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Strengthening of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in selected areas of SAARC Countries

Strengthening of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in selected areas of SAARC Countries

Project Start Date: 
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Project Budget: 
$6 298 408
Participating Countries: 
Afghanistan
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Project Objectives: 

The objectives of project, inter alia, include:

  • Equitable access to safe drinking / household / livelihood water;
  • Ensure adequate quantity of good quality of water;
  • Identify appropriate/innovative technologies for treatment, restoration and development of sustainable water resource mechanisms (including financial and social models);
  • Open Defecation Free (ODF) declared in targeted areas;
  • Promote hygiene and sanitation practices in schools and targeted communities;
  • Capacitate Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in management of water and sanitation facilities and promotion of hygiene;
  • Promote water based livelihoods and build a cadre/ cohort of women led service providers and
  • Experience and knowledge sharing on good practices in SAARC countries.
Project Status: 
Ongoing Projects
Project Beneficiary: 

30,000 women/ household workers/ farmers will be provided with water for drinking and small scale livelihoods such as home garden cultivation, floriculture, animal husbandry, and food processing etc.

Project Budget Details: 
Project Total Disbursement: 
US $ 2,648,712.00
Funding Window: 
Social Window
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