Safe Drinking Water in Tharparkar and Dadu Districts (PAK/04/61)
Project Details & Results
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:
To demonstrate provision of sustainable safe water supply and sanitation models to help contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity among women and children.
Activities to be carried out under project:
See annex. III .
PLANNED JOINT ACTIVITIES OF UNDP/(SGP), PCRWR AND UNICEF
TRDP, in collaboration with PCRWR at the federal level, and Local Government Departments at the provincial level, will implement activities in two districts, Dadu and Tharparkar.
The theme of this agreement is based on water quality and the provision of alternative safe water supply options; improvement of water quality and the promotion of appropriate technologies to help provide safe water supply options for affected target communities of Sindh. Installing chlorination/treatment plants and Arsenic/POPs Removal Technologies (ART) at Tehsil/Taluka HQs and schools, respectively, will help promote such themes and raise awareness among effected communities, politicians and administrators. Awareness in schools and among students is also important as students are seen as effective change agents in their communities around the country. The co-operation between UNICEF, UNDP/Small Grant Programme (SGP), PCRWR and LG will include activities such as the promotion of improved sanitation facilities and capacity development of the government and community to participate in and lead the local management of services provided. SGP resources will be used by TRDP to create awareness about the sustainable/rational use of chemicals and arsenic and the introduction of chlorination/treatment technologies.
DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED for OVER ALL PROJECT
TRDP activities using SGP funding:
§ Install safe water supply options, such as hand pumps-dug wells or surface water treatment,
§ Install ARTs and POPs removal technologies for 80 schools.
§ Train 8 operators for water supply treatment plants, 120 community mobilizers, 400 school teachers;
§ Orientation and Planning meeting with partners at Tehsil Level; UNDP/UNICEF Representative, Representative from Local Government, PCRWR, MOST, District Nazim, DCO, EDO-Education, Health, CD, Tehsil Nazim, TMO, ADO-Education, Health, UC-Nazims, Chairpersons-SMCs, Headmistresses. To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material.
§ Orientation meeting with partners at Village Clusters Level (20 meetings); Teachers, SMC members, Councilors, LHWs, Social Activists To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material.
§ Orientation meeting with partners at School Level (20 meetings); Students, Teachers and parents To explain objectives of the program, activities, roles and responsibilities, suggestions, expected result, time line, and distribution of material.
§ Coordination with key partners; Ongoing coordination with Tehsil Government and SMC level
§ Development of training manual/material Reproduce UNICEF manuals for training Provide training manuals/BCC materials
§ Training Workshops at cluster level (10 workshops); 10 one day training workshops with 30 participants each, training in Water and hygiene education, water source development, toilet facilities
§ Install safe water supply options, such as hand pumps-dug wells or surface water treatment, and install ARTs and POPs removal technologies for 80 schools and districts and HQs.
§ Monitoring and Reporting of the activities – Monthly; Support governments to establish sustainable systems for monitoring water quality; Development of reporting formats Bench mark data and incidence of water born diseases – BHUs Number of water source development Number of treatment plants installed Operation and maintenance-Number of SMCs with contribution collected Bi-monthly meetings with Tehsil Government
§ Follow up Workshops at Cluster level (10 workshops); Check the retention of knowledge Status of water testing and alternative source development Operation and maintenance arrangements
§ Media campaign for awareness
§ End of the Project Evaluation Participatory evaluation with the participation of major partners
UNICEF parallel activities:
§ Installing safe water supply sources to benefit 200 schools in Punjab and Sindh
§ Install 2 chlorination/treatment plants for water supply in each district.
§ Support governments to establish sustainable systems for monitoring water quality;
§ Provide training manuals/BCC materials
§ Provide water quality testing kits for bacteria, arsenic and POPs pollution.
Project stakeholders and beneficiaries:
50% of Household in 2 MCHC/PE targeted districts will be well informed to practice improved hygiene.
80% of girls in primary schools in the 2 districts (Tharparkar and Dadu) will have access to improved sanitation and water sources.
2.Justification for Support - Linkages with GEF Themes and Operational Programmes
In GEF’s Operational Programme 14, on POPs, projects, which focus on human health hazards, water resources, and ecosystem implications, will be eligible for funding. TRDP will undertake strengthening of infrastructure capacity and institutions at various levels through promoting awareness about POPs and the effects these chemicals have on human health, as well as implementing and distributing technologies to deal with ART and POP related issues.
The poor have poorer access to basic services: 59 per cent of them live in households without a toilet and the net enrolment of their children stands at 37 per cent as opposed to rates of 39 and 59 per cent, respectively, for the non-poor.
MR remains high, with infant mortality rates 82 per 1,000 and under-five mortality rates to 109 per 1,000 live births owing to the lack of quality health services, poor access and utilization of the services, and socio-cultural practices affecting women’s, poor child feeding and caring practices, frequent episodes of diarrhea, and lack of safe water and household sanitation, particularly in rural areas.
The percentage of population having safe water supply has risen from 53 to 60 per cent over the period 1988/89 to 2001/02. The available quantity of water supply is inadequate and the quality is deteriorating as a result of pollution from chemicals, including arsenic, or bacteriological contamination. Household access to latrines is 39 per cent in 2001/02 with variations from 59 per cent in urban areas to 27 per cent in rural areas. Overall, 64 per cent of primary schools do not have sanitary latrines and 46 per cent of schools lack safe water supply.
Quality of water supply sources is a major concern in the country as faecal and total bacterial content/contamination is prominent feature of almost all water supply schemes/sources. Application of chlorine rich powder/solution or effective disinfectant for water supply treatment is lacking. Access to potable water sources remain a big issue as distances covered to fetch water, time spent to bring it home and limited financial resources are serious constraints.
Arsenic and Persistent Organic Pollutants, POPs, is an emerging serious issue at least in two provinces Punjab and Sindh where about 3% and 16% of water sources are arsenic contaminated over 50 ppb. The percentage of water sources contaminated above WHO level of 10 ppb is 20% and 36% respectively in Punjab and Sindh. It is believed that shallow water sources are contaminated with arsenic and POPs and therefore testing of every water sources is important and applying effective mitigation measures should be accelerated.
This project will be implemented in Sindh and Punjab Provinces where water quality problems in relation to arsenic, POPs and bacteriological contamination has featured as a big threat to public health.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) include many pesticides, as well as dioxins and furans. Common to these toxic organic pollutants is persistence, i.e. they tend to be highly mobile in the environment as well as being resistant to degradation processes. Many persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chlorinated compounds, but also brominated and fluorinated compounds may have a negative influence on the environment (e.g. brominated flame-retardants and Freon).
5.Project Strategy
TRDP will work together with UNICEF, the federal Government, PCRWR of the Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) and local Government Departments on water, environment, and sanitation programmes as well as community mobilization. This will aim at reducing water contamination through the rational use of chemicals and reduced POP contamination and mitigation to remove arsenic from the water supply in 40 schools of Tharparkar and Dadu Districts. The overall goal of the Joint Programme is to demonstrate provision of sustainable safe water supply and sanitation models to help reduce the mortality and morbidity rates among women and children in these targeted areas. Activities in the programme agreement include providing clean water sources and improved sanitation facilities to schools, installing ART and POP Removal Technologies at schools and Tehsil HQs. Selected numbers of teachers, water system operators, and social mobilizers will be trained in hygiene knowledge, operation and maintenance of water supply systems, sanitation and clean water supplies. The Joint Programme will benefit at least 25,000 people from Dadu and Tharparkar Districts in 2004. .
TRDP has jointly developed a work plan with UNICEF, UNDP/ (SGP) and PCRWR for activities to be undertaken through this project, which will support the overall Joint Programme. A more comprehensive and detailed Joint Work Plan will be developed with PCRWR and LG of Sindh and Punjab within 2 weeks after signing the agreement. Joint monitoring visits will involve UNICEF, GEF/SGP, PCRWR personnel and government counterparts to assess project implementation and recommend areas for improvement and future collaboration. Information sharing between partners on monitoring findings will be encouraged through quarterly meetings and regular correspondence.
Partners will combine efforts to help reach the objectives of the programme. Contracts for implementation of the programme will be raised following norms, rules and regulations of each agency.
TRDP with UNDP/(SGP) and UNICEF support will promote ART and POP reduction methodologies and install alternative safe water supply options in schools and communities in general. TRDP will provide appropriate technologies designed by PCRWR through UNICEF support for this purpose to help provide alternative safe water supply sources. TRDP will develop the capacity of communities and water system technicians/operators involved in the ART and POPs.
Expected Outcomes:
§ Reduce the number of people without access to safe water supply and sanitation by 1/3
§ Effective policies implemented for improved water supply quality, monitoring and managing water resources and sources at Federal and Provincial levels.
§ 50% of Household in 2 MCHC/PE districts targeted well informed and practice improved hygiene practices
§ 80% of girls in primary schools in 2 districts have access to and utilize sanitation and improved sources of water supply
Expected Outputs:
§ 80 ART and POP removal technologies installed and or alternative water supply systems established in schools in project areas.
§ Proper utilization and management of water & sanitation facilities.
§ Primary schools provided with safe water and adequate latrines and hygiene education
Capacity - Building Component
Train 100 school teachers and 120 community mobilizers on sanitation, hygience knowledge and rational use of chemicals including POPs reduction, ART and of alternative water sources.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Once the school teachers and social mobilizers will be trained, it will have a good and lasting effect. People will be cautious of their health,in the result they will be able to maintain their health and earn their livelihood.
Gender Focus
80% of girls in primary schools in two districts have access to and utilize sanitation and improved sources of water supply.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Media campaign for awareness
Project Results
Information regarding health hazards of the Arsenic & POPs
The project has raised the awareness in the masses and sensitized the concerned Govt: deportments. Training of students and teachers in Arsenic Testing
Arsenic removal technology installed in 36 Schools
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