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement in Mid-Western Nepal” In short, termed as Su-Swastha Project Implemented by Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) Implementing Partners RMSO, DDC, DWASHCC, Birendranagar Municipality, Ramghat VDC, Mehelkuna VDC, Sahare VDC, Kalyan VDC, Kaprichaur VDC, Maintada VDC Financially Supported by USAID Nepal EAWAG/ SANDEC Report Submitted by Submitted to ENPHO USAID Nepal EAWAG/ SANDEC May 2014 1 Contents Abbreviation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1 Actual and changing Context ................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Criteria for selection of Target VDCs and Wards of Municipality ........................................................................................ 6 2 Overall Goal and Intermediate Results .................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Approaches and Methods ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 4 Implementation Framework ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 5 Human Resource and Office Arrangements ............................................................................................................................ 9 6 Intermediate Results: Project Progress .................................................................................................................................... 9 6.1 IR1: Prevent infectious diseases through WASH improvement ....................................................................................... 10 6.1.1 Sub IR 1.1 – Enhanced supply chain of WATSAN materials ............................................................................ 10 6.1.2 Sub IR 1.2 – Improved Access to WATSAN Facilities ....................................................................................... 25 6.1.3 Sub IR 1.3 – Enhanced Capacity of FCHVs and Users Committees to Deliver Hygiene Messages.............. 44 6.1.4 Sub IR 1.4 – Improved Hygiene Behaviour in the Community ......................................................................... 47 6.2 IR2: Enhanced Local Governance of WASH Sector ........................................................................................................ 54 6.2.1 Sub IR 2.1 – Strengthened Capacity of Local Partners to Advocate for WASH Issue ................................... 54 6.2.2 Sub IR 2.2 – Enhanced Coordination among Government Bodies, NGOs and Other Stakeholders in WASH Sector 56 6.3 Other Activities ................................................................................................................................................................. 63 6.3.1 Regular Project Meetings ..................................................................................................................................... 63 6.3.2 Regular Monitoring and Supervision .................................................................................................................. 64 6.3.3 Activities Self-Initiated by Schools and Communities ...................................................................................... 64 7 Case Study Collection ............................................................................................................................................................ 66 8 Sustainability .......................................................................................................................................................................... 66 8.1 Safe Water ....................................................................................................................................................................... 66 8.2 Water Supply .................................................................................................................................................................... 67 8.3 Sanitation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 67 8.4 Technical .......................................................................................................................................................................... 68 9 Challenges ............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 10 Efforts on Overcoming Challenges ........................................................................................................................................ 68 11 Learning/ Strategy on WASH Improvement .......................................................................................................................... 69 11.1 Safe water promotion .................................................................................................................................................. 69 11.2 Better Sanitation .......................................................................................................................................................... 70 11.3 Improved Hygiene ....................................................................................................................................................... 71 12 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................................. 71 2 Abbreviation BCC Behavior Change Communication NMIP National Management Information Project BFAN Bio-sand Filter Association Nepal NMV Nimna Madhyamik Vidhyalaya BMC Bazaar Management Committee NSF Normal Standard Filter BNA Beautiful Nepal Association NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit BNM Birendranagar Municipality O&M Operation & Management BSF Bio-Sand Filter ODF Open Defecation Free CAWST Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology P/A Presence/ Absence CBO Community Based Organization PMC Project Management Committee CEO Chief Executive Officer PoU Point of Use CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation PTA Parents Teachers Association CM Community Mobilizer PV Prathamik Vidhyalaya CSF Colloidal Silver Filter RC Resource Centre DAO District Agriculture Office RCNN Resource Centre Network Nepal DDC District Development Committee RMSO Regional Monitoring and Supervision Office DoE Department of Education RRHP Rapid Response and Hygiene Promotion DPHO District Public Health Office RWASHCC Regional WASHC Coordination Committee DWASH District Water, Sanitation and Hygiene SDE Senior Divisional Engineer District Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination DWASHCC SEIU Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit Committee DWSS Department of Water Supply and Sanitation SETS Science Environment and Technology Society EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology SHP Sub-Health Post ECOSAN Ecological Sanitation SLTS School-Led Total Sanitation EDS Environment Development Society SMC School Management Committee ENPHO Environment and Public Health Organization SNV Netherlands Development Organization FCHVs Female Community Health Volunteers SODIS Solar Disinfection FGD Focus Group Discussion SPSS Statistical Package for Social Science FRC Free Residual Chlorine STAN Science Teachers Association Nepal School-Led Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene GESI Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Su-Swastha Improvement in Mid-Western Nepal GoN Government of Nepal SWASTHA Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All HDI Human Development Index SWC Social Welfare Council HFMOC Health Facility Management and Operation Committee SWM Solid Waste Management HHs Households SWOT Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat HMC Health Management Committee TLO Tole Lane Organization HP Health Post ToT Training of Trainers HPI Human Poverty Index TPD Teachers’ Professional Development HSS Higher Secondary School TT Teachers’ Training HWTS Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage UC Users’ Committee IAP Indoor Air Pollution UNDP United Nations Development Programme ICS Improved Cooking Stoves UNHABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme United Nations International Children’s IDE International Development Enterprise UNICEF Emergency Fund United States Agency for International IEC Information Education Communication USAID Development I/NGO International Non-Government Organization VDC Village Development Committee