791 tube wells (deep & shallow), 242 RWCTs (5000/10,000 gal.) 71,050 7,546 project location 303 hand dug wells, 154 ponds, 22 Mini dams People Children SHAE THOT 33 pump water supply system, 147 gravity flow pipe water with improved with hand-washing Mandalay Region HH sanitation and sanitation the way forward Nyaung-U, Meiktila, Myingyan townships facilities facilities in schools Magway Region Aunglan, Pakokku, Seikphyu,Sinbaungwe, Yenangyaung, Yesagyo townships 584,634 people Sagaing Region benefitted from Monywa, Budalin, Pale townships water and sanitation activities Yangon Region Shwe Pyi Thar township Urban Basic Services capacity building 2 water purification unit 13 780 and skill Supporting Access to Safe Drinking Water and Improved Sanitation improved water townships villages water fetching time 69 36 carts to carry water development 127,568 People from 8.5 gal. reduced from small village roads trained to improve jerry cans per capita per day 58 min to 28 min built to access 2,600 skills by providing to 20 gal. capacity building Water, A Basic Need UN-Habitat’s intervention in WASH water sources 42 units of iron removal system trainings Village communities in rural Myanmar obtain water for drinking and day-to-day consumption from open Shae Thot, a six year program (2011-2017) funded by USAID, was One of the biggest outcomes of this project was the local communities UN-Habitat and partners have implemented the project wells, springs, creeks, rivers, or ponds that are often located far away from the village. Therefore, fetching designed to support communities in Yangon Region, the Dry Zone new gained confidence and drive to manage the WASH systems harmoniously, to achieve the project objectives. This is a water daily usually becomes a challenge for women and children. What makes it more challenging than and Southern Shan State of Myanmar with comprehensive, holistic sustainably and also their enthusiasm to learn and practice different successful model of CDD which enhanced the local capacity only distance, is also the increasing probability of these water sources drying up in the dry season. Thus, services on maternal health, child health, livelihoods, food security, the villagers have to walk even further from their villages to find alternative water sources, which are water, sanitation and hygiene in order to alleviate communities’ poor hygiene activities. of the community to plan, implement, operate and maintain for their long term sustainable development. almost always contaminated. In addition, the use of latrines is not common in many rural parts of living conditions, since these activities are intrinsically linked to one Myanmar, and knowledge of safe hygiene practices is negligible: many people cannot comprehend the another. connection between poor water quality and diseases; dirty hands and unsanitary waste disposal all Supported by Counterpart perpetuate the cycle of disease and poverty. Due to these circumstances, water-borne diseases such as The Shae Thot Program was a collaborative design of four main dysentery and diarrhea are spread all over making many people particularly children a target of illness partners with UN-Habitat that are Pact-MCH, CESVI, MSI and and death. Therefore understanding these issues access to sustainable sources of safe water became a PGMF. UN-Habitat concentrated on improving and increasing critical development and humanitarian issue. access to quality of water and improved hygiene through not only infrastructural improvements but also transfer of knowledge and The Shae Thot Program aimed to upgrade water collection and storage infrastructures throughout the development of skills of the people by means of hands-on training. target region, while actively involving community members at each stage in the process, from needs UN-Habitat has supported communities in 780 villages, and assessment and prioritization to developing water and sanitation improvement plan and carrying out benefiting 584,634 people. training of construction and developing mechanisms to ensure long-term maintenance. www.unhabitat.org.mm household piped Community Mobilization Capacity Building water supply system UN-Habitat implemented Shae Thot’s program activities through community driven UN-Habitat focused on transferring knowledge and skill development for communities 226 approach by conducting village meetings and establishing Village WASH Development through hand-on trainings, awareness on households level water treatment facilities. villages Committees (VWDCs). The members for the VWDCs were sourced from the These trainings were key for the human development of communities’ and also to communities themselves. This approach helped in strengthening local communities by protect the water resources from contamination. 100% promoting inclusive and participatory village decision-making, supporting transparency coverage and accountabilityaccountab in community development, and mentoring organizations to develop 109,359 people were given trainings to improve WASH devolvement skills that were water services fee in place their institutioninstitutionaln capacity. During the selection of members for Village WASH mainly conducted on water safety plan development, awareness on household water Development CCommunities (VWDCs) numbering usually 7-10 persons, the community purification using bio-sand filter, fly proof latrine construction, rain water collection/ was encouragencouragedge to nominate and vote for people that do not already hold posts with storage tank construction, water quality test, beneficiary accountability, operation and 00000228 local authoritiesauthoritieth e or NGO’s to minimize the possibility of conflict of interest and at the maintenance procedures. UN-Habitat also provided technical assistance on various same timeme seleselecte those people that have influence and sway (village elders and local technical skills such as accountability, operation and management trainings. 34,771 households opinion leaderleaders)eade over the community. The latter ensures that decisions taken by the supported by VWDCs are upheldup by the community allowing for sustainable development building household piped on existinexistingg powerpow structures and hierarchies within the community. water supply “I spent over 2 hours a day to fetch water for domestic use and drinking water. Moreover, both sources were located in 2 different locations, one from a village dug well and the other from a spring. CommunityCommunm Action Plans Empowering Women, Empowering Community But I could not bring sufficient amounts of water myself as I could carry only 2 containers at a time, and so there were times when we did not bathe forfor several daysdays due to not havinghaving enoughenough water. All communitycommununity households participated in identifying and prioritizing the community An important response to gender equality is building awareness. This requires that any But We now have enough water – a safe drinkingking water – that is clean and easyeasy access to all,all, this help us very much to improve hygiene, so ourur health needs WASHSH related activities assessment; also laying out the Community Action decision considers its impact on the condition and position of both men and women, will consequently improve. We can access waterater fromfrom Planning. The project is implemented through Community Implementation Agreement and the relationship between them, and adjusts interventions to promote fairness. A home anytime, Water problems for our village iss solved. (CIA)(CIA) system.system. A community Implementation Agreement is a formal instrument of widely accepted strategy to achieve this is mainstreaming. UN-Habitat ensures We can work more and so our income increaseded more. agreementagreement betweenbe UN-Habitat and local community that follows a step-by-step mainstreaming of gender equality throughout the project implementation. Our lives are better.” methodologymethodology withinw the framework of the Community Action Plan (CAP). In Community Daw Tar Sit (Beneficiary), Gone Kone Village ImplementationImplementation Agreement system the community is the center of the process in terms Seikphyu Township, Magway Region of identifyingidentifying theth works, design of the works, managing the execution, controlling the finances,finances, procurementprocu of materials, managing labors, store keeping accounting, and accountabilityaccountability tot the community. People are at the center of the development process, taking decision in 65,766 families supported to identifying needs and priorities, community action planning, water quality by using implementing of and monitoring for their own development. bio-sand filters COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT.